/lit/ - Literature

I translated 3.7: https://pastebin.com/biCFcvdT -- here's the parts I found most interesting, specifically in the synthesis of how the author thinks about the future of America and how to organize Chinese society in light of his future career.

> The question is why there was sexual liberation after the 1960s, but not before? Is there any logical connection between this and the development of material production? There should be. Freud said that the development of civilized life means suppressing human instinct. Marcuse called it “basic repression.” However, after the full development of material life, when people don’t need to exert so much energy to deal with nature and maintain physical existence, people’s instincts will be unrestrained. The development in the level of social material leads to a revolution of moral concept. In this process, the more important topic is to put forward a new topic of managing society: From managing material production to managing human behavior. This is probably a problem that any society will encounter when its materialism reaches a certain level.

>The sexual liberation of Americans is probably at its peak, there is nothing left for future generations to discover. Pornographic magazines have exposed everything about men and women. Constant exploration becomes anatomy. Pornographic magazines often use large color photos to render the human body, including the details of genitals. In many states, these magazines are sold to the public. Pornographic movies are full of sex. In this environment, all kinds of debates will naturally be fierce and the biggest problem is the younger generation. In order to cope in this era of the pursuit of bodily desires schools have set up courses about these areas. There are countless childrens and parent’s manuals. These are available in every library. All young students take these classes. Such books will generally show young men and women’s physiological structure, puberty changes, and contraception in clear detail. This education is widespread.

I'll try to translate more over the coming months and participate in the SA thread. Maybe we can work together to translate and analyze this text.