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Those familiar with Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World recognize the weird ubiquity of sex in its horrid dystopia, as described in the Wikipedia summary:
Recreational sex is an integral part of society. According to the World State, sex is a social activity, rather than a means of reproduction (sex is encouraged from early childhood). The few women who can reproduce are conditioned to use birth control (a “Malthusian belt”, resembling a cartridge belt holding “the regulation supply of contraceptives”, is a popular fashion accessory). The maxim “everyone belongs to everyone else” is repeated often, and the idea of a “family” is considered pornographic; sexual competition and emotional, romantic relationships are rendered obsolete because they are no longer needed. Marriage, natural birth, parenthood, and pregnancy are considered too obscene to be mentioned in casual conversation. Thus, society has developed a new idea of reproductive comprehension.
Spending time alone is considered an outrageous waste of time and money, and wanting to be an individual is horrifying.
Well, at the Netroots Nation annual summit last week in Providence, Rhode Island, the Brave New World appeared to have arrived, as I described in this column just out today (please do follow the link):
What first grabbed attention was the apparent obsession with and overemphasis on all things sexual, as if all of life and certainly most of politics stem from some of the tawdrier realms of adolescent angst. Exhibits throughout the Providence Convention Center went out of their way to include sexual references, often of alternative varieties. (The now-familiar LGBT acronym - lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender - has now grown into LGBTIQ, with the latter two standing for “intersex” and “questioning.”) Tote bags full of political tracts, paraphernalia, and all sorts of doo-dads were available everywhere - sometimes next to big bins full of free condoms in bright wrappings reading, in bold letters, “I Love Safe Sex.”
And there’s lots more from where that passage came from.
All of that — and Van Jones, too!
Addendum: Why was U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown slumming with these people? Would he like to explain to his Ohio constituents why he was kowtowing to such outrageous left wingers?
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Occam's Tool| 6.14.12 @ 6:39PM
Brown wasn't "slumming." One slums with those below oneself. Scumbags do flock together.
Quin Hillyer| 6.14.12 @ 7:13PM
good point! :)
Oldefarte| 6.15.12 @ 12:29PM
Yes and we simply must rid ourselves of the SCUMBAG PARTY in November of this year if we are to survive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simon Templar| 6.14.12 @ 7:17PM
He is a democrat and a liberal. Quin, are you serious?
This is the democratic party and these are his constituents.
Truth to Power| 6.14.12 @ 8:01PM
Oh no they are not on a slippery slope. In the end they will accept anything. No pun intended.
irish19| 6.14.12 @ 8:36PM
Linky no worky.
Quin Hillyer| 6.15.12 @ 10:13AM
Thanks for the heads up. Site was transitioning to new set-up. I've fixed it now.
Mike Rogers | 6.14.12 @ 9:39PM
Sex without meaning. A perfect explanation of why the NutRoots are miserable.
Oldefarte| 6.15.12 @ 12:25PM
Truly excellent, Quin....one of [if your your ultimate] best editorials! Of course the left used sexuality as a weapon against the Right, conservatives etc. Janet Jackson's exposure on national TV during a Super Bowl was no accident. Neither is the typical Hollywood produced movie and their TV programming that effectively brainwashes not only our youth but our dumbars so-called adults as well. This nation and our society has gotten away from the traditional idea of religious attendance, and moralistic behavior; and same simply breaks my heart! Rick Santorum had it spot on with his movement, but no one POTUS can successfully fight this fight alone. As Hillary Clinton properly stated, IT SOMETIMES DOES TAKE A VILLAGE! It all has to begin from the ground and move up the food chain, not the other way around. A POTUS and congress/government can encourage, but they cannot force moral bahavior. People simply have to WAKE UP and desire to change, they have to turn off their TV's and avoid their movie theatres, they have to regularily and consistently begin attendance at the churches of their choice, and they have to micro-manage the upbring and social education of their children. They can't [as is done currently] turn a blind-eye or ignorance to their childrens' daily lives and then become shocked when same children end up pregnant, in jail for theft or worse, and effectively their lives spinning out of control and headed for the craper!!!!!!!!!!!!