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the family, and on the other it is a constant struggle with the “bosses.” For the anarchists and the
lower classes this struggle is about receiving fair payment for their labor. For those in power
above the working class this struggle is about maintaining the status quo and getting the most out
of the labor of the workers.
At the same time, workers must realize that the struggle between the bosses and the
workers is not a badminton match—it is a class war. Under these circumstances workers
must use what works, whether the bosses (and their courts) like it or not. (Industrial
Workers of the World)
The act of sex is an aspect of identity because of the role that partners are supposed to
play in the sexual relationship. This is an identity builder in the anarchist pamphlets because the
act of sex in anarchist terms is different from the act of sex within the viewpoint of the status
quo. The sexual relationships that are supported through the “Beginners Guide to Responsible
Sexuality (for men)” involve both men and women (or homosexual couples) treating each other
as equals seeking mutual satisfaction.
Real sex rocks. When both you and your partner are completely out of your mind, totally
attentive to each other, and responding to every little thing, sex is incredible. This is not
the sex that you see on video or framed in some magazine. I’m talking about sex that is
fully consensual as safe as possible, and made insanely great by your full attention to
getting your partner to orgasm, and your partner doing the same for you.
This is different in the male dominated capitalist society because in that worldview
women are sexual objects used to fulfill male desires. According to this view of reality sex is
male oriented and the act of sex is guided by male desires; women are supposed to remain
passive about the act.
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