Although I have not watched a lot of Hasan videos , I think he is not actually leftist ! He is liberal at best , posing to be leftist ?

  • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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    how can sex workers make a living in the open if their customers have to be underground? wouldn’t this empower brokers to insure a successful transaction, just like under regular prohibition?

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      how do sex workers have customers now? the only difference would be sex workers would have more power over their clientele. this also lessens the power of brokers bc their occupation would still be illegal, as they are a party to solicitation of sex. full legalization is what would give the brokers more power, as it makes their business legal, elevating them to the proper, legal bourgeoisie— paying wages to sex workers while legally extracting their surplus value

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        i would argue the way sex workers get customers is at the core of your complaints about sexwork. you’ll still need pimps if the johns need to vet/be vetted to avoid getting arrested, it’s part of the reason they exist now. the other component, safety, is not affected so much by the legal immunity you propose, because everyone involved except the sexworker are committing illegal acts, and so the trade is still secret & incentives to not report/act on abuse remain for those parties—even for the SWs who might still risk their livelihood.

        if neither party is committing a crime, the reasons for a broker diminish, or their role more resembles an agent. if a crime is committed any party can call for help, not just the sexworker. for the record i’m advocating decriminalization, not legalization into designated brothels in designated districts