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Prostitution is central to women’s oppression – so why do many on the left defend it?
THAIN PARNELL is puzzled by prostitution advocates claiming to be Marxist who refuse to pay any heed to Marx’s actual position on the issue
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PROSTITUTION is one of the oldest capitalist institutions on the planet, so why do many on the left today vigorously defend it?
For decades, most leftists recognised that prostitution was central to women’s oppression, yet over the past decade, there has been an abrupt about-face.
Now many on the the left advocate loudly for full legalisation of the sex trade. Phrases like “sex workers’ rights” obscure the fact that those who profit from the sale and abuse of women, girls, boys, and men, are the ones protected.
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