War-gasms and nature rape...

So this is the topic being discussed this week in Feminism, and the reading gave us an interesting perspective. The parallel noted that those who engaged in war compared the conquering of countries and leaving them virtually lifeless to that of a sexual act. What I picked up on right away was the suggestion of force to achieve these means. Unfortunately, this is what men have done to nature; they have torn apart every vestige of nature until it no longer can sufficiently provide what we need. Much the way a rape victim cannot fully recover from being raped, this earth cannot recover from repeated abuses by men who seek to conquer the earth, rather than understand it.

What we also discussed with regard to the earth is how this topic is related to feminism, in that men oftentimes are forceful in their methods to gain success and/or access to something, instead of seeking other means to acquire what is desired. My suggestion was that men should seek to not only bridge the gap between male and female, but between humans and the earth by extension.