I recently watched a speech on Yukio Mishima by Jonathan Bowden, and he made a really good observation on Japanese society that made me reflect on my own experience as a westerner; What we often see as depravity or sexual perversion, they tend to view less as a moral failing and more as a kind of pressure valve, a way to release pent-up frustration and anger without disrupting the broader social order, which remains deeply hierarchical and tightly structured, even today. Within that framework, certain taboos or perversions are tolerated and encouraged as necessary counterbalance to social rigidity, a "meaningful asymmetry" as Bowden calls it.
In contrast, we in the West are more inclined to externalize our frustrations, to act them out in the world. Weβre less disciplined, less contained. In some sense, that makes us more masculine, more virulent. The Japanese worldview on this has always leaned toward the feminine: very inwards, fearfully restrained, and rooted in maintaining constant harmony and avoiding chaos within the society even if that means sacrificing their own spiritual well being. This dynamic isnβt new, it stretches back to the days of the Shogunate and Imperial Japan, where such balance was kept through an honor based system, warfare, and ritualized, violent death. They once had violent outlets. Now they donβt, and so the tension bleeds into the culture, now more than ever.
But weβre not so different, In the West, too, the more weβre prevented from externalizing this anger, whether through war, conquest, or conflict, the more it spills sideways into art, culture, and private life. Depravity becomes a mirror of repression in modern, liberal democratic societies. It's not an exact parallel, but the pressure builds just the same, here and elsewhere.
I think there's a good point to be made with Eastern Europe, especially in the Balkans. That region has been steeped in rage and repressed anger that, not so long ago, erupted through ethnic conflict and war. It wasn't a healthier outlet, but it was an outlet. Now, with those channels closed, the tension lingers which could very well be a reason for their apparent permanent decadent and aberrant behavior, though that may be less of a moral collapse and more of a psychic overflow. And unlike the West, theyβve had a harder time adapting, partly due to their blood.
Gentleness and empathy are important, but how are we supposed to be gentle and empathetic when weβre drowning in internalized anger? That rage doesnβt just disappear, it bleeds into culture, and it eats us from the inside out. We turn on ourselves, we turn on each other. We hate ourselves and so we hate eachother. We self-annihilate constantly and then pass it off as kindness. Itβs phony!
In contrast, we in the West are more inclined to externalize our frustrations, to act them out in the world. Weβre less disciplined, less contained. In some sense, that makes us more masculine, more virulent. The Japanese worldview on this has always leaned toward the feminine: very inwards, fearfully restrained, and rooted in maintaining constant harmony and avoiding chaos within the society even if that means sacrificing their own spiritual well being. This dynamic isnβt new, it stretches back to the days of the Shogunate and Imperial Japan, where such balance was kept through an honor based system, warfare, and ritualized, violent death. They once had violent outlets. Now they donβt, and so the tension bleeds into the culture, now more than ever.
But weβre not so different, In the West, too, the more weβre prevented from externalizing this anger, whether through war, conquest, or conflict, the more it spills sideways into art, culture, and private life. Depravity becomes a mirror of repression in modern, liberal democratic societies. It's not an exact parallel, but the pressure builds just the same, here and elsewhere.
I think there's a good point to be made with Eastern Europe, especially in the Balkans. That region has been steeped in rage and repressed anger that, not so long ago, erupted through ethnic conflict and war. It wasn't a healthier outlet, but it was an outlet. Now, with those channels closed, the tension lingers which could very well be a reason for their apparent permanent decadent and aberrant behavior, though that may be less of a moral collapse and more of a psychic overflow. And unlike the West, theyβve had a harder time adapting, partly due to their blood.
Gentleness and empathy are important, but how are we supposed to be gentle and empathetic when weβre drowning in internalized anger? That rage doesnβt just disappear, it bleeds into culture, and it eats us from the inside out. We turn on ourselves, we turn on each other. We hate ourselves and so we hate eachother. We self-annihilate constantly and then pass it off as kindness. Itβs phony!
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I recently watched a speech on Yukio Mishima by Jonathan Bowden, and he made a really good observation on Japanese society that made me reflect on my own experience as a westerner; What we often see as depravity or sexual perversion, they tend to view lessβ¦
The Confucian, Christian or Buddhist would say "No, let me extinguish this evil, sinful wrath within my heart", The more Nietzschean or Faustian character would go "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHGGGGGG!!!!!" and then rape you, but after that he might as well be the greatest guy you've ever met, would be an effeminate outlet, but an outlet nevertheless.
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The Confucian, Christian or Buddhist would say "No, let me extinguish this evil, sinful wrath within my heart", The more Nietzschean or Faustian character would go "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHGGGGGG!!!!!" and then rape you, but after that he might as well be the greatestβ¦
The Confucian, Buddhist and Christian would just watch yt shorts until the feeling's gone, then be the most sexually perverted, depraved and shittiest guy ever.
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