Because Americans are Puritans.
Replace the word "protestant" in this post with "Puritan" and you've got the full answer to the question at hand.
Quote: (08-02-2013 09:34 AM)azulsombra Wrote:
Agreed, legal prostitution does give men more options. The reason prostitution isnt legal in the US is due to the same reason drinking on the beach is illegal in the majority of the country and our most populated state has 1:30am last call.
This is due to the protestant legacy that permeates this nation. Look at the places in the US with a last call after 4, new orleans(french influence), miami(spanish influence), las vegas( dubbed sin city). These places stand out of the sphere of traditional protestant culture. As far as i know prostitution is legal or might as well be legal in spain, france and all of their former colonies. No other nation i know wastes tax payer dollars and police resources to entrap men in street prostitution stings for a consensual encounter between adults and then attempts to shame them by running their picture in the paper. .......Perhaps they do in muslim nations but thats a whole nother issue.
Protestant influence tightly regulates behavior in "vice" drinking, dames and drugs. Basically anti-fun.This legacy has more to do with the lack of legal prostitution in the US than feminism does.
Replace the word "protestant" in this post with "Puritan" and you've got the full answer to the question at hand.
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