The evil in us all
BEING BAD
People are very rarely good or bad, so does that mean most people are a mixture? Life is hard and we all suffer. Sometimes we can get a little messed up inside. We are suceptable to anger, rage, hatred, apathy, and many other negative emotions, and maybe occasionally we are bad to the world because the world is bad to us. The soul is quite malleable and it begins as somewhat of a clean slate. A person with a loving family, a good job, and many happy memories is going to behave differently to someone who was abused as a child and has been unemployed for five years. Sometimes it is hard to see the line between good and bad. If we lose our jobs, we wish revenge upon our bosses, but were they not just doing their jobs? If we are starving, would we not steal to survive? Being bad can often depend very much on circumstance.
Deep down everyone wants a happy life, a loving family, and a job that actually means something to them, but life can deal out a lot of bad hands, and this can often lead to frustration in our lives. If we all think of the worst thing we have ever done, chances are that at the time we were feeling very emotional or unhappy. We rarely act badly if we are happy, but we often act badly if we are unhappy. Maybe deep down we feel that we should spread our misery, maybe its a way to let people know that we are unhappy. Cries for help are not uncommon.
Behind every bad deed we should look at the motivation, because no human being is born evil, sometimes the world just makes them that way. At other time a little misdemeanour here and there is just human nature. Life would be boring if we all acted exemplary, so its understandable that sometimes we let loose.
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CAHONES
In a society increasingly influenced by the
MTV generation, it seems to be a good thing to prove how brave, aggressive, or stupid you are. Men feel it is honorable to start fights at a pub, teenagers jump down slides on skateboards, and kids throw eggs at cars for fun. We are all obssessed with who's got the biggest cohones.
If shows such as
Jackass and Dirty Sanchez, and entertainers such as
Tom Green and Johnny Knoxville can succeed so incredibly, what does that say about civilisation? In one of the world's favourite shows we watch a gaggle of delinquent youths jump off roofs, shoot each other with paintballs, and pierce their buttocks together - and these delinquents, for having the foresight to televise their antics, are now millionaires! Do we enjoy watching people risk life and limb? Do we get a rush from acting foolish?
Maybe acting insanely is a release from the comformity that we all try to fit into every day. Maybe after five days stuck in a dingy office, skateboarding down 100ft ramps and snorting curry powder is a welcome change. In such a restrictive society, where we are all bound to work jobs we hate, get on with our annoying neighbours, and walk round Tescos two hours every week, maybe it feels good to just screw it all and indulge in chaos. We are bored with normality, and acting crazy is what allows us to stand up and say "I don't fit in, I somersaulted into a tank full of sharks - Have you?"
Let's face it, what we love about Jackass is that this group of idiots are acting crazily and GETTING PAID FOR IT! They do different, exciting things every day while we get paid minmum wage to flip burgers. People such as Tom Green and Johnny Knoxville are modern day heroes because they have escaped the restrictions of society which bind us all. And having the courage to go against the grain is what really makes for big cohones.
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ALCOHOL
We all love it, some of us a little too much. To some, alcohol is calming, to others it allows them to let loose, but to others it is a deadly vice. One only has to look at George Best to see that alcohol can quite often be bad. It can affect health severely and often causes many domestic and social problems.
Many say that alcohol is as intoxicating a drug as any and kills more people than cocaine, and that may certainly be true. Every new year's eve, the streets are packed with drunken revilers and party animals. Fights breakout, property is damaged, and the police cells fill up rather quickly. But it may not be fair to entirely blame social disorder on alcohol for it does very much boil down to the individual. Every year, alcohol is responsible for hundreds of drunk driving offences (often resulting in death), a whole host of violent crimes, and a large number of family breakups, yet society won't allow a bad word to be said about it.
With alcohol being a million pound industry in the UK, and having a great deal of public supporters, it is safe to say that alcohol will always reign as Britain's favourate pastime, so all we can do is try to drink responsibly and have a happy new year.
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SUICIDE
To a Christian, suicide will damn you to hell, in the ancient Japanese code of Bushido, suicide (or
Hara Kari) was an honorable way to redeem one's self. Suicide is a paradox in that it is extremely brave and extremely cowardly.
From a modern standpoint suicide is often a consequence of strain upon a person from the myriad of problems that plague us all. Money, education, relationships, crime, boredom, family breakdowns, predjudice, conformity - all factors that can weigh down upon a person in today's society along with many others. As civilisation strives to progress and improve life, it seems only to suceed in adding dilemma to our lives. The bullied child, the bankrupt father, the remorse-filled drunk driver - many people feel that there is only one way out of their problems. Suicide.
