Should Prostitution Be Legalized?

[Antonio the Sixth]

No.

89% ? I knew the forum was socially liberal, but not at this point...

[Antonio the Sixth]

No.

89% ? I knew the forum was socially liberal, but not at this point...

Why not?

I'm not complaining. I still prefer immoralfags to moralfags.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No.

89% ? I knew the forum was socially liberal, but not at this point...

Why not?

I'm not complaining. I still prefer immoralfags to moralfags.

No I was asking why you're opposed to legalization.

Sorry, I misunderstood.
Well, I see prostitution as a form of oppression of women, reducing them to a state of merchandise. I however think that the anti-prostitution law shouldn't focus on prostitutes, but rather on procurers.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No.

89% ? I knew the forum was socially liberal, but not at this point...

Why not?

I'm not complaining. I still prefer immoralfags to moralfags.

No I was asking why you're opposed to legalization.

Sorry, I misunderstood.
Well, I see prostitution as a form of oppression of women, reducing them to a state of merchandise. I however think that the anti-prostitution law shouldn't focus on prostitutes, but rather on procurers.

OK, but would you really criminalize a guy paying a woman he met $100 for sex.....or do you just mean brothels and the like?

I agree that penalizing occasional prostitution doesn't make much sense. Instead, organized prostitution (brothels and the like indeed) shouldn't be tolerated IMO.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Well, I see prostitution as a form of oppression of women, reducing them to a state of merchandise. I however think that the anti-prostitution law shouldn't focus on prostitutes, but rather on procurers.

Dude, everyone is reduced to the state of merchandise in capitalism.  You're just a prude to focus on the sexual aspect.

I'm just coherent with my other political views.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Well, I see prostitution as a form of oppression of women, reducing them to a state of merchandise. I however think that the anti-prostitution law shouldn't focus on prostitutes, but rather on procurers.

Dude, everyone is reduced to the state of merchandise in capitalism.  You're just a prude to focus on the sexual aspect.

I'm just coherent with my other political views.

Here's a bit of counterintuitive wisdom:

Your stance is actually oppressive against women. That is, if you recognize prostitution can be a legitimate choice one can make for themselves. You're mistaking the problem within the bigger sphere.

Why do you say that ? Didn't I make it clear that my problem was toward organized prosititution ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why do you say that ? Didn't I make it clear that my problem was toward organized prosititution ?

It's still without merit. Being able to organize is actually safer than winging it alone, depending on the set up.

No, sorry. I already find scandalous that there is a health insurance market, that there will soon be a prisions market and a military market. But a sex market, never mind.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why do you say that ? Didn't I make it clear that my problem was toward organized prosititution ?

It's still without merit. Being able to organize is actually safer than winging it alone, depending on the set up.

No, sorry. I already find scandalous that there is a health insurance market, that there will soon be a prisions market and a military market. But a sex market, never mind.

Down with markets!

There are goods for which market suits, and others for which it doesn't.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why do you say that ? Didn't I make it clear that my problem was toward organized prosititution ?

It's still without merit. Being able to organize is actually safer than winging it alone, depending on the set up.

No, sorry. I already find scandalous that there is a health insurance market, that there will soon be a prisions market and a military market. But a sex market, never mind.

The two former markets can be made to disappear, but there's literally no way to stamp out prostitution. The right thing to do is make it safer, and stop hunting pros and johns, regardless of organized or solo prostitution.

Basically your argument is "we can't do anything so let's not do anything".

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why do you say that ? Didn't I make it clear that my problem was toward organized prosititution ?

It's still without merit. Being able to organize is actually safer than winging it alone, depending on the set up.

No, sorry. I already find scandalous that there is a health insurance market, that there will soon be a prisions market and a military market. But a sex market, never mind.

The two former markets can be made to disappear, but there's literally no way to stamp out prostitution. The right thing to do is make it safer, and stop hunting pros and johns, regardless of organized or solo prostitution.

Basically your argument is "we can't do anything so let's not do anything".

I think that's a pretty logical argument. Why waste resources trying to fight something that isn't going to go away?

I just disagree that repression against prosittution is useless, especially if you'd focus on dismantling the networks. I think it will still be some kind of prostitution, just like there are plenty of other kinds of criminality, but there's nothin unrealistic in saying we can limit it.