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1. inglor_cz ◴[] No.32641851[source]
"The political left is supposed to be very sex-positive"

That is not my impression at all. See all the attempts to formalize consent in a way that does not really square with human sexuality. Consent apps? Wtf.

Not to mention all the attempts to criminalize buying of sex, which is basically an ultraconservative position multiplied by -1.

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2. altruios ◴[] No.32642175[source]
It's not all the left, as much as it is the auth-left, lib-left are the free love hippies... they still exist... auth from every direction though drowns out the peace/freedom loving group from having a strong voice.
3. ThePadawan ◴[] No.32642283[source]
> Not to mention all the attempts to criminalize buying of sex, which is basically an ultraconservative position multiplied by -1.

What country/party has this position?

As a naive European, that sounds like you might be talking about the left in the USA that is still far to the right of the European idea of "left".

(Posting from Switzerland, where not only is sex work legal, it's regulated and taxed)

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4. panzagl ◴[] No.32642812[source]
It's part of the Puritan heritage that still affects US progressivism.
5. zajio1am ◴[] No.32645673[source]
> What country/party has this position?

Northern Europe. In Iceland even porn is illegal.

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6. inglor_cz ◴[] No.32667263{3}[source]
Off-topic, but your username sounds like a standardized student login name from MFF UK, Prague.
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7. zajio1am ◴[] No.32668745{4}[source]
That is exactly what it is :-)