Suicide is seen as cowardly in that the victim cannot stay to face their problems - problems that many of us have. But in fairness we were all born with different minds and different thresholds for stress, pain, and torment. What may be bearable to one person may be devastating to another. Suicide is a symptom of an imperfect world. If people are unhappy enough to kill themselves then something is obviously wrong. But what can we do?
Suicide can often leave behind devastation, crushed family members and friends being the most affected, often feeling that they could have done something or that it was their fault in some way. But the world we live in is self-serving. People step on each other in pursuit of their own happiness. There are many winners, but there are also many losers. All we can do is extend a warm smile to the strangers on the street and try to make living amongst one another as pleasant as possible, and remember the waitress you were rude to this morning or the weird kid you spat at today, have feelings just like you.
“Suicide is not chosen;
it happens when pain exceeds
resources for coping with pain.”
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
There hasn't been a
hanging in Britain since August 13th, 1964, and many other western nations also abolished their methods of capital punishment long ago. One nation however, who still endorses judicial executions is America. However not all of the united states execise capital punishment and many Americans are against it.
One of the main arguments against capital punishment is that innocent people may be put to death as has happened in the past. At least with life imprisonment any newfound evidence can come to light and lead to the release of an innocent man, with capital punishment however, that man would already be dead. Another strong, often religious, argument is that "thou shall not kill". It is hypocritical to end someone's life in the name of justice. Murder is always wrong, even if it
is endorsed with an official stamp.
The pro arguments usually hinge on the 'an eye for an eye' philosophy, in which someone who kills should be killed. It is seen as a strong deterrent to harsh crime, as it threatens the universal fear of death to anyone considering murder. It certainly is an effective way of taking killers of the street and can often give peace of mind to the family of victims. But with one of the highest murder rates in the western world, is capital punishment really an appropriate form of justice in today's modern society?
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CRIMES OF PASSION
A common variable in criminal law. Is a crime partially vindicated if the perpertrator was not thinking on as rational a level as usual? In many cases it has been established that the answer is yes. If a married man finds his wife in bed with his best friend he is going to get emotional and in many cases uncontrollably incensed. It is human nature to react to situations, and in harsher circumstance a person may act rather badly. But that doesn't necessarily make them bad people, they may well regret their actions afterwards.
Of course being emotional does not excuse committing a crime, and very rarely does the defense of passion exonerate someone completely, but it can lead to a more lenient sentence. Committing a crime is always bad but at times it is often understandable, for we are all slave to our emotions.
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INCARCERATION
Is it right to punish people for their crimes by locking them up in
a cell and forgetting about them? Its what has always been done, by nearly every nation in the world, but has it ever done any good. Today's buzz word is 'reform', but can being put behind bars really create a better human being?
Of course many cases have suceeded. Terrified at the prospect of being reimprisoned, many ex-convicts have never reoffended. But there is also the other end of the scale, inmates that have serves for so long that they are instituionalised and reoffend immeadiately in order to be reimprisoned. Some people fit in and survive in prison far better than they did on the outside, and that gives them an incentive to commit a harsh crime if released so that they get banged up for a good long while.
Many states try to educate their inmates, giving them GCSE and A levels as well as vocational qualifications in order to make them more employable once released, but what abou the other things they learn on the inside. Cons teach other cons tricks of the trade, so a minor crriminal may come out a hardened drug dealer, safe cracker, or a proffessional thief. Many inmates get hooked on drugs just to take the edge off the terrible boredom of being inside and come out dependant on narcotics, which leads them to associate with drug dealers and tempts them to steal just to get enough money for a fix. People can often get brutally murdered in prison, or can hang themself through depression.
Prison can often destroy any humanity, morals, or good will that an inmate possessed before imprisonment and can turn them to harder crimes as
they feel they have no worth in normal society. It can often do more harm than good.
But the justice system does succeed in taking criminals of the streets. We can't exactly leave child rapists and murders to live freely among us can we? But will putting them in priosn really change them? Can anything change the way a person thinks or operates? If anything, prison does protect society by keeping dangerous people away from us and our children, and it is effective in reforming short term inamtes incarcerated for minor crimes or criminals who committed crimes due to a situation not because of their temperment. But people who are twisted enough to commit heinous crimes may never be cured, no matter what we do.
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THE INTERNET
To some, the greatest invention of the late 20th century, to others, a modern scurge of humanity. The Internet is certainly a sociological yinyang.
