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Old 05-11-2005, 11:09 AM   #38
Beestie
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
The US has the right to make stupid decisions. That doesn't make the decisions right.
Not giving money to charity doesn't make one stupid. Nor is not giving money to charity wrong. But Brazil is neither a charity nor a poor country dependent on handouts from wealthier nations. Its not like we are withholding food drops to starving Ethiopians until they stop worshiping idols.

Besides, if legalizing prostitution lowers the infection rate, then why does Brazil have three times the infection rate of Mexico (or of many other Latin American countries) where prostitution is illegal? Is it possible that the premise is incorrect? Is that a debatable subject or am I stupid and wrong for even presuming to ask?
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