andie nachgeborenen wrote:
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> As so often in these analyses, Posner's ruthlesss
> economic analyses of technically noncommercial sexual
> interactions in Sex and Reason are refreshingly
> disillusioning.
Consider the case of Charlotte Lucas in _Pride and Prejudice_.
Charlotte puts up a vigorous defense of her choice when Elizabeth challenges her.
Question: Leaving aside private opinions on sex work, why is it necessary for people on a (primarily) political list to announce out loud their negative judgments of it? What is the political thrust of saying "prostitution is peachy kean" -- as opposed to simply not saying anything at all about it? Also, why do people need, in defending "choice," so often need to make clear that they personally think abortion is a very heavy moral choice? After all, in practice, free abortion on demand _means_ abortion on a whim without giving it a second thought. Just as u.s. withdrawal from Vietnam _meant_, in practice, victory for the NLF and the DRV.
Carrol