Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Lysistrata - Abstinences Bring About Peace

So what's the best way to end war? It's a tough question, isn't it? There are so many variables in the "war equation" from distance of the fighting to reason for fighting, and many solutions have circulated over our country's warring years. Lysistrata's plan calls for a massive cooperative effort by all the women of Greece, ALL OF THEM, to abstain from having sex from all men, with the idea that men can't handle not having sex, and thus, giving in to the women's plans for peace. The idea is brilliant on paper, but I think the general feasibility of the plan is in question. First of all, all men who fight aren't typically fighting the enemy in their neighborhood, where their women are situated, they are usually off in rolling hills slicing and dicing the enemy. I think that the physical distance between the warring men and abstaining women to begin with is too large, it's almost as if men take abstinences when going to war simply because of the lack of women in war-like situations. Secondly, I'm unsure as to whether or not Lysistrata could unite all of Greec's women in order to achieve peace. Overall, the idea sounds pretty, but realistically I'm unsure as to its feasibility.

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