[SaraJohnson]

What caused the rampage of crime is attributable less to a loosening of taboos against porn, and more to the welfare state and its effect on men on the low end of the bell curve.

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You have societal taboos for the folks at the low end of the bell curve. What happened in the past and is happening again is that liberals are turning all taboos on their head. Welfare is something to be proud of. The criminal is the real victim of society. Sexually debasing oneself and others is just one of the many taboos liberals struggle against.

[PapaBear3625]

The way taboos form is that certain behaviors impose unacceptable costs upon the members of the community. Right now, being on welfare does not impose a cost on the family and neighbors of the welfare recipient.

It would be very different if the cost of supporting each new welfare recipient was imposed as a special assessment on each of her neighbors in a one block radius. You would see some serious sanctions being imposed on her and her lifestyle at that point.