Positively, it has brought the world closer together, improved communications and business relations, blurred the line between nationalities, heralded the arrival of file sharing, opened up new educational methods and opportunities, brought us Internet shopping and all the savings that entails, given people a voice to be heard around the world on various forums, chat rooms, and websites, and of course it has realised its original intention of putting a grand library of information at our fingertips.
Now lets compare the negative: The Internet has given pedophiles a gateway to satisfy their perversion, has lead to underground media companies producing illegal material, has lead to a huge influx of piracy across many industries, has allowed dangerous information such as bomb and drug-making to fall into unsuitable hands, has allowed companies to break national laws by basing Internet businesses in nations where laws are different, has lead to credit card fraud and 'hacking' of confidential information, has allowed terror organisations to synchronise their operations, and has given children an effortless portal to pornography.
So the pros and cons seem to be fairly equal. Should the Internet stay or should it go? Well that isn't even a relevant question as very few nations are facist enough to abolish a network used by millions, and mega conglomerates like AOL and Yahoo would fight any such actions with all their financial might. In fairness it is not the technology that is a problem, it is the people using it. In theory the Internet is an entirely positive thing, serving as a method for the whole world to communicate and share information. It is the deviant individuals that use the Internet that make it such a turmultuous entity.
No nation can stop its people from saying or sharing what they want over the Internet, but they can attempt to put a stop to the deviant people who are breaking the law, regardless of whether or not they are sharing their exploits over the Internet. The fact is child pornography and other such evil pursuits are being filmed
somewhere so national governments should be making plans of smoking out these individulas and punishing them.
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PORNOGRAPHY
Not everyone has a fond view of pornography, but nevertheless it is a billion dollar industry and has thrived throughout history. Sex is as vital to the human condition as food and warmth, and we all need to satisfy our sexual needs. Unfortunately we live in a world where looks, success, and conformity are over-emphasised in relationships and sexual attraction, and as such not everyone can get the gratification that they desire. This is a strong factor in the strength of the porn industry.
Pornography can certainly be beneficial, it is afterall just fantasy and comes hand in hand with masturbation (no pun intended). For lonely unnattached people, porn can increase gratification gained from masturbation and fulfill a lot of their sexual needs. Even couples have benifitted from pornography as it can often open their minds to new possibilities and lead to their own sex lives becoming more adventurous and fulfilling. It can even be educational, bringing peace-of-mind to anyone contemplating experimentation. Thousands of perfectly normal couples use pornography as a sex-aid to spice up or kickstart their own lovemaking.
Of course there can be adverse affects. If viewed by a child, it can create a confused attitude towards sex as they may not understand that what they are seeing is merely roleplaying. In some instances partners can mistreat or resent their partners for not being as attractive or as sexually accomodating as the on-screen lovers. And many of us have read about the recent phenomenom of marriages splitting up because one partner becomes addicted to Internet porn and actually prefer it to actually having sex with their spouse.
The mainstream porn industry, such as Vivid and Rocco Siffredi Pictures are legitimate and proffessional, obeying the law and treating their 'talent' with respect. They sign employment contracts, pay good money, and do not force anybody to do anything they do not want. There are however underground organisations which violate human rights by exploiting children, invalids and unwilling participants, and it is these groups that must be stopped.
Pornography will always be around because we live in a democracy and people want it. Protesters such as the Catholic church need to understand that they have no ownership over people's decisions and opinions. There are however certain aspects of the porn industry that need to be controlled, regulated, and in many instances dissolved.
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BAD CINEMA
Bad Cinema is obviously a hypothetical term as what appears bad to one person may not necessarily appear bad to someone else. Generally the term is attached to films which were either culturally significant in that they shocked the establishment, or that they were restricted by the censors. On a lower level the term can also refer to films that leave a bad taste in the mouth of the audience.
The most infamous 'video nasties' are titles such as
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Straw Dogs, and of course many others. These films were originally deemed too obscene and disturbing by British censors, the BBFC. They have, however, all been subsequently released, which in many ways gives a clear indication that censorship is lessoning and social tolerance is increasing. Many say that films such as those mentioned have helped push the boundaries of censorship and has led to a more liberal society as far as the media is concerned. In opposition, however, many people suggest that the lessening of censorship boundaries has led to people being desensitising by the loosely regulated media. The hypodermic needle theory suggests that we passively absorb the values of the media, and thus behave in a manner comparable to the material we have been exposed to.
