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What a condescending Victorian liberal attitude worth of Gladstone! the risk of disease from these sinning wretches instead of focusing on them as victims of capitalism, the "danger" to the John, instead of the degradation of the victims from the lowest rungs of the system being forced to turn themselves into commodities in order to survive. On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Ken Ranney <kran...@cogeco.ca> wrote: > I am wondering about what should be the socialist attitude to prostitution > in general, and specifically in relation to the risk of disease from contact > with prostitutes. > > Recently I introduced a resolution to a convention of the Socialist Party of > Ontario. The resolution did not condemn prostitution but stipulated that an > SPO government would publicize the hazards associated with paid sexual > encounters while emphasizing the relatively high prevalence of sexually > transmitted diseases in people who trade sex for money. > > The reaction was as though I had touched a raw nerve. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
