• CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 天前

    I could have sworn that “human trafficking” was the cudgel that conservatives were using to justify their ban on porn.

    Or is this a situation where they get rid of the department so that the administration alone can define what human trafficking is?

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      And it battles illegal immigration. You’d think they want to stop that, too???

      Oh wait, that kind of trafficking hurts brown people so it can stay.

  • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    14 天前

    The thing here though to note is, they’re not legalizing human trafficking, they’re just massively weakening it so they can’t investigate people making a lot of money on it.

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      De facto decriminalization. Coming to a trafficker near you (like, really near you - probably in a hotel within 5 minutes of your house)

    • StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world
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      And yet, with the massive surveillance initiatives they have right now with companies like Meta, Pallentier, and the Miliatry they will be more equipped than ever to catch them. I guess only fall guys and outsiders will get caught.

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      Yes. Spot on. Exactly. Correct.


      Or maybe, just maybeeeee, he’s the one involved in a paedo trafficking ring and he is covering his tracks?
      His actions pretty much explain which is the easiest to believe. So judge him on his actions…

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    It’s almost like they dont want to oppose it.

    Republicans: The pro-life pro sex trafficking “conservative” party.

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    I do find this a bit odd, though. Because there’s no better way to do whatever you want than to piggyback it on a “save the children” narrative. Seems like these departments could have played a key role in their authoritarian overreach strategies.

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    Where is the convicted human traffickers, Tate brothers? Why are they there? Who is responsible? What hot topic are they caught in??
    in a game of a thousand cuts, when do we slash back??