Often an auteur attempts to shock an audience in order to make their expressed values more potent. The film,
Kids, by Larry Clark is emotionally disturbing and difficult to watch. Dealing with HIV, underage sex, and delinquency, the film pulls no punches and as a result leaves the audience reeling. To shock people is possibly the best way to instill within them a message.
Bad Cinema is historically significant in that it gives an insight into the attitudes and values of society at that time. Often films are banned or censored because they deal with social concerns. Social concerns change over time however, which is why films are often released from quarantine. For instance,
Kids was effective because it was released into a society that greatly worries about the issues present in the film.
Much of bad cinema is anti-authority and strives to change the way society operates, other times it is just a way to create 'buzz' around a Director's career. But change in society is inevitable, and if anything, cinema charts the changes by giving an indication of sociological values throughout the decades.
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DISHONESTY
It is doubtful that anyone has ever gone their entire life without lying. People lie for all sorts of reasons: a child may lie out of fear of being punished, a mother may lie to protect a child from harsh truths, and of course there are the age old fibs of Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny.
A lie is essentially misinformation, but sometimes it is better to deny someone the truth. Do we really tell our children that the cat got run over? No we tell them it ran away. These are diplomatic lies - told to spare someone's feelings. Then there are beautiful lies, ergo the Easter Bunny. But of course lies are essentially dishonest and quite often deviant. The unfaithful husband lies to cover his indiscretion, the murderer lies to hide his guilt, and the unscrupulous newspaper editor lies to sell papers. All of these examples are of when lies are not little or white, they are dishonest and bad.
Lies, like the truth, can be wielded to hurt, please, or confuse people, and like the truth they should be used with discretion and courteousy.
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TERRORISM
Terrorism is so commonplace today that it is perhaps the defining issue of the early 21st Century thus far. As an example, I am sure that the following names are all instantly recognisable:
[Osama Bin Laden] [Saddam Hussein] [Colonel Gaddaffy] [Ariel Sharon]
Although not proven terrorists, these men and many others are a constant threat to the world, even though Saddam is incarcerated and Gaddaffy has ceded his weapons of mass destruction to the west, they are still dangerous men. The name Saddam Hussein is still worshipped by remnants of the Rupublican Guard in Iraq and many splinter groups, who may carry out their actions in his name; so Saddam is still very much a threat, and woe betide that he actually gets to court and given the chance to lift the lid on the hypocrisy of America (The largest terrorist organisation in the world) before Bush manages to execute him and shut his mouth forever.
We vindicated the second Gulf War on the premise of weapons of mass destruction, yet NONE were found in Iraq, and why do people forget that the atomic bomb was created by America and has only ever been used by America (Twice)? Yet they are the good guys of the Second World War and the Pacific theatre. Over the last century it has begun to appear that separate rules apply to the United States of America. Why? Who knows, maybe we just want to stay friendly with a nation of celebrities. And lets not forget that America is a war-mongering country with a pacifist public - is that why they remain righteous, because they go to war but act like they don't want to?
The main reason for terrorism is quite simple, hate! They hate us and we hate them. We call ourselves the good guys yet we bomb and decimate many third world countries which are poverty-striken enough without Cruise missile destroying their hospitals, universities, and zoos (which always seem to be critical targets to American pilots). But if they retaliate they are terrorists. Why? Because their bombs are not sanctioned by the international community. The Iraq army used US weapons to kill US soldiers. Why? Because we gave them to Saddam when he was bombing our enemies, the Iranians. Saddam was our little friend until he decided to make his own decisions and annex Kuwait (the royal family of which happen to be good friends of the western world); at that point he became an evil despot. In other words, it was ok for Saddam to invade other nations as long as they were chosen by America.
Bush accuses Saddam of unlawfully holding power while it has been proven that Bush himself LOST the 2000 election. The United States campaign to liberate Iraq was backed only by the Uk and was opposed by many nations - so does that not make Bush a terrorist for bombing a country when the International community did not sanction it? The whole issue of terrorism reeks of hypocrisy.
I am not trying to damn America or the middle east. I am just saying there are too many blurry lines to claim that there are good and bad guys. In my estimation there is the rich and the poor, and the rich get to do whatever they want. If we want terrorists to stop attacking us, then we should stop attacking them. We should help one another, not kill one another.
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URGES
In response to
Emine Silay's Blog (Tuesday, December 23) in which she asks "if your bad for trying to find out your Christmas presents when they are meant to be a suprise?", I say that the issue is not one of morality or ethics - it is one of will-power. We know that the presents are for us and in some way our property already. We know that looking at the presents early is naughty and may hurt the buyer's feelings, but our human instincts kick in and we are overwhelmed with curiosity.
