Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator

The Sexual Revolution, when viewed through a political lens, has historically been tethered to Left-wing ideologies in the West, framed as a countercultural revolt against conservative norms. Baby Boomers weaponised hedonism as a rejection of their parents’ right-wing traditionalism, conflating sexual liberation with progressive politics. In Communist states, however, such associations were fraught with contradictio…