Rich and powerful men can do whatever they please in this country and nobody cares about that
In my experience, the people who care the deepest are the ones who see themselves as victims (or targets) while the people who care the least / openly advocate for the thing are the ones who see themselves as the perpetrators. When you’re living in a Capitalist Dystopia, in which human trafficking is fully normalized and accepted as a Market Efficiency, the predators have the weight of government behind them.
But also, there’s a strong whiff of the anti-abortion types behind the “Save The Children” rhetoric. Like, you’re not saving the children, you’re saving their virginity which is rightfully owned by their parents. Pedophilia becomes a crime against the Fathers and Betrothed Husbands. This isn’t a crime against people, it’s a crime against a very valuable collectable, which the Libertarians and Theocrats consider a greater sin.
In my experience, the people who care the deepest are the ones who see themselves as victims (or targets) while the people who care the least / openly advocate for the thing are the ones who see themselves as the perpetrators. When you’re living in a Capitalist Dystopia, in which human trafficking is fully normalized and accepted as a Market Efficiency, the predators have the weight of government behind them.
But also, there’s a strong whiff of the anti-abortion types behind the “Save The Children” rhetoric. Like, you’re not saving the children, you’re saving their virginity which is rightfully owned by their parents. Pedophilia becomes a crime against the Fathers and Betrothed Husbands. This isn’t a crime against people, it’s a crime against a very valuable collectable, which the Libertarians and Theocrats consider a greater sin.
As horrific as it is, you’re completely correct. This is the dirty little open secret of patriarchy
Thank you for pointing this out. There’s a bizarre American obsession with owning your child’s virginity