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        It’s to get the hell out of middle of nowhere dead end towns. At least that was the draw when I was in, as well as my cousins, and father.

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            Maybe if someone enlisted long enough to get the GI bill for education and used it things would be different, but if one only does short military time and leaves with no further self-improvement the odds of being better off financially probably aren’t great.

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      Yes US healthcare sucks. And this particular story sucks. And Matt Gaetz sucks. But I just want to mention that many other countries with superior healthcare systems also suck when it comes to dental care. Despite the fact that a bad dental situation can have devastating health consequences for the whole body.

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        That’s nice, good job muddying the waters.

        In how many of those other countries are minors tempted to perform sexual acts on government officials to receive said shitty dental care?

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      You say /s, but there is a lot of truth to this.

      Everyday, innocent women & girls sell their bodies to the highest bidder. It’s disgusting.

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        What’s disgusting is that this girl was forced to do it due to her circumstances.

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        Every job involves selling your body to the highest bidder. Your attitude only serves to harm people in the sex industry.

        Sex work is legitimate work. It’s only exploitative and dangerous because it’s (mostly) illegal, not the other way around.

        Sex trafficking, OTOH, is absolutely vile. It’s basically sexual slavery. But it wouldn’t happen if sex work was legalized and regulated!

        EDIT: this guy thinks AI child pr0n is “just trolling”. Fucking ewww

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          What’s exploitative and dangerous was that this girl was forced to do it due to her circumstances. Whether or not sex work should be legal is irrelevant.

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    I remember a time in 2010 or 2011 (I dont remember when exactly) that they said that sex was the last remaining thing that can ruin a politician’s career.

    That hasn’t been the case since Trump even started running for office in 2015. The level of debauchery is just disgusting. Even if Pete Hegseth was discovered to have made sex videos and they were leaked on porn hub, and then he responded by posting more sex videos he made more recently… this would probably do nothing to harm his career.

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      People generalize this topic too much.

      If Pete Hegseth posted his sex tape it’d be wildly unprofessional, but ultimately who cares (and why should they?)

      If Pete hegseth posted the sex tape of an unwilling participant that he surprise donkeypunched while she was underage in exchange for money to get her tonsils out, that’s a bit of a different thing.

      America has taught too many people to cower at “what the LORD might think” and accept the word of their leaders as though it was handed down as such.

      So when they hear “SEX” they shut down and they go “only the DEVIL would make such accusations at the brave men who deliver our LORDS message to us!”

      It’s literally brainwashing.

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        Infidelity does demonstrate a lack of morals that imo should matter to the electorate. If someone is single or in an open relationship, sure. Otherwise, if someone is willing to betray their spouse, how can we expect them to respect us, a bunch of strangers?

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    Always knew this sanctimonious douchebag was a creep. Now it looks like he’s a criminal one.

    Is anyone surprised?

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    We need to move past these things and finally concentrate on the really important issues, like transgender girls playing volleyball!

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    As much as I hate this MAGA slimeball … the girl lied about her age. Yes, he took advantage of a young woman. Yes, it is grotesque to force people into poverty just to take advantage of them … but she lied and said she was 18.

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      Americans and their age of consent laws, as if 14 or 18 matters when an older man forces her into prostitution. This idea that 18 year old girls are open season is fucked.

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      Have you had mistakenly payed for having sex with an underage girl? No? Me neither. Nor did literally anyone I know. See how easy it is to avoid?

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      I trust that as much as I trust “Are you 18” barriers on a porn site.

      Less, honestly, because that doesn’t actually harm kids and he was definitely trying to fuck kids which is why it keeps happening.

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      Doesn’t really matter, at least not morally and probably not legally.

      If you pay for sex you’re a sleazeball. If you pay someone who says they just turned 18 you’re a moron. In addition to being a pedophile.