Gymnasium

Europeans and their sporelings often pride themselves on the free exchange of ideas found within their society. This free exchange of ideas and blossoming of independent thought is considered by these people to be unique to them. They seem to lack the historical understanding of the incredible tolerance of past societies and are quick to forget their own recent flirtations with authoritarianism and current infatuation with the same. Westerners think that critique of their society from within is a unique feature, while dialogue such as this existed in many other cultures. Indeed, a lot of the subcultural trends that threaten to change the dominant mainstream Western view of the world are borrowings from other cultures.

Yoga is a popular pastime and method of relaxation and is a borrowing from India, meant to help relieve the otherwise dreary exercises used (and truly, by most of the population not used) by adults for staying in shape. Here it might make sense to speak a litlte bit about the modern European gymnasium. First, we may focus on the sensory - the smell of sweat and bleach mixes in cold air, the walls lined with mirrors and the incessant drone of machines interrupted by the slaps of rubber against rubber. This same description may be used to describe the European industrial workshop, and in philosophy, little difference exists between the European approach to industrial production and fitness. A dizzying array of machines may be found within these gymnasiums - all purporting to offer some innovation which isolates and focuses a particular muscle or muscle group. This very approach reeks of the classic industrial approach to problem solving - a broken part? Fix it! A weak joint? Strengthen it. We may find its antecedents in the European’s pride: watchmaking. This fails to acknowledge that the body and bodily motion is a fluid and concertine matter - involving the complex interaction of overlapping components rather than the clockwork of one gear against another, turning and turning to produce one action. Most of all, these gymnasiums are completely lacking in happiness. It is not difficult to understand why these peoples are often incredibly obese and prone to all sorts of medical conditions, mental and physical. Indeed, it seems that life as an adult in European society is quite dull - and so by design. We shall talk about this more in the fun section.

 

Violence in the gym
Football is a violent sport that appeals to all age ranges and classes. Upper classes engage in the same rituals but much showier.