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| To those of the planet earth , Gor is many things
. To some it is a silly made-up word to name an imaginary place , no different
than the words Barsoom or Camelot . To far too many , it is a playground
where those who lack necessary social skills and charisma can immerse themselves
in fantasy and cloak themselves in a stereotypical disguise , be it handsome
warrior or beautiful slavegirl . To still others it is a mythical alternate
world to our own , a place similar to our own world yet different .... more
savage , yet more innocent . Gor is a world where time has been reversed , and then set back into forward motion altered . It is earth as it might have been , had civilization and society not taken the paths and courses which it did . It is a world without pollution , without the noise and stench of machines and diesel , oil and gas and carbon monoxide . A world where the machine has not eclipsed the glory of Man . Gor is a place where every Man and woman , no matter who they are , are taken into account for who and what they are ; where there are no limitations on the use of a Man's strength ; where there are no limitations on a woman's sexuality ; an other worldly garden where mankind has been forced to pick and choose what technology marvels will be accepted and utilized , and where foolish mankind is denied the opportunity of ever acquiring the ability to end life on His planet with the closing of a switch . Gor is a world where Priest Kings protect us from ourselves , and from outsiders such as the Kurii . Gor is a place where Men are not celebrated for the breaking of oaths , or congratulated for the distruction of another through treachery . It is a world where females may be free , if they are strong enough to stand toe to toe with Males and prove themselves equal ; where such woman are celebrated for their achievement , but where they must strive to maintain their status daily or be forced to relinguish it forever . It is a world where a woman can choose to acknowledge her deepest , most suppressed needs ; where she is relieved of centuries of inbred self-control , and can rely upon the physical fact of chains and collar to absolve her of her need to flee from her sexuality . Gor is a place where the weak cannot force the strong to bow through laws and cultural strictures ; where a Man is expected to obey the codes of His Caste , and is supported by His fellow Caste members if He does so ; where a Man may rise from peasant to Ubar , provided He is truely strong enough to do so . Finally , Gor is a world of responsibilty , upon which each person is responsible for the consequences of His or hers actions , whether they result in glory or degradation ; where those same conseqences are applied instantly to the deserver ; and where there is no no such defense as "temporary insanity ," no such syndrome as "delayed memory syndrome ," and where the only two capitol offenses are weakness and stupidity . Gor is a philosophy which challenges the accepted moral codes and dictates of our modern Earth society , and which dares to ask the question ; "Why ?" Why do we live the way we do ? Why do we think that way ? In our rush to plunge into humanity's future what valuable lessons might we have forgotten from humanity's past ? Gor is heresy . Gor is forbidden . Gor is taboo . Gor is terrifying to those who refuse to try to understand it . Gor is the dangerous type of free thought which is capable of altering the consciousness and day to day attitudes of a Man or woman , the very reason why Bertrand Russell was both celebrated and castigated by His peers , why the Catcher in the Rye was banned in many schools , why Scopes was put on trial . To know Gor is to glimpse a possible truth far different from the official one . To be a Gorean woman is to be considered a traitor to your sex . To be a Gorean Male is to be an enemy of the state . Gor is heaven if you are Gorean . Gor is hell if you are not . Tar Sardar Gor ! _Marcus_ |
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