Furthermore, feigning concern for children masks their abuse by political parties: the NGOs create a diversion from real issues much as politicians cause distraction by initiating a crisis or starting a war. "Indeed, leaders often create crises (and may even start wars) to distract public attention from economic problems or political scandals (Eviatar Zerubavel, The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), p 36)." These concerns constitute a sinister "MacGuffin".
Clearly, then, our concern is not for children and their well-being, moral or otherwise. The motivation lies elsewhere.
In a survey of 14,000 people in 48 countries on sexual habits, reported in The Economist, respondents were asked questions about sex, such as: how many sexual partners have you had in the past year and how many one-night stands have you had? Is sex without love acceptable, or sex with casual partners?
The upshot was a "promiscuity index": "The result appears to show that Finns and other Europeans are the most promiscuous, whereas respondents from more conservative countries, such as Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, are less promiscuous."
Assuming respondents in Bangladesh gave honest answers - a big assumption - this would explain the kerfuffle over porn. Even dishonest answers would be significant. Sex is a hush-hush subject in this country. Sexual promiscuity is severely sanctioned by families and friends; few wish to suffer the dreaded psychological toll. A remarkable number of young men hold conservative views (this is purely anecdotal, of course). And yet abortions are fairly common, though no statistics seem to exist.
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