"I am shocked, shocked, to see that gambling is going on here", (at Rick's).
Never, in the history of human conflict.......
Steingart has a passage p 163 echoing my remark, "Never in the history of human conflict...."
"BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ARE LOATH TO DISCUSS..."
"Never before in history has there been such a massive transfer of knowledge--without war or conquest-- from one social group to another"
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Monday, October 19, 2015
THIS IS WHAT I SEE RE HITS TODAY HOW LONG CAN THERE BE NO STATS YET THINK ABOUT IT
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
RANDALL COLLINS GREAT STUFF
http://sociological-eye.blogspot.com/2015/10/even-without-gun-control-warning-signs.htmlat
What was of special interest to me was the apparent connection to Asperger's Syndrome, a mental condition I have studied casually re L S Lowry, and his art work.
What was of special interest to me was the apparent connection to Asperger's Syndrome, a mental condition I have studied casually re L S Lowry, and his art work.
RE RUSSIA GEOPOLITICS CIVILIZATIONS
There may be those for whom my isolated remarks here have created an erroneous impression, and implied hostility to Russia.
I believe that Russia, and all Russians, would have been better served by a return to a dynastic monarchy, and gradual steps toward constitutional monarchy, than what occurred in 1917 and after.
Furthermore, I believe that Russia was too big, even then, to be well served by one overarching autocratic Imperial system.
It was a threat both to its own civilizational brethren, and to other smaller states in neighboring civilizations, even as it still is today.
That is why I suggested that it should have been partitioned back in 1917 1918. Get the Bolsheviki out, return to monarchy, move toward constitutionalism, etc.
It was not a suggestion merely trying to be mean to Russians, but rather to look to solve problems caused by so large and overhanging an expanse, both within, and adjacent to, the Orthodox world.
I believe that Russia, and all Russians, would have been better served by a return to a dynastic monarchy, and gradual steps toward constitutional monarchy, than what occurred in 1917 and after.
Furthermore, I believe that Russia was too big, even then, to be well served by one overarching autocratic Imperial system.
It was a threat both to its own civilizational brethren, and to other smaller states in neighboring civilizations, even as it still is today.
That is why I suggested that it should have been partitioned back in 1917 1918. Get the Bolsheviki out, return to monarchy, move toward constitutionalism, etc.
It was not a suggestion merely trying to be mean to Russians, but rather to look to solve problems caused by so large and overhanging an expanse, both within, and adjacent to, the Orthodox world.
RE ROUSSEAU NOBLE SAVAGES THE MENU IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Professor Allison paints an enchanting noble savage picture, in a Teaching Company video, from Before 1776, of New England area Native Americans' war practices, and ritual eating habits, including ritual noble torture, and nobly eating the heart (at least) of brave, vanquished, properly tortured enemies.
One critical distinction, from an individualist anarchist like Ayn Rand, is that these Native American noble savages, like Burroughs' Babangos, are conceived as tribally noble, as contrasted sharply with the individualist, entrepreneurial, anarchist, Rand ian, anti civilizational, single and unique noble savage, Tarzan.
Burroughs considered advanced Western civ ignoble, just as Rand did I think.
'Civilization' for them was itself strictly Western. The rest was not civilized.
"Civilization" was, for them, as it had been for Cecil Rhodes, a singular term.
yet, to paraphrase Mrs Clinton, it takes a village to make a good noble, or ignoble, savage, cannibal or not.
One critical distinction, from an individualist anarchist like Ayn Rand, is that these Native American noble savages, like Burroughs' Babangos, are conceived as tribally noble, as contrasted sharply with the individualist, entrepreneurial, anarchist, Rand ian, anti civilizational, single and unique noble savage, Tarzan.
Burroughs considered advanced Western civ ignoble, just as Rand did I think.
'Civilization' for them was itself strictly Western. The rest was not civilized.
"Civilization" was, for them, as it had been for Cecil Rhodes, a singular term.
yet, to paraphrase Mrs Clinton, it takes a village to make a good noble, or ignoble, savage, cannibal or not.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
THE MENU THE MAKER'S DIET CULTURAL RELATIVITY MULTICULTURALISM AYN RAND INDIVIDUALISM
See Tarzan And The Champion, the diet of the Babangos.
