How Queers explain World Politics

In the gay world we have several subcultures that reflect world politics and our discussions of this week. To start off we have bears, this is not the animal - I REPEAT NOT THE ANIMAL – the bear I am talking about is a hairy, older virulent gay man. For the purpose of this blog, the bear can be related to the hegemony that is the United States. The bear is a man who is usually older, and more influential in the sub-culture. They represent the United States this way by being at the top of the game. They are the ones that dictate the rules, the expectations of that particular way of life. This is attractive to others and makes them want to emulate the bears. The cubs are the allies of the bears just as countries such as England are the allies of the United States. This relates to the cold war as the United States and England and the allies grouped together to fight off the evils of communism and today terrorism. The common enemy; communism made the countries of the world feel unsafe and need to do all within their power to be secure in property, life, and liberty.
Next, we have the otters. These men are like the bears except in the fact that they are younger and generally fit. They are like the developing nations of the world. These are the nations that look to the United States, or their enemies, for help. The otters look to the more mature, self-sufficient bear as an example of how to live, act, and behave. These men look to the bears for aid of economic and social help. We have, in the world of politics, third world nations that look to America and its allies – or the bears and cubs – for economic aid, and policy making. In the Cold War, America/bears took it upon themselves to make sure that the cubs and otters, allies and third world nations, stayed on the ideological track of democracy and freedom and not give in to the pressures of the wolves, or the USSR.
Wolves – NOT AN ANIMAL – are hairy gay men who are dominant and aggressive. This represents the USSR during the Cold War days and terrorism for the world of today. This more aggressive sub-culture looks to destabilize the dominance of the bears. While there are wolves the bear lifestyle will always be threatened to the point that the bears will always be trying to keep bettering themselves and their standing in the world. This is also America’s justification for staying on top. While there is always a threat against the ideal of democracy, whether it is the threat of communism or terrorism, the United States must always be striving to stay on top.
While there are wolves, the bears will always fear for their safety and freedom. This never ending fear will lead to an always increasing sense of need for security. The ideals of democracy will always be threatened by an outside force and so there will always be a need to defend ourselves from domestic enemies and our enemies abroad. The gay subculture is an analogy of world politics in the past and today’s world. The ideologies and practices of world politics can be used to explain other societies and groups and vice versa.