How do leadership cults employ erotic symbolism to strengthen emotional attachment, loyalty, and hierarchical obedience?
Leadership cults are groups that rely heavily on charismatic authority...
In this essay, I will discuss how sexual repression functions as a psychological technology to produce compliant, submissive, and morally vigilant citizens. Sexual repression can be defined as the...
Can sexual relationships be intentionally leveraged to cultivate loyalty, cohesion, or obedience within elite networks? This is an interesting question that has received increasing attention in...
Narratives of celibacy or ascetic sexual norms have been used throughout history to enforce obedience and moral conformity through internalized discipline. These narratives often involve an...
Erotic Metaphors and Tension Between Authority, Obedience, and Desire
Authority is defined as the power to command others' behavior or actions. It can be wielded through coercion, persuasion, or...
Authoritarian and democratic societies have distinct views on pleasure and sexual freedom that are reflected in their social norms and laws. Authoritarian societies tend to place restrictions on...
In any society, the presence of power structures is inevitable, whether it is politics, economics, religion, culture, or other social systems. As such, these structures require a certain level of...
When one thinks about authoritarian governments or regimes, they often think about oppression, censorship, and violence.
There is another important aspect that can be used as an effective tool of...
Relationships Among Leaders
Leaders are often involved in intimate relationships that intersect with issues of loyalty, obedience, and patronage networks. These intersections can have significant...
Sexual repression is the practice of suppressing one's natural urges for sexual intercourse, which can be caused by various factors such as culture, religion, morality, upbringing, trauma, abuse,...