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Pornography: the seed of today's anarchy.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:12 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:12 am
Pornography is nothing new (image from Pompei below). For those that simply aren't old enough to make the connection, I leave you with this to ponder from my own observations during my lifetime. This is sure to fall on deaf ears for those who are in the midst of hormonal hurricanes.
There have been many posts on this board about the correlation between where we are today, politically and as a society, and the breakdown of the family unit and the simultaneous suppression of Christianity. It's also my opinion that the seeds of the anarchy we see today were planted roughly about the time when pornography was institutionalized, commercialized, and normalized by the masses, and the reptilian brain that resides in all of us was exploited (Betamax/VHS, member?). I vividly remember the day when a news anchor referred to porn as an "industry". The advent of affordable, high-speed internet now brought it right to your desktop. The sociopathic porn merchants used the WWW as a compliant trojan horse and widespread distribution was in full-tilt.
When the act of procreation (and all the natural hardwiring that goes with it) was hijacked for commercial gain, that's when things started to go south. At that point, it signaled to the unprincipled masses that nothing was sacred anymore, and consequences for rogue behavior were a thing of the past (sound familiar??). Any type of deviant behavior was suddenly condoned. The degradation of a respectful society had been creeping along at a glacial pace for (20? 30?) years – imperceptible until the threat was suddenly at our doorstep.
I expect a lot of opposing views and downvotes, many of which will come from those that criticize conservative politicians for remaining silent during the recent shitshow across the country, but I think it’s time we put society (that's me and you) up on the rack for a closer look. I think the purging of porn from our personal lives and replacing that time with worthwhile endeavors (especially in regards to family and marriage) is a good start.
Southern Baptist Convention; 1986: WHEREAS, The Southern Baptist Convention has frequently expressed alarm about the consequences of pornography upon the moral, family, and social life of our nation and the dramatic rise in the availability of pornography
FYI... I'm Catholic.
Sanctimoniously yours,
TP
There have been many posts on this board about the correlation between where we are today, politically and as a society, and the breakdown of the family unit and the simultaneous suppression of Christianity. It's also my opinion that the seeds of the anarchy we see today were planted roughly about the time when pornography was institutionalized, commercialized, and normalized by the masses, and the reptilian brain that resides in all of us was exploited (Betamax/VHS, member?). I vividly remember the day when a news anchor referred to porn as an "industry". The advent of affordable, high-speed internet now brought it right to your desktop. The sociopathic porn merchants used the WWW as a compliant trojan horse and widespread distribution was in full-tilt.
When the act of procreation (and all the natural hardwiring that goes with it) was hijacked for commercial gain, that's when things started to go south. At that point, it signaled to the unprincipled masses that nothing was sacred anymore, and consequences for rogue behavior were a thing of the past (sound familiar??). Any type of deviant behavior was suddenly condoned. The degradation of a respectful society had been creeping along at a glacial pace for (20? 30?) years – imperceptible until the threat was suddenly at our doorstep.
I expect a lot of opposing views and downvotes, many of which will come from those that criticize conservative politicians for remaining silent during the recent shitshow across the country, but I think it’s time we put society (that's me and you) up on the rack for a closer look. I think the purging of porn from our personal lives and replacing that time with worthwhile endeavors (especially in regards to family and marriage) is a good start.
Southern Baptist Convention; 1986: WHEREAS, The Southern Baptist Convention has frequently expressed alarm about the consequences of pornography upon the moral, family, and social life of our nation and the dramatic rise in the availability of pornography
FYI... I'm Catholic.
Sanctimoniously yours,
TP
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Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:19 am to tigerpawl
Actually I think it is our fall away from religion (me include). Out morals and ethics in the west were rooted in Judeo/Christianity. Once that is abandoned why do we have to follow any moral compass? Except for the consequences of going to jail in breaking laws, why have any moral and ethical compass if you have not internal register of right and wrong? And over time the politicians can change the laws on what is right and wrong. They can codify stealing from thine neighbor.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:19 am to tigerpawl
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There have been many posts on this board about the correlation between where we are today, politically and as a society, and the breakdown of the family unit
Has nothing to do with porn, and everything to do with Democrat policies via Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. Prior to the "great society" black household traditional nuclear families comprised of 75% of the black community. After the great society, around 20-25%. Government incentivized and encouraged the single parent household. You actually received money if you had a child out of wedlock, and the man did not reside in the same residence.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:21 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:20 am to tigerpawl
But.... Boobs.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:21 am to tigerpawl
Porn is absolutely part of the decay of our society.
It’s a moral drain and an activity drain.
It’s a moral drain and an activity drain.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:22 am to BugAC
quote:There ya go...