Sometimes we have the urge to act badly just to see if we have it in us. To act badly can sometimes be a 'rush' or even fulfill a fantasy.
Sam Fisher's Blog (Thursday, October 23rd) suggests that we all have a dark side to our ego, and that we all fantasize about being bad, and by idolising hollywood bad guys like Bruce Willis and DeNiro, we are actually indulging our dark sides in a kind of catharsis.
My point is that we deem many issues deviant that revolve around will-power: Masturbation, Obesity, Crimes of Passion, Infidelity - these are all issues dominated on a person's ability to make decent decisions in favour of easy ones. We all have the urge to cheat, eat, and steal but what makes the distinction of whether or not we are bad is if we have the strength of conviction to do the right thing. It is on this point I summarise that a majority of bad behaviour is based soley on temptation and our mental strength against it.
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TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS
As a bearer of body art i can honestly say that i did it to seek attention. We all have unique bodies, but primarily they are the same. Generic shades of skin, hair and eye colour categorise us all. We nearly all fall into categories of normality. I am five foot nine, have green eyes, and weigh thirteen stone - none of those traits are particularly extraordinary, and perhaps other people feel the same about themselves. Our minds however are vastly different, and by having a tattoo or body adornment you are fastening a part of your personality onto your body. It is in essence no different to the fashion choices we make. A tattoo saying 'let's all love' gives a distinct insight into the bearer's personality.
Simon's Blog (Friday, November 28) makes many interesting comments about the connotations of tattoos in film and their presence in stereotypes.
The stigma of body art is lessening thanks to many celebrities having their own bodies adorned and thus integrating it into pop culture. However the presence of the tattoo isn't always the issue - it is what the tattoo represents. If you had a swastika on your forehead you are not going to get a job as an MP or a priest (although fifty years ago the catholic church may have welcomed you with open arms). So I think the old fashioned opinion that only gang members, thugs, and the working-class have tattoos has now evolved to a point where it is the connotations of the image that matters.
Many tattoos can be easily covered by clothing, and very few people have them where they are constantly visible. This is because body art is seen in the work place in the same way as outrageous clothing and thus is not always acceptable. A journalist with a scorpion tattooed on his hand turning up to interview an old lady could possibly frighten her as the older generation still tend to have old fashioned views of body art.
The
Maoris see tattoos as honourable and identifiable as do Indonesians, so it really is a matter of sociological values and personal taste. If someone wants to modify their body, that's fine, but they should be willing to accept the preconceptions that certain people may have of them.
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PIRACY
Modern day piracy, ergo breaching copyright laws to gain profit is an ever increasing crime. What makes it a controversial issue is that the normal law-abiding public are beginning to participate. Many claim that downloading music or copying videogames is harming no one as they would not be able to afford the legitmate article anyway, while others claim that it serves big corporations right for charging exorbitant prices for products which cost them a matter of pence to manufacture.
One example of this is DVDs. A DVD costs two pounds less to manufacture than a VHS (cassette according to
PCZONE magazine 2002), yet they are commonly priced five or six pounds more than video tapes. Manufacturers do this because they can get away with it; people want DVDs more than VHS so as a result they get overcharged. So do these greedy, profiteering companies really deserve our loyalty?
Another issue is the mainstream emergence of media duplication hardware and data manipulation software. Sony complain about piracy while at the same time manufacturing DVD copiers and CD ReWriters. Ironically as piracy increases, Sony and other electronic manufacturer's hardware sales increase, so are they really losing out?
Piracy has become one of those socially acceptable crimes because so many people do it. If you walk into someone's house and they are downloading music you would most likely think nothing of it. The only people that seem to care are the corporate giants who are scared that their billion dollar profit margins may decline a little.
In all seriousness, I have two pound in my bank account, so do i really care if i am stealing a few pounds from the pocket of Bill "the richest man in the world" Gates? No, I do not!
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RELIGION
Religion has been integral to many people's lives, often without them realising it, for civilisation has progressed on the back of religion. The differences between East and Western culture for instance has a lot to do with religion. A majority of the western world converted to Christianity or a branch religion centuries ago, whereas many Eastern territories developed tribal religions which eventually evolved into polytheism or the belief in nature as a whole. These vastly different belief structures gave rise to vastly different cultures, i.e. the Western pursuit of better health and better living versus the Eastern pursuit of spirituality and peacefullness. Western countries however are rapidly succumbing to hegemony and uniting in common beliefs and as a consequence are diluting their national identities.
