The Internet and the Warrior's Quest
We Earthfolk evaluated
the three Big
Stories by discerning how they concretely expressed the four
themes of the Warrior’s
Quest. The hallmark of our approach was the focus
on a) the reason for and meaning of the dropping of the Atomic
Bomb,
and, later, b) on the
military
expedition to outer space that was represented through the iconic Earthrise photograph.
In this vein, we now examine the Internet to discern how it makes
present the four themes of the Warrior’s Quest as
we explore its a) pornographic content and b) its function as a military
weapon.
Internet pornography
How to assess the fact that pornography is the
main “content” of
the vast majority of websites?
When the first satellite based in-home
communication device was marketed, that is, Cable TV (touted
as a “military
spin-off technology”), sexually oriented pay-per-view channels
and programs drove profits. The same pattern occurred with the launch
of the “military spin-off technology” of the Internet.
For some, the Internet happily
fulfills a goal of the Free
Sex movement of the 1960s. It is a total break-away from
the anti-body, anti-sex
and anti-pleasure restrictions of the Abrahamic and other
religious moralities,
even that of Secular Humanism.
Of note: there is no hardened, objective, non-controversial definition of “pornography.” It is even
fair to claim that these
sites are open, honest and
without pretense about
being
all
about sex and
not about
romantic love or the nurturing of intimacy.
Continued—porn
