Introduction

In characterizing a society, whether ancient or modern, there are two elements, rather closely interconnected, which are of prime importance: one is the economic system, the other the family system. There are at the present day two influential schools of thought, one of which derives everything from an economic source, while the other derives everything from a family or sexual source, the former school that of Marx, the latter that of Freud. I do not myself adhere to either school, since the interconnection of economics and sex does not appear to me to show any clear primacy of the one over the other from the point of view of causal efficacy. For example: no doubt the industrial revolution has had and will have a profound influence upon sexual morals, but conversely the sexual virtue of the Puritans was psychologically necessary as a part cause of the industrial revolution. I am not prepared myself to assign primacy to either the economic or the sexual factor, nor in fact can they be separated with any clearness. Economics is concerned essentially with obtaining food, but food is seldom wanted among human beings solely for the benefit of the individual who obtains it; it is wanted for the sake of the family, and as the family system changes, economic motives also change. It must be obvious that not only life insurance but most forms of private saving would nearly cease if children were taken away from their parents and brought up by the state as in Plato's Republic; that is to say, if the State were to adopt the role of the father, the State would, ipso facto, become the sole capitalist. Thoroughgoing Communists have often maintained the converse, that if the State is to be the sole capitalist, the family, as we have known it, cannot survive; and even if this is thought to go too far, it is impossible to deny an intimate connection between private property and the family, a connection which is reciprocal, so that we cannot say that one is cause and the other is effect.

The sexual morals of the community will be found to consist of several layers. There are first the positive institutions embodied in law; such, for example, as monogamy in some countries and in some others polygamy. Next there is a layer where law does not intervene but public opinion is emphatic. And lastly there is a layer which is left to individual discretion, in practice if not in theory. There is no country in the world and there has been no age in the world's history where sexual ethics and sexual institutions have been determined by rational considerations, with the exception of Soviet Russia. I do not mean to imply that the institutions of Soviet Russia are in this respect perfect; I mean only that they are not the outcome of superstition and tradition, as are, at least in part, the institutions of all other countries in all ages. The problem of determining what sexual morality would be best from the point of view of general happiness and well-being is an extremely complicated one, and the answer will vary according to a number of circumstances. It will be different in an industrially advanced community from what it would be in a primitive agricultural regime. It will be different where medical science and hygiene are effective in producing a low death-rate from what it would be where plagues and pestilences carry away a large proportion of the population before it becomes adult. Perhaps when we know more, we shall be able to say that the best sexual ethic will be different in one climate from what it would be in another, and different again with one kind of diet from what it would be with another.

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Giving Thanks - Gratitude - #SolutionsWatch

Published: November 24, 2022

As those in the reality-based community know, we live in dark times. But if we cannot acknowledge the good that is in our lives, then what are we fighting for? Join James for this week's edition of #SolutionsWatch as he explores the whys and hows of giving thanks and cultivating a spirit of gratitude.

https://www.corbettreport.com/solutionswatch-givingthanks/

Health And Spiritual Benefits of Gratitude - By Dr Robert Emmons

Dr. Robert Emmons shares the results of his research on gratitude: better health, more happiness, and stronger connections to others.

Unleash the power of gratitude from your heart with a daily gratitude practice.

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Sedition Subversion and Sabotage - #Solutions Watch

Published: October 26, 2022

Most people think of sabotage as explosive and sometimes deadly acts of violence against property and machinery. But from lying flat and quiet quitting to water-level tinkering and other subtle acts of mischief, there are many nonviolent and potentially extremely effective ways to fling our sabots in the gears of the New World Order.

Since the 1940s, fluoride has been added to public drinking water systems in the United States without public consent, claiming fluoride prevents cavities. Also, starting from 1940s, America's oligarchs began forcing their will on we, the people, without our consent, implementing water fluoridation, thus depleting the American children brainpower and strength, while many new and improved chronic illnesses have emerged, highly enriching the very same oligarchs who own and operate pharmaceutical companies and the prostituted politicians.

Fluoridation is a plan by the U.S. Government to turn the American people into easily controlled, docile sheep, who don't even care if that our own government is doing tyranny to them? Did the government just put it there to cause children to get autism and many other highly profitable diseases?

While probably no one thinks twice about who the hell is in charge of their water supply, fluoride is one reason why it is important to keep track of what is going on in our local governments.  We can laugh about the stupid things people actually believe and do, but it is lot less funny when the people who believe these things have the power to act on those beliefs without our consent, or knowledge.

https://www.corbettreport.com/solutionswatch-sabotage/

Sedition Subversion and Sabotage Field Manual No. 1: A Three Part Solution to the State

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