Pornography and political philosophy

Pornography doesn't much bother me, but pandering does. I think if a man or a woman wants to walk around in the nude, that should be permitted. Few will do it and they will tend to only be the pretty ones, so much the better. It is to my mind far better than some drunken fat slob wearing pants that when he bends over you get a huge view of butt crack.

I think porn does serve a social purpose of enabling people who can't find partners to relieve themselves rather than visit prostitutes, and there are some fetishes that are far better done in the imagination that really acted out. I would love to see it decrease prostitution, which is dangerous and stupid and spreads disease and criminality. I notice that those denouncing the increasing acceptance of what they think is pornography don't seem to notice how common prostitution is and has always been.

There are a group of "political philosophers" (mostly prominent in the sixties) who have repeatedly declared the decline of the West. These are serious men and their writings are carefully studied, but I am skeptical. I think they are just aging and therefore don't like the newer generation's disrespect for the old rules (which is an ongoing never-ending tale).

The child taboo is a good one, but it should really be children here. The hysteria accompanying a love affair between a fifteen year old and a teacher is just a sign of society being sick. The relationship needs keeping and dealing with privately by parents and school authorities Now of course a seven year old is another matter and clearly the child needs every form of protection society can provide.