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Salient. Victoria University Students' Newspaper. Volume 39, Number 25. October 4, 1976

What About Good Old Morality?

What About Good Old Morality?

Dear Sir,

I find some contradictions in Barry Nonweiler's article Intolerance equals Myth. He tells us that "only the concept of socialism can embrace the returning to them [homosexuals] of their equality." He further says that socialist parties in America, Australia, Britain and New Zealand all help in the struggle for homosexuals 'rights'. So the clear-sighted socialists can see the justice of the homosexuals case, unlike the evil capitalist! However he then goes on to say, well, this is not actually how it works out in practice. The socialists support gay liberation in theory but in Russia, China. Cuba they are not actually given the 'rights' that the socialists promised them.

In case you are wondering why there is this inconsistency between what socialists (i.e. communists) say and do, Arnold Lunn and Garth Lean in their book The New Morality shed light on this.

"Many people have wondered that communism in different parts of the world seem to adopt quite different forms of sexual morality. The explanation is to be found in Lenin's axiom that the morality of communism is "wholly subordinated to the interests of the proletarian class war". In non-communist countries, the communists support all existing tendencies at so-called sexual freedom; they are irreconcilably opposed to all attempts to subject the sexual life to any moral or spiritual obligation, and in the name of liberty and mental health, they demand full sexual information" for young people - simply because they know that sexual knowledge or information, severed from moral obligation, tends to undermine the foundations of democracy.

In communist countries where communism has secured full control, sexual morality is gradually switched on to strictly- moralistic lines.........The communist leaders know the the sexual drive is a force which can contribute in the highest degree to give inner strength to a nation when it is harnessed to an objective which is sufficiently great (if Chinese morality today). To any ideology such as communism it goes without saying that one of the most important motive forces in human life must be exploited in this way to promote ideological ends".

Further Mr Nonweiler blames capitalism for the oppression of homosexuals. My guess is that as much oppression and stereotype of homosexuals takes place in non-capitalist societies. It could just be that man has a basic common sense that-rejects this form of sexual behaviour as abnormal.

Also the family is not a creation of capitalism but rather a necessity in any stable society, as Russia found out after her anti-family excercises after the Revolution of 1917.

Sexuality does not "pre-eminently open up to us the possibility of relief from loneliness". It may for homosexuals, but it is primarily a means whereby a man and woman can deepen their love for each other and express this love in their children.

Mr Nonweiler should look deepr than just blaming an economic system for oppression of homosexuals.

Sincerely yours,

Carl Telford.