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Once we end all drug prohibition then the DEA can use its military and intelligence operations to target slavery operations and leave independent service providers alone.
Our minds and bodies fully belong to ourselves individually. We have the right to do with them as we choose.
If a civilization doesn’t want a bunch of drug addicts then don’t give birth to people with that propensity by allowing people that hate life to not reproduce.
The only valid purpose of a civilization is increase the standard of living for all of its members equally. A civilization that uses oppression must be destroyed either from within or without.
Fix the human trafficking problem first, then we can talk about legalizing prostitution.
You can’t ever “fix” anything, you can only provide an attempt at a solution and then try again after you observe its effects. Unfortunately politicians and policymakers are expected to behave as omniscient beings and forecast all effects (and punished for unintended outcomes), when really the should be encouraged to act like scientists