Quote Originally Posted by Double_Adapter View Post
Interesting angle.....I heard or read somewhere that sexually open societies have contributed significantly to advancements in literature, science, technology, philosophy, and civilization, while sexually repressive societies (and there's a few of those around the world including religious ones) have often been linked to periods of regression, stagnation, oppression eg such as the dark ages and countries deemed third world.

The only country that bucks the trend seems to be Saudi Arabia. Perhaps they just buy all the above with their oil.
I daresay when the west did a lot of its innovation, it was sexually repressive to some extent.

I suspect progress is a function of being able to innovate without corruption blocking it.

And also a feeling of self determination. Which is what dies when you call racism. You basically outsource the power to improve your situation to other people, and other people have no reason to care about you.

"we can't fix this problem because racism"