In an essay in The Guardian, Ian Buruma discusses the link between sexual deprivation, frustration and suppression with extreme violence and a better performance on the sports and battle fields.
Based on that theory, the only way forward to a peaceful world is to bring sexual liberation to the men who are stewing - one of the pillars of my faith (!)
But what bugs me in the essay is that he seems to say that sex will drain the aggression out of a straight guy/soldier/suicide bomber, but that isn't the case of gay guys, as in the Spartan and Theban soldier lovers cases.
And is this an argument for having gay soldiers, footballers and extremists only, who won't be swayed by promises of heavenly sex with virgins, down-to-earth rape in conquered territory or sex with the missus after winning the cup? I would rather see a battle field strewn with spent and satisfied male bodies instead of the bloody mess we usually get.
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