Brave New World is a novel written by Aldous Huxley1 published in 1932.
The novel describes a futuristic dystopian society operated by the World State using the principles of science and efficiency. The events take place in the year 2540 CE, but referred to in the book as 632 AF (i.e., AF stands for “after Ford”).
The society artificially controls its population by growing and cloning humans outside the womb. Citizens are selected as embryos, and given varying amounts of intubated chemicals and hormones to condition them into predetermined classes. Higher class embryos are fed better chemicals to produce superior physical and mental qualities, whereas lower class embryos are imperfectly altered. Lower class citizens are bred for menial labour, and the higher class are bred for leadership.2
Development of World State citizens continues after incubation and into childhood.
In the early stages of life, nurses present babies with books and flowers. When babies crawl towards the books and flowers, a shrill alarm sounds, and the babies suffer a mild electric shock. This is the role of Infant Nurses in the Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning room (i.e., Pavlovian conditioning of babies), and develops a subconscious hatred of books and flowers, which was a decision by the World State to abolish the enjoyment of nature, since it cannot be profitably consumed.
As children develop, they are exposed to a sleep teaching method called hypnopaedia. Hypnopaedia is not useful for intellectual training, but is able to morally and ideologically condition children. A recorded voice whispers to all sleeping children, and reinforces their class roles (e.g., Alphas must work harder than the inferior classes, Betas do not have to work as hard as Alphas, but are still superior to the other classes, etc.). Hypnopaedia is able to instill prejudices and distinctions based on class identity, and is revered as “the greatest moralizing and socializing force.”3
Children engage in erotic play to equate sex with meaningless fun.
Younger children are encouraged to indulge in sexual activity to disassociate sexual acts from love, motherhood and birth. The words “mother” and “father” are considered pornographic, and are exclusively used in clinical discussion. Most children are sterile clones, with the exception of a few “freemartins” that wear Malthusian belts with contraceptives. Highly sexual individuals are respected in society, whereas those who do not engage in sexual play are considered abnormal.4
Mother is one of the most vulgar words imaginable.
Sex as a pastime keeps the population distracted and controllable.
The World State appears to have begun its implementation of this vision.
The controversial decision by teachers at a Quebec school to replace Mother’s Day events with a celebration of parents has caused ripples all the way to the provincial legislature, but supporters say such moves can benefit children.
— Mother’s Day controversy in Quebec after teachers celebrate parents, Jacob Serebrin
This coincides with “findings” from “gender researchers.”
University researchers have suggested ditching words such as “mother”, “father” and “breastfeeding” in a bid to be more gender-inclusive.
The Australian National University Gender Institute’s Gender-Inclusive Handbook Every Voice Project recommends making the changes to be “inclusive of every voice.”
— ANU gender researchers suggest changing terms ‘mother’, ‘father’ to be more gender-inclusive, Elizabeth Daoud
Pleasure seeking enthusiasts, who bandwagon on the rainbow banner’s supreme visage of righteousness, promote these ideas as societal ‘progress.’
In 2020 we saw businesses around the world adopt more gender-neutrality as everything from fashion to parenting started to make the shift. And in 2021, universities and health bodies are at the forefront in creating more inclusive environments for their patients, students and customers who identify as transgender, non-binary or non-conforming.
— An Australian uni has offered new words for 'mother' and 'father'. This is why it matters, Gemma Bath
In parallel, we see similar embryonic ‘progress’ to artificially create human beings.
Scientists are currently pushing on an ethical boundary. Will out of body gestation ever replace the experience of human birth?
The team who made these artificial wombs say they are driven only by the desire to save the most vulnerable humans on Earth.
— ‘Parents can look at their foetus in real time’: are artificial wombs the future?, Jenny Kleeman
What about childhood sexual conditioning?
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health offers a European framework called Standards for Sexuality Education.
The Standards document is targeted for:
Political stakeholders.
Healthcare authorities.
Professionals working in the fields of education and healthcare.
Traditional sex education begins around 12 or 13 years old, which consists of basic reproductive information, and well understood risks. Of particular interest in these standards are the recommendations for age groups 0-4, 4-6, 6-9 and 9-12.
Carefully read through the selected Sexuality row, and follow the links to read other rows including Fertility and reproduction, Emotions, Sexuality and rights, etc.
The content in the Information, Skills and Attitudes columns is generally not taught to children at these ages. Usually, most of these topics are covered by parents.
Of particular concern is the topic of early childhood masturbation from ages 0-6 within the context of decision making for political stakeholders, healthcare authorities and professionals working in the fields of education and healthcare.
In this World State paradigm, governments and consolidated entities have assumed parental roles. This direction of explicit sex education is not far off from the description in Brave New World with its Elementary Sex lessons and erotic play.
Concluding remarks
Brave New World is a distinct dystopian vision.
… most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution.
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World5
Individuals enjoy their submission to the totalitarian World State through:
Eugenics and childhood conditioning.
Obedience is bred and taught.Collectivism.
Social psychological reinforcement.Techno-consumerism.
Materialism, escapism and distraction.Hyper-stimulation.
Culture of pleasure seeking through pharmaceutical drugs and sex.
Defenders of the World State are likely in love with their servitude.
Books, flowers, nature, truth and peace are superfluous compared with the hyper-stimulation offered by science, efficiency, ideological purpose, escapism and sexual gratification. Demoralized ideologues, capable of demonic acts of terror, would gladly sacrifice everything good to birth a totalitarian world order.
Where do you see yourself in this dystopian World State?
Are you a lover of servitude?
A naive nihilistic savage?
Or will you resist the artificial birth of this unnatural world?
Will you resolve your separation from nature, peace and truth?
At bare minimum, our children must NOT be sexually exploited.
Do not allow your children into this brave new world.
Aldous Huxley (Jul. 26 1894 – Nov. 22 1963) was an English writer and philosopher.
Lohnes, K. (2022). Brave New World. In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Brave-New-World
Spark Notes (2023). Brave New World: Summary, Chapter 2. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/bravenew/section2/
eNotes (2023). Brave New World: Expert Answers. https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-children-having-erotic-playtime-brave-new-622819
Huxley, A. (2004). Brave New World. Vintage Classics.
Very well-done Theodore! Along those lines:
https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/p/the-outcast
https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/p/logans-lesson-20-12-24
https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/p/the-declaration-vs-collectivist-creeds
https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/p/in-the-year-2525
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