Friday, April 03, 2009

The Politics Of Sex

The Politics Of Sex, David Steinberg article.
"...there's a clear and dramatic difference between people whose basic reflex is to embrace sex, and people whose basic attitude about sex is one of worry and concern -- and this difference in sexual perspective is what the most virulent political battles of these times are all about"

I think there's a lot of truth to that, and I suspect this is symptomatic of a deep difference, related to where a person stands with mental energy, how he/she handles emotion. Namely, does he tend to want it flowing, or does he tend to want to keep it stuck? Making and keeping it flowing is the healthier option in the long run, but it can be a painful and frightening experience if one is quite stuck. Heck, it can be so even at the best of times, and at the worst it can be virtually impossible, or only very, very slowly and gently.

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I asked David what "four-legs-good" means, and he explained:
"this is a reference to George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, where the pig class, to solidify their control of the animals that have overthrown their human oppressors, teach everyone to think very simple-mindedly that anything with four legs is good and anything with two legs is bad."

1 comment:

Alex said...

Four legs good, two legs better!