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Plato was among the first to analyze and critique the traditions of male love current in their time, the fourth century BC. His works document the teachings of Socrates, who appears to have favored chaste pederastic relationships, marked by a balance between desire and self-control. He pointedly criticized purely physical infatuations, for example by mocking Critias' lust for Euthydemus by comparing his behavior towards the boy to that of a "a piglet scratching itself against a rock" (Xenophon, Memorabilia 1.2.29-30). That, however, did not prevent him from frequenting the boy brothels, from which he bought and freed his future friend and student, Phaedo,[3] nor from describing his erotic intoxication upon glimpsing the beautiful Charmides' naked body beneath his open tunic (Plato, Charmides 155c-e).
Originally posted by undo
well then join me in denying ignorance by admitting that social pressures will make even very well educated people such as socrates and plato, extol the sexual eroticism of young boys.
this has nothing to do with me saying our culture will devolve into pederasty
but an example of how if something is pushed as the norm, no matter how unnatural or natural it may or may not seem to the rest of us, you can bet there's someone higher up, pushing it for a reason that may not be immediately obvious to those looking on.
[edit on 13-11-2008 by undo]
THE GREEKS KILLED THEIR FEMALE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY PREFERRED MEN
Originally posted by undo
reply to post by RFBurns
are you threatening me because i don't happen to think that the alternative lifestyle push is going to be a good thing for women?