Quote Originally Posted by moptop
Now, I will defend anyone's right to adopt a lifestyle (provided it does not cause harm to others and they do not try to impose it on me), even though it bewilders me and I cannot truly approve. But my very soul rises up in disgust at the concept of severe behavioural modification. How can that be a consensual thing, since the sub/slave becomes a different person - almost a non-existant person, in fact?

Anyone who can enlighten me...
here's the thing you will find that Ironwulf, Bliz and others have said if you noticed was we pull things from this lifestyle and many others to make up your way.

For myself there is no totally workable lifestyle or religion or .gov for that matter.
my religion is eclectic so too is the rest of what i do.

The thread itself is using gorean based concepts to explore the slave issue and to a lessor degree the Dom/Master.

Forget rigidity.......

If a person choose to become a Gorean slave they have given consent prior too.
None here are supporting anything non-consensual. I've not read that in any post. Just general references to the whole of gorean lifestyle which ( on this planet *smiles* ) is unworkable. you have to allow for many things so the "Concept" is the basis for anything.
I would wonder even about those who live a BDSM lifestyle how much they adhere and when. How much do they vanilize to be acceptable in public? 24/7 in most any lifestyle is for the rare few ... so you see .. it's all in how it's worked into the life of the one's whom assume it.
I'd probably even go further and say which parts has one found workable out in society and which ones do they work behind the doors and walls of their home ? Try looking at it that way.