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> mmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > lensman1955@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > The trustworthy women in Gor were those who learned the "proper"
> > manner
> > > of a woman which was subserveance (sp) to the local alpha male (the
> > > hero whose name I just can't recall.)
> >
> > Yeah, because a woman would never go out looking to find an alpha
> male
> > to tell her what to do in real life. Why, the very idea!
> >
> > Mark
>
> I'm not saying none would. I'm saying that that's ALL you'll see in
> Norman's world. Subservient women succeed, independent women are
> psychologically (sp) beaten down until they become subservient.
Untrue. There are rare counterexamples but they do happen.
>And, in Norman's mind-view, this is a good thing!
It is, and it is because in the Gorean mind view people are happiest when
they follow their natural inclinations. Since it is Norman's opinion that
it
is natural for men to dominate and women to submit, that's how people are
happiest in his books. Believe it or don't, as seems best to you, but
don't
castigate him for being consistent.
M
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