Has nothing to do with porn
C.S. Lewis: "There is nothing to be ashamed of in enjoying your food: there would be everything to be ashamed of if half the world made food the main interest of their lives and spent their time looking at pictures of food and dribbling and smacking their lips…. We grow up surrounded by propaganda in favor of unchastity. There are people who want to keep our sex instinct inflamed in order to make money out of us. Because, of course, a man with an obsession is a man who has very little sales-resistance."
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:25 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:22 am to tigerpawl
Love it! Good thinking!
- a Presbyterian
- a Presbyterian
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:22 am to tigerpawl
It’s certainly one of the root causes of our civilizations decline, but not the only one
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:23 am to tigerpawl
It's one more weapon they've used to tear down our society.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:24 am to BugAC
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Has nothing to do with porn
You hear that folks? Nothing at all. Nothing!
What a terrible non-thinking generalization.
ETA: Do down voters even understand why they downvoted?
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:37 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:24 am to Old Sarge
There is nothing new under the sun.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:25 am to BugAC
quote:
Has nothing to do with porn, and everything to do with Democrat policies via Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. Prior to the "great society" black household traditional nuclear families comprised of 75% of the black community. After the great society, around 20-25%. Government incentivized and encouraged the single parent household. You actually received money if you had a child out of wedlock, and the man did not reside in the same residence.
Thumbs up to you because this is the correct answer. Just look at the two parent household and crime stats from before "the great society " and compare it to today and it's obvious. This has also affected the white community to a lesser degree. It's sickening what they did to our society
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:26 am to tigerpawl
If you don’t like porn, why on earth would you look at it? It’s a personal decision just like any other. Teach your children to make their decisions wisely but leave the decision-making of others to them. That’s none of your business.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:26 am to BugAC
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You actually received money if you had a child out of wedlock, and the man did not reside in the same residence.
Yep. In Conway, Ark. about 15 years ago there was an article in the local paper about single moms and government handouts for people like her. She was a 25 year-old black woman with seven kids by five different dads. True story. She was making more money from the government than I was working.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:28 am to Kentucker
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That’s none of your business.
So trying to preserve one's soul is none of our business?
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:30 am to Kentucker
quote:
Teach your children to make their decisions wisely but leave the decision-making of others to them. That’s none of your business.
I missed the part of the OP where he was mandating behavior.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:31 am to the808bass
quote:Go look at how many girls are clamoring for attention on OnlyFans. Literally whoring themselves out in the open on Twitter and no one gives a shite.
Porn is absolutely part of the decay of our society.
That's all you need to know. It's not just an "industry" anymore. It has infected girls' minds and conditioned them to think that their worth is solely in their sexual marketability.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:35 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:31 am to tigerpawl
Many people on this board won't want to hear this, or seriously consider it, but you're right. Porn absolutely has a stranglehold on the men of our country right now.
Basically, when you look at porn, you get to have sex with women without having to do any work to become a desirable male for women. So dudes just sit in a dark room and jerk it all day, unconcerned with actually learning how to be a man.
Remember in the Lord of the Rings, the image of Gollum crouched over his ring in a dark cave? He was turning into a monster because of his inordinate lust for the ring. I think that's a pretty good analogy for what porn does to men. They turn into things less than what they were meant to be because they don't have to turn into anything more than what they are.
Basically, when you look at porn, you get to have sex with women without having to do any work to become a desirable male for women. So dudes just sit in a dark room and jerk it all day, unconcerned with actually learning how to be a man.
Remember in the Lord of the Rings, the image of Gollum crouched over his ring in a dark cave? He was turning into a monster because of his inordinate lust for the ring. I think that's a pretty good analogy for what porn does to men. They turn into things less than what they were meant to be because they don't have to turn into anything more than what they are.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:32 am to the808bass
quote:
Porn is absolutely part of the decay of our society.
It’s a moral drain and an activity drain.
Availability is the heart of the issue IMO. Not to say the concept itself isn't morally bad, but I think society was doing ok when it was somewhat difficult to obtain, was somewhat looked down on, wasn't massively and immediately available to every kid upon puberty, etc.
It causes it's own specific problems, but to me it's another form of immediate consumerism/gratification. It's yet another empty, "free", constantly available outlet to pour time and energy into with no real benefit. And it has long term impacts on expectations and satisfaction for many, the same as social media and material goods or whatever.
Overavailability/use has just made us a more vapid, less meaningful society.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:32 am to tigerpawl
I think this is a symptom.
Many "problems" seem to come from a lack of a common moral code with corresponding lack of consequences, be they legal or simply social.
In short, we have a lack of shame now. Shame works, or it used to.
Many "problems" seem to come from a lack of a common moral code with corresponding lack of consequences, be they legal or simply social.
In short, we have a lack of shame now. Shame works, or it used to.
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