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'Buying/renting a woman's body for sex' is a completely neutral desrciption of the situation. It sounds like something profoundly technical and fails to capture the emotional aspect involved in such...

Both are disgusting, but I didn't imply they are on the same level. I just used the point to illustrate that the governments in many countries ARE capable of effectively fighting organized crime. The...

I should have been more explicit here and read more carefuly - what I meant is what he says is factually correct, not that I'm ok with the fact that it happens. But it is apparent, my stance is far...

So far I agree. Edit: mostly. See below.



It's often women who ask these questions, as they don't fully understand us, and we don't fully understand them. Why do we have this discussion in the...

We have been over this. Nobody is denying it. No act, whether criminal or not, can be completely eradicated from society; that's not an argument for taking any act, including prostitution, less...

In order to fight it effectively, it has to be recognized as a crime first. That's what I've said in my previous reply and that's my assumption. The fact that the lack of consent in some cases is an...

Of course it won't. Nobody here is naive enough to think so, but the same logic can be applied to most crimes. And while the governments in most countries have the means to fight it effectively, they...

You're more pragmatic, while I'm more idealistic (to a reasonable degree of course). ;-)

I admit I would have said 'left' if it wasn't for the last picture.

Yeah, unfortunately, it's unrealistic to entirely eradicate the problem. There will always be prostitution in one form or another, just as there will always be murder cases, regardless of what the...

Of course. But we don't and shouldn't automatically permit all the things for which there is a demand. Plus, the supply in this case is usually doing it willingly.

If you're referring to me, I tend to upvote posts I agree with. Spare me any explanations, I don't want to hear them either way.

I wonder how the recent numbers would look. Since 2008 until now, there has actually been a decrease in the ratio of nationals to migrants in the region. That may sound somewhat positive, but it...

As I said before, whether those countries are part of the MENA world or not depends on the definition used. If we go by colloquial usage of the term, Turkey is almost always included in the mind of...

By most definitions, Turkey is considered part of MENA. In the case of the Caucasus, it's more like 50/50. Anyway, pick a random European, a random South Asian, and a random MENA country. If I were...

Exactly. You can't fight evolutionary psychology no matter how hard you try. That single-valued analysis in the post you're reacting to may be amusing, but we wouldn't have this very discussion if...

Go ask them, I'm not the spokesperson for the ones who do. I acknowledge that there are many West Asians who would pass in many parts of Europe rather well and vice-versa. And it's certainly not...

Europeans. While there is some non-trivial overlap between us and MENAs, most South Asian groups tend to look distinctly South Asian and can't be confused for MENAs.

Pretty much textbook alpinid. There's nothing exotic about him, he would easily pass for a local here.

Even with significant influence, their profession remains unchanged. For me, they're still at the very bottom - I don't measure social status solely by money and influence.

No imaginable trait can mitigate the fact that they are the lowest of the low. Perhaps they are conscious of this and are trying to compensate by doing such things.

I agree with most of the post, yet lowering oneself to the same standard isn't the answer.

Stop looking for excuses, Dušan. Our urges can wait.

Sources for that. And yes, China invests heavily in research and development, which is commendable. Question is though, how many of the Chinese researchers are going to stay in China.



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This notion of East Asians being smart but less creative is an outdated concept coined by people whose scientific standards were on the level of high schoolers. In my field, mathematics, which...