Fun fact: despite the sensational
statistic that only three per cent of the adult population of this country is
virginal, (lagging behind Japan, where over twenty per cent of the population
remain virginal well into their thirties, and I doubt that a fifth of Japanese
people in the second quarter of life accounts for only three per cent of their
population) an article published by The Richest magazine suggests that the United States is third ONLY to Nigeria
and Japan in terms of sexual repression.
What does it say that two of the
leading industrial nations in the World have the highest rates of sexual frustration?
The problem is certainly linked to this: since Japanese businessmen adopted
Americanized business practices, depression among NON-businesspeople in Japan
has risen, as have depression and suicide rates in Americans for more than a
century.
Marxist critique aside, this much
appears unequivocal: that having collective power does not endow the individual
constituents with greater capacities for love. All of a sudden, Nietzsche’s
claims seem a lot more relevant, as do those of Freud and Jung. True: perhaps
Nietzsche doesn’t seem to stand the test of time with such ejaculations as: “if
a woman has scholarly inclinations, there is usually something wrong with her
sexuality.” But perhaps it is because so many Americans are obsessed with their
careers that they don’t find the kind of time that Mexicans, Greeks, and Brazilians do. And just because you see it in the movies doesn’t mean it’s as
common as people pretend that it is. In the movies, sexuality is associated
with wealth and position. But as we all know from the recent wave of
allegations against celebrities, (for some reason or another exclusively men, which
could mean a number of things) the work ethic that you are sold is truly its
OWN reward, rather than a path to greater, deeper, and more inclusive love.
Happy Labour Day.
[({Dm.A.A.)}]
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