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In reply to the discussion: There is nothing wrong with Porn & Prostitution [View all]Squinch
(50,774 posts)We need to pick one system or the other. In one, prostitutes can be arrested and can be exploited by middlemen. In the other, people are enslaved and used up until they are dead. Oh, and they are also exploited by the middlemen. So you choose one of these two outcomes. Which do you choose?
And why is everyone misreading that paragraph about democracy? You have read it wrong. It is not saying that trafficking only increases in democratic countries. It is saying that trafficking increases in ALL countries where legalization occurs. It is saying that it increases MORE in those countries with democratic governments, and MORE in those countries which are wealthy. So if you argue for legalization in the US, you are arguing for significant increases in trafficking.