Never in the history of our country

has American politics been so dominated by sexually

repressed men. It's that weird fascist thing

Inadequate men are so obsessed with goose stepping

to glory that they're able to forget their insecure sexuality

The Real Thing

Bring Back the Dionysian Lifestyle!

The essence of the Dionysian tradition is the affirmation of the whole self through ecstatic ritual.

Patriarchal civilization takes one facet of the person--the rationally calculating ego--and identifies it with selfhood.

All other aspects become either demons (as in Christianity) or subversive unconscious forces (as in modern psychologism).

In the Dionysian tradition, emotions, fantasies, and sexual longings are summoned forth and embraced as inherent parts of the self.

Patriarchal civilization pits the calculating ego against other egos and views this confrontational situation as the essence of social interrelation.

In the practice of the Dionysian mysteries, the essential unit is not the isolated individual but the group-in-action, which manifests its collective energy through the throbbing patterns of song, dance, and orgiastic sex among its individual participants.

In these shared patterns of rhythmic energy, one's sense of self overlaps with that of others, and the felt barrier between "me" and "the world" dissolves.

In patriarchal civilizations, the ego grows at the expense of the rest of the world by taking away from others and incorporating the gain within its own boundaries.

The Dionysian tradition aims at ecstasy--stepping outside the limits of one's ego.

By participating in the god's rituals, individuals enter an altered state of consciousness, break through ego boundaries, and let themselves dissolve into the world.

No Sex Please - We're Uptight & White

A neurotic political/religious world view that hates and

fears sex is a one way ticket to national castration

Never in the history of our country has American politics been so dominated by sexually repressed men. It's that weird fascist thing. Inadequate men are so obsessed with goose stepping to glory that they're able to forget their insecure sexuality.

And this isn't just being flip. There's something deadly about a government without humor or sex -- and there’s about as many laughs in the Bush White House as the back ward of a mental hospital.

Remember how the pugs went berserk about Bill Clinton's extra curricular activities?

They spent literally hundreds of millions of dollars trying to impeach him for his private sex life (which should have stayed private!). Granted, the impact on his family was reprehensible, but we suddenly found ourselves in a Republican/Pharisee version of the Holy (?) Inquisition.

From almost day one of the George W. Bush years, the Dionysian take on human existence has been banished into another galaxy. Unfortunately, it hasn't been replaced with the alternative Apollonian view of the world, which at least would be nurturing of science and civilization.

Republicans, to say it straight out, simply seem to be terrified of sex. Bush's buddy Christian fundamentalists inevitably conjure up visions of Salem Witch Trials.

And predictably, the recent abusive man/boy antics of Republican congressmen demonstrate that sexual repression is always neurotically acted out.

Which brings to mind another matter. A righteous hatred (or fear) of sexuality has historically been associated with a contempt for women.

Patriarchal religions are always filled with warnings about the "Goddess" and "nature religions". The very word "pagan" means country dweller. Does this have anything to do with why Republicans are always raping Mother Nature?

And take this wacko Armageddon business (the Baptist Big Bang). Will someone please tell me why these people are so eager to get "blown up"?

Surely it has something to do with their hatred of anything physical. Well, sexual abandon is about as "physical" as it gets, so it must be evil incarnate. Right?

Sigh!

In a way this all full circles around to Freud's notions of Eros and Thanatos (death), and there's certainly no doubt that the pugs have put all their money on Thanatos.

In fact, they can't even wait for Armageddon, so they keep starting preemptive wars as fast as they can. Hey, wars/death/Thanatos -- doesn't that beat an active sex life all over the place?

Sure, some of this is fun talk, but most of it is life and death serious, because a neurotic political/religious world view that hates and fears sex is a one way ticket to national castration.

But why even bother to talk about this when all we have to do is take a long hard look at Bush and cheney? Then there's McCain - Well past his sexual sell-by date.

Even Obama lacks that sexual chemistry. One can imagine him enjoying sex [just] but it would be in the missionary position.

At least Michelle has 'it.'