(Disclaimer:This thread was an outgrowth of a recent post in a “companion” pit thread, which I made in a burst of (unaccustomed) hyperbole… On further reflection, I have concluded that what first seemed to me absurd and hence satirical may in fact have a reflection in social reality)
We are familiar with multiple stories of stateside families purchasing body armor for their at risk service members.
Given:
A.The importance of the purchase
B.The high cost, especially as an “emergency” expense relative to the normal day to day budget of a lower income family.
C.The economic realities that make sex work more advantageously compensated for younger women of less education (such as fill the ranks of military wives) in comparison to the other vocational opportunities available to them
D.The fact that most service members who are in combat and most need armor are (supposed to be) men and therefore their stateside spouses are likely to be female.
Resolved:It is statistically probable, and objectively likely, that at least once, and probably many more times, some soldier’s body armor was purchased with money that resulted from an act of prostitution by some female relative, lover, friend or spouse.
If necessary, assume hypothetically that the statement is true;*would/'will it come to public attention, and if so, what will/should be the result in terms of political ramifications?
*(Larry Flynt, here’s another reason to offer a bounty like you did on Livingston…)
(BTW, I was married to a hooker for a while, so personally this is not a" fate worse than death" that has been chosen by the self-sacrificing. However, I believe that there are those on the right to whom it might be a big deal…)