Most religions dictate the way its followers behave, which is often very positive. Christians, for instance, try to lead good and healthy lives, frequently finding moral support in their deity during times of misfortune. Budhists are respectful to nature and respect the health of the enviroment. And Muslims seek to procure peace throughout the world.
However the unwavering believe that all religious people have of their faith being the one true faith has often lead to tragedy. From the Holy Crusades of Christianity to the Jihad of some of todays Arab religions, belief can sometimes heavily burden humanity. For on a basic level the existence of several large religions, all with different beliefs suggest that there are no Gods at all. If there were then would we not all have the same belief in this universal religion? If there is an afterlife, which religion has got it right?
Religion is certainly a good thing on many levels. Nearly all religions strive for peace, family unity, and philantropy. Strong belief offers solice, confidence, and motivation unavailable to an atheist. And without religion we woud not have
St Basil's Cathedral, the
Taj Mahal, or many other beauties of civilisation. Having beliefs is a good thing as long as the believers respect that their views and opinions are not universal or infallable.
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MASTURBATION
I truly believe that most of us do it, except maybe Catholics and Victorians, but there seems to be getting less and less of them about. Is it wrong? Well it is our body, why should we not be able to do with it as we please?
I think the main argument against masturbation is that it is perhaps associated with perversion. We have all seem images of some social outcast masturbating into his sister's underwear. Of course in adolescence many, if not most boys get an unhealthy urge to whack off and perhaps masurbation in excess is a little immoral if it leads to lying or the shurking of one's responsibilities. But positively, Masturbation can help a person come to terms with their own body, their sexuality, and, as many experts say, can lead to orgasms becoming easier to achieve during intercourse.
Ultimately masturbation is a private venture, so providing that it is kept that way who is it gonna affect and what harm could it possibly do?
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SMOKING
A habit which has all but killed my father. Emphysema, cancer, bronchitis, low stamina, and high blood pressure are all common symptoms suffered by longtime smokers. yet people still smoke in their millions...Why?
Because television, magazines, films old and new paint the art of cigarette smoking as cool, sexy, and roughneck - many attributes that we would like to associate ourselves with. In adolescence we see smoking as rebellious; our parents don't want us to, so we do. In later life we are inescapably hooked.
Our "caring Government" doesn't relish the thought of losing all that tax income that they slap on cancer sticks in a false plan to dissuade people from smoking. They don't have the morals to just outlaw britains biggest killer because that would be financially devastaring. So why does one of the world's biggest killers still thrive?
Because people are weak and vain and stupid, and tabacco companies are unscrupulous, heartless, and immorally capatalist.
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INFIDELITY
Something in which most men have indulged at some point, particularly in adolescence. Of course infidelity has no positive effects, it does nothing but hurt another person. But why are men so incapable of keeping it in their pants?
Maybe it has something to do with biology. In nature nearly all mammalian species have the biological imperative to propogate. The males of most species are urged to mate with as many females as possible, whereas the female is urged to find a suitable mate (one suitable mate per birth). So maybe this biological imperative is inherent on some level within the human male. This theory is supported by many
scientific findings from a variety of sources.
So women get off our backs - it isn't our fault!
Emma Longmore's Blog (Wednesday, December 10th) gives an alternative viewpoint of infidelity, contrary to the theories expressed here, in which she explains that infidelity exists within the mind and has little to do with the body.
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BANDITS
Naughty men and woman who abide by no rules but their own. Typically bandits are on the run or at least frequently on the move. This is one of the defining characteristics that make bandits more than just burglars or thugs.
Of course another criteria of a bandit is notoriety or in many cases fame. In fact many bandits are seen differently in the eyes of the public than in the eyes of the government. Bonnie and Clyde, The Krays,
Robin Hood, Billy the Kid, John Gotti - all outrageous criminals that were idolised by many members of the public.
Benjamin France's Blog (Friday, November 14th) describes how bandits can sometimes be viewed differently by anti--authority left-wingests and state-supporting right-wingests (ie. he and his father). He also suggests that Robin Hood was a fictional character which is not entirely true. He was a real person whose exploits were somewhat hyperbolised in folklore tradition.
One main attributes of a bandit is to fight authority on behalf of the common man, giving the police the slip, robbing banks, and laughing in the face of justice. Perhaps this is why many are hailed as heros.
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To learn the History of Robin Hood visit:
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To see the original FBI casefile on Bonnie and Clyde click here
