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Originally Posted by Klondike
Nudity and societal wealth have a kind of funny relationship. With wealth comes enlightenment, education and liberal values but also contempt, bigotry and Victorian morals. The two seem to be constantly struggling for dominance, and I don't think one will ever completely win out.
I'll go out on a limb and suggest the real reason for attacking Amsterdam's red light district is (as usual) - REAL ESTATE. Yeah, they always say its the crime, etc but what it always seems to comes down to is property values.
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Thanks everyone for the philisophical points raised in this thread. I must admit I have never really thought about this much and your comments have given me much to think about regarding this whole topic. Somehow my inner desire to "get naked in public" and the conflict that I endure mentally seem much less depraved when framed in the context you have painted. Thanks.
Torre