Drinking, Smoking & Screwing – An Artist’s Life Or A Marxist Ideological Subversion Of Morality?

From the Amazon blurb on the book:

‘Before the notion of “political correctness” encroached on the ways people spoke, wrote, and conducted themselves in public and private, some of America’s best writers embraced unsafe sex, excessive alcohol, and a good cigar. From the classically libidinous Henry Miller to the hilariously contemporary Fran Lebowitz, Drinking, Smoking and Screwing includes novel excerpts, essays, poems, and short stories in a bawdy and thoroughly entertaining anthology with no warnings — and no apologies.’

The overlying theme of the book is that male artists, drunk or sober, smart or dumb, can manipulate women, drunk or sober, smart or dumb into immorality. There are some honest and sometimes humorous depictions of addictions to cigarettes and alcohol but the whole reads like a nihilistic slide into hopelessness, that morally weak humans will do as humans do, and that the lure of immediate gratification can be marketed as success and the good life.

We are living in a world where life has become cheap and one where children and the most vulnerable are no longer safe from predation, physical and emotional violence and mutilation as well as easy access to heavily promoted government euthanasia programs now being seen as needed because of government sponsored economic deprivation. This progressive Liberal New World Order is one where pedophilia and bestiality have been legalized and serious crimes against humanity are ignored out of social justice and sympathy for the devil.

In 1984, Yuri Bezmenov gave an interview to G. Edward Griffin that is prescient of much of where we are at as western society now. At the time he rightly claimed that there was a long term plan by Communist Russia to conquer America through psychological warfare and demoralization. It was to be a long game that would take decades to achieve.

Bezmenov made the point that the work of the KGB mainly does not involve espionage, despite what our popular culture may tell us. Most of the work, 85% of it, was “a slow process which we call either ideological subversion, active measures, or psychological warfare.”

What does that mean? Bezmenov explained that the most striking thing about ideological subversion is that it happens in the open as a legitimate process. “You can see it with your own eyes,” he said. The American media would be able to see it, if it just focused on it.

Here’s how he further defined ideological subversion:

“What it basically means is: to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that despite of the abundance of information no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families, their community, and their country.”

Bezmenov described this process as “a great brainwashing” that has four basic stages. The first stage is called “demoralization” which takes from 15 to 20 years to achieve. According to the former KGB agent, that is the minimum number of years it takes to re-educate one generation of students that is normally exposed to the ideology of its country — in other words, the time it takes to change what the people are thinking.

He used the examples of 1960s hippies coming to positions of power in the 1980s in the government and businesses of America. Bezmenov claimed this generation was already “contaminated” by Marxist-Leninist values. Of course, this claim that many baby boomers are somehow espousing KGB-tainted ideas is hard to believe but Bezmenov’s larger point addressed why people who have been gradually “demoralized” are unable to understand that this has happened to them.

From: OPINION CANADA Canadian Politics and Opinions – Thursday, February 26, 2026

Is Canada’s Moral Compass Lost in the Absence of Religion? A Deep Dive into Changing Values – Chris Wick

1. Declining Religious Practice The New Atheist Movement advocated for a significant reduction in religious adherence in Western societies. In Canada, their influence seems to have made an impact, as surveys show that a substantial 89 percent of Canadians do not attend religious worship regularly, regardless of their religious affiliations.
2. The Consequence of Abandoning Religious Values As religious values recede, other moral values emerge to fill the void. This is evident in recent survey data, where 21 percent of Canadians express support for polygamy, 20 percent find suicide morally acceptable, and 19 percent favor the use of illegal drugs. A further 18 percent find it morally acceptable for married individuals to engage in affairs, while 11 percent support human cloning, and a disturbing 7 percent even consider pedophilia morally acceptable.
3. The Evolving Moral Landscape Recent data from 2022 indicates that 73 percent of Canadians now find divorce morally acceptable, and 69 percent believe that sexual relations between unmarried individuals are morally acceptable. Additionally, 59 percent consider same-sex sexual relations morally acceptable, although this figure has seen a slight decline. Conversely, 27 percent find it morally wrong, with stronger moral opposition observed among certain demographics.
4. The Abortion Debate On the topic of abortion, 29 percent of Canadians believe it is “morally wrong,” marking a four-point increase from the previous year. This shift is noteworthy as it represents a higher level of moral opposition compared to a decade ago.
5. Other Moral Issues Other moral issues addressed in surveys include support for same-sex “marriage” (66 percent), prostitution (30 percent, with a three-point decrease), embryonic stem cell research (55 percent), and the moral acceptability of pornography (31 percent). The discussion around pornography raises questions about its impact on individuals and the need for regulations to protect children.
6. A Nation Without a Moral Compass Collectively, these survey results paint a picture of a nation without a clear moral compass. Canadians appear to strongly disagree on various major moral issues, with substantial support for practices that have contributed to the erosion of social bonds and family structures. Immigrant communities, originating from more traditional countries, often uphold more traditional values.
7. Immigration and Its Challenges Mass immigration is an integral part of Canada’s demographic landscape, driven by high rates of abortion and low birth rates. The introduction of diverse cultural backgrounds brings its own set of challenges and opportunities as it influences the nation’s moral fabric.
8. “Where there is no vision, the people perish” The verse from Proverbs 29:18, carved on the West Side of Parliament’s Peace Tower, serves as a prophetic reminder of the importance of having a guiding vision. It suggests that in the absence of a shared moral compass, societies may face disintegration.

So there it is. Here we Are. Can one have a moral compass without some form of religious or ideological guidance? Who will set the compass? Will it be the technocrats that value their own ruthless supremacy over that of the common people? Will it be the religious zealots who also value their supremacy of virtue over all life on earth?

Who will decide?

And this from Action4Canada:

Canada, formerly a thriving nation, is now facing deep moral decay and economic decline. The spiritual battle is real, with infiltration in our schools, institutions, and culture. Scripture reminds us that when a nation turns from God, there are consequences—but there is also hope.

“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land”.
2 Chronicles 7:14