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Masochism

I have stated throughout all of my works Perhaps so. I have followed the work of
that there is one undying principle that many philosophers, sometimes even
I will abide by. This principle is admiringly, and they will write volumes
freedom. When I can go to a library or upon volumes on their love of freedom and
book store, and pick up any book that they will disregard every social taboo as
captures my imagination, and delve simply preference, but then there is one
through the pages as I begin to think -- taboo that they could not discard as
to know that I can do this, is freedom. cultural superstition. They will praise
When I can walk into any business or Homosexuality as moral, claim that
public building, without being told that Euthanasia is justifiable, defend the
I have to leave because of my race or rights of every race, but when it comes
social class -- to know that I can do to the question of Pedophilia, perhaps,
this, is freedom. Knowing that I can they will discard it as an indecency.
believe any religion that I judge to be Yet, it seems to make all of their other
accurate, knowing that I can make my own works seem so fickle, almost meaningless.
decisions in what my creed is, knowing With all that I have written on the
that I can associate with whomever I matter of liberty, how could I still
desire, knowing that it is not a crime to respect myself if I condemned
love another -- to know that once the Masochism?Masochism may be defined as the
doors to my home are closed, that I am concept that causing physical pain can
allowed to do anything that causes no cause pleasure, often times linked with
suffering, this is freedom, and it is sexuality. There may be numerous
what I believe in. The Puritan laws that arguments against it. They can call it
made human affection a crime, the indecent. They can call it irreligious
McCarthy laws that made support of the or "unChristian." They can claim it is
workers punishable with prison, the brutal. They can use every word invented
Comstock laws that made knowledge of the by mankind to oppose the onward march of
human body illegal, the laws of the freedom. The facts don't change. Those
government have been oppression. As they who oppose a person's right to Masochism
take away our freedoms and put our heroes are my enemies, because all creeds that
in prison, when we cannot walk down the unite to arrest the individual's right to
street without fear of being attacked by happiness are my enemy. I will not fight
the police, when the United Sates this battle with weapons but with logic.
government uses the same tactics as the I support a person who desires to engage
Gestapo and the Councils of Safety, this in Masochism, as much as I support a
is not freedom. Yet, despite the person who wishes to be an artist, a
repressive nature of organized writer, a poet, a philosopher. Happiness
government, as much as organized is a value in itself, and every one
religion, every poet who hides underneath should strive for it in the manner that
these jungle branches will become an best suits them. We should not be
artist, and draw pictures in his mind restricted in this. If a person reaches
about the dream of freedom. It is this into the interests of their culture, and
which my life has been composed of.Now, they find themselves attracted to
when we come to the question of physical pain, then there is no reason to
Masochism, I cannot imagine a great deal deny them this right. By supporting a
of intellectual arguments against it. person's right to Masochism, we are
Yet, with all my writings, in defense of supporting freedom and liberty, the
one's right to sexual promiscuity, to sources of order and happiness.
drug use, to believe whatever they wish, Life,Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has
is it at all fathomable that I would come been writing essays and poetry on social
to the question and say, "If a man wants issues which have caught his attention
to believe in any religion, it is fine. for several years. His website provides
If a man wants to associate with any a complete list of all of these writings.
political party, that is his decision. His life experience includes
Yet, if a man wants to inflict physical homelessness, squating in New Orleans and
damage to his body, to cause his mind LA, dropping out of high school, getting
pleasure, that is to say, if a man is a expelled from college for "subversive
Masochist, he is immoral." Is it ever activities," and a myriad of other
possible to think that I would respond to revolutionary actions.
the question of Masochism this way?




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