Category: Decline of the West
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Tucker Carlson on What is to be Done
We have been discussing how to proceed against our anti-civilizational political enemies. This essay by Carlson is not all that good, but it is worth a quick read-through. His points about truth and death are spot on. Nicole Gelinas in Regressives explains how a healthy progressivism transmogrified into regressivism rendering Gotham the shithole it now…
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2024: The Last Year of the Republic?
A New York friend of mine writes, When I settled in Jackson Heights after leaving Mom's Bronx nest almost a half-century ago, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Great architecture, uncongested sidewalks, a police presence, and elderly ladies taking a stroll in the early evening were among the first things that struck…
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The Latest from Peter van Inwagen
This just over the transom: Dear Sir, Recently I have been looking for some work by Peter van Inwagen and found his recent book Being A Study in Ontology. I believe the subject could be very interesting to you, because, as far as I know, you have written several times on his ontological views (even if there…
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American Paralysis and Decline
Yet another by Victor Davis Hanson. There is nothing to disagree with here. But Victor, what is to be done? Surely you have some suggestions! You have demonstrated great civil courage by speaking your mind openly. What prevents you from taking the next step? Is it because you think it would be 'unprofessional' to do…
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Civilization Versus the New Nihilists
Victor Davis Hanson Put the question to your friends and acquaintances: Which side are you on? If they are not on the side of civilization, cut them off. Make them pay a price for their willful self-enstupidation. Why should they get the benefit of your friendship? If enough of us ostracize enough of them, this…
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Seven Causes of Civilizational Decline and Fall
A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within. The essential causes of Rome's decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars. Will Durant Caesar and Christ, epilogue As it went with Rome, it may well…
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The Greatest Risk We are Taking
Pat Buchanan warned us six years ago. Substack latest.
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Political Pessimism (Realism?) at Townhall
Guy Benson: " 'Sanctuary' Democrats will never forgive Texas Governor Greg Abbott for forcing them to live with even a small taste of the consequences created by their reckless pro-illegal immigration posturing." Matt Vespa: "Joe Rogan has had enough of these folks in the political discourse. It may not be shocking to the Left since any deviation from…
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Suicide by Illegal Immigration
Such suicide is what the leaders of the present-day Democrat Party promote. They are out to destroy the United States of America. It is perfectly plain that diversity is not our strength despite their asinine and oft-repeated asseverations to the contrary. Diversity sans unity = decline, downfall, disaster. 'Asinine' is exactly the right word, deriving…
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Joe Biden: An Anti-Civilizational, Race-Baiting, Opportunist and Ignoramus
And as all of those things, a worthy representative of the contemporary hard-Left, hate-America, Democrat party. Ben Shapiro has his number: More importantly, however, Biden's characterization of "English jurisprudential culture" as "white man's culture" is profoundly disturbing. English jurisprudential culture is rooted in the belief in the rule of law, due process of law, equal…
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Trump is Off-Putting?
Indeed he is. But he's all we've got. A couple of Fox personalities interviewed him the other night. He kept referring to DeSantis as "DeSanctimonious." The man has no class. This is a large part of the reason why bow-tied, yap-and-scribble Beltway conserve-nothing cuckservatives can't abide him. But class is overrated in any case and…
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Where to Send Illegal Immigrants
Send them to 'sanctuary' jurisdictions. Eric Adams, mayor of NYC, would be happy to show his hospitality and humanity. I am using 'jurisdiction' to cover cities, counties, and states. Here is a nifty map and a list brought to you from the fine folks over at the Center for Immigration Studies. I am proud to…
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America: Morning or Evening?
Morning in America Evening in America In the second article, Peter van Buren talks sense, but fails to list massive, intentionally promoted, illegal immigration as the threat to the Republic that it is. You may safely ignore the first article.
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Crises There Will Always Be
I cite the example of Nicolai Hartmann in a Substack entry from March, 2022. So buck up and fight on. Philosophy is a great consolation. We lesser lights ought to look up to the luminaries, and their example. Boethius wrote in prison, Nicolai Hartmann in Berlin in 1945 in the midst of the Allied assault.…
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Annus Horribilis in Excelsis
That is what 2024 is shaping up to be. Ben Shapiro: All of which means that 2024 is going to be the most insane and ugly presidential election in American history. And that’s saying a lot, since 1968 and 2020 are both years that existed. Under what circumstances, precisely, would Democrats accept the result of…