Knee-jerk Liberalism versus The Imperative to Understand

Knee-jerk Liberalism versus The Imperative to Understand

Political philosophy and Ethics based on values and preferences are not enough. In fact, it is downright dangerous and misguided to do. so. Conclusions without understanding based on facts and knowledge are often erroneous.  Knowledge deep down in indivisible and interrelated. To understand racism one must know political science, biology, ethology, psychology, and history. To understand rape, one must know more than just biology. One must get acquainted with sociology and psychology as well. In fact, it is sheer ignorance to attribute rape to biological urges brought on by the presence or exhibition of a sexy object. More often than not, it is all about power. Prison rapes are prime examples. Little children and old women are the targets of weak, powerless, unaccomplished males. Surely, little children and old women are hardly called sexy. Those in powerful positions all have high levels of testosterone. That's why male bosses get turned on by subordinate females and masters of the house sleep with female servants or slaves (in plantation days). The testosterone drops off markedly if the power-holders suddenly lose power. Power is tied with economics. Laid-off spouses, usually males, have low sexual urges and routinely become temporarily impotent, and permanently so if the spouses treat them like dirt and hint at divorce!