re: Pornography: the seed of today's anarchy.

I don't see the correlation between pornography and anarchy.

If anything, it could be argued that sexual repression is the root of the violent aggression & chaos exhibited by many Islamic states today, and many of the religiously-fueled conquests throughout history.

At the same time, I'd acknowledge that pornography has indirectly contributed to the pussification of America foreign policy-wise over 50 years as there is relatively little built-up tension in most Americans, the pool from which we've elected our soft leaders.

But jerking off is not what is fueling these anarchist jerk-offs.

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I expect a lot of opposing views and downvotes,

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Not from me. Been Satan's plan all along.

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There’s a few studies that have found marital separation rates correlate with porn usage in the relationship. It’s hard to argue against that from an experiential view as well.

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Did you ever think that maybe they were using porn BECAUSE the relationship wasn’t working rather than the other way around? When a relationship is falling apart, the first thing that goes is regular sexual intercourse. I would postulate that guys who are having regular sexual intercourse watch porn FAR less often then men who aren’t getting any.

Like many have said, porn is a symptom of an issue, not an issue in itself. It is a canary in a cold mine of a relationship that has lost openness, communication, trust, and respect.

Have you wondered that maybe our youth feel isolated and alone not because of pornography but because of social and economic changes that result in them seeking out porn as a crutch? Porn is not the root, it’s the fruit.

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Jack off all you want, man. It obviously means quite a bit to you.

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Thanks. Typed that with one hand too. I can multi task

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Pornography is...

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...Satan's ace-in-the-hole.

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If anything, it could be argued that sexual repression is the root of the violent aggression & chaos

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So not satiating one desire leads to having satiate another desire?

And that justifies satiating the first?

How about we say both are bad and practice temperance as humans?

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So not satiating one desire leads to having satiate another desire?

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Yes, that is exactly how emotional needs work. If one need is not being met, people will seek to assuage that through other channels. For example: lonely people often will seek comfort in food to compensate for not feeling comfort through meaningful relationships with others. They use overeating as a crutch to fill that unmet need for companionship. Often, people with unsatisfied sexual urges will compensate through bloodlust, fighting, aggression, bullying, and violence. They are not receiving that portion of self-worth normally gratified through sexual gratification and are instead trying to derive a greater amount of self-worth through physical strength and activities that make them feel powerful to compensate for their lack of “power” over meeting their sexual urges.

This is real basic psychology here.

People who are insecure tend to spend a lot of time and effort convincing others that they’re great, hoping people will believe the lie. Often times, insecure people spend a lot of effort trying to break down the self-esteem or reputation of others hoping to elevate their own status by comparison. Repressed people who are ashamed of their desires tend to be extremely vocally judgmental of others engaging in the same activity. People who are dishonest try to convince you that they are super religious, qualified, and beyond reproach. People who know they can’t beat you with logic in an argument will instead attack your character or make you feel guilty for even arguing.

Not meeting an emotional need often causes other needs to be indulged to extravagance and excess in order to try and fill the gaps. These are emotional crutches which should be overcome with self-control, discipline, patience, and managed expectations, but needs are needs which must be eventually met somehow.

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holy hell your repression is showing. get some help my dude.

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Other than the religious portions of his statement, which I don’t happen to agree with, he’s telling the truth.

You just value porn. A lot.