The book contains somewhat of a recipe, or at least a procedure, call it a topic for a culinary anthropology article, "Meat Tenderization Among The Babangos".
Burroughs even criticized, tongue in cheek I assume, those who claimed that this was a bad diet!
His earlier work had characterized all cannibals as degraded, but he went back to his Rousseau esque noble savage roots for this one, and for these now noble cannibals.
If the ideal was merely a noble savage, then all, among these savages, is permitted.
Why then not a noble savage cannibal?
Cf. "Understanding A Primitive Society", Peter Winch
Why not let Americans vote on an issue like this, if it ever comes up, viz whether to locally legalize cannibalism (say on the model of Mormon polygamy, another multicultural bugbear) , state by state, or even county by county, or city by city, or even say street by street (direct democracy)?
Why should the feds tell local cannibal tribes what to do?
This post is dedicated to Boop. You know who you are.
All the best
The book contains somewhat of a recipe, or at least a procedure, call it a topic for a culinary anthropology article, "Meat Tenderization Among The Babangos".
Burroughs even criticized, tongue in cheek I assume, those who claimed that this was a bad diet!
His earlier work had characterized all cannibals as degraded, but he went back to his Rousseau esque noble savage roots for this one, and for these now noble cannibals.
If the ideal was merely a noble savage, then all, among these savages, is permitted.
Why then not a noble savage cannibal?
Cf. "Understanding A Primitive Society", Peter Winch
Why not let Americans vote on an issue like this, if it ever comes up, viz whether to locally legalize cannibalism (say on the model of Mormon polygamy, another multicultural bugbear) , state by state, or even county by county, or city by city, or even say street by street (direct democracy)?
Why should the feds tell local cannibal tribes what to do?
This post is dedicated to Boop. You know who you are.
All the best
Friday, October 16, 2015
THE ENDGAME OF WESTERN CIV
where there are no principles left......
highly predictable, for over 200 years, really.
i am not a partisan, re American politics.
highly predictable, for over 200 years, really.
i am not a partisan, re American politics.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE DELUDED BACK THEN TOO
"But a half-century ago, despite the very real excesses of the CIA abroad, Americans believed more deeply in the Constitution and the American criminal justice system than they do today." DK
I perhaps should add, for clarity, that who was 'deluded' was Americans, not the CIA, then or now.
I perhaps should add, for clarity, that who was 'deluded' was Americans, not the CIA, then or now.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
THE FUNDAMENTAL CIVILIZATIONAL PROBLEM
has been that Western Civ needed to expand into the Slav Civilization, Westernizing it as it went, not the other way around.
Similarly, we should have encouraged Japan's encroachments into China, especially after they had proved themselves in the Japanese Russian war of 1905.
Similarly, we should have encouraged Japan's encroachments into China, especially after they had proved themselves in the Japanese Russian war of 1905.
RE WEST IS TOAST SMELL THE COFFEE GAME OVER
The Russia China Alliance, in a possible worlds nutshell, correct me someone if I am wrong.....
Russia gives China a free hand in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, China gives Russia a free hand in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
Russia gives China a free hand in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, China gives Russia a free hand in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
RE DREW PEARSON FALLACY
"Another unfortunate species of chicken bred thirty years ago has also come home to roost in the Republican coop this week: the idea that politicians' sex lives are newsworthy. Republican lawmakers, it seems, received emails accusing their leader, Kevin McCarthy, of having an affair with a Republican colleague. She denied it, but there is no way of knowing whether it played a role in his decision to give up the speakership. I have no idea whether the accusation was true, but a government composed of people who have never been guilty of an affair would be chosen on a very poor basis. I for one do not want it." DK
Nothing new here, really, just another layer of the artichoke of the media market place being peeled back.
Terms search Lorch, Drew Pearson fallacy, muckraking
Nothing new here, really, just another layer of the artichoke of the media market place being peeled back.
Terms search Lorch, Drew Pearson fallacy, muckraking
Sunday, October 11, 2015
RE THE KENNEDYS
Only a fool and his brother both get themselves killed by double crossing the mob.
This is not a profile in courage, but rather in hypocrisy and stupidity.
See Real Lace re what the so called Irish aristocracy thought of the Kennedys.
They are only now saying there was another shooter re RFK.
This is not a profile in courage, but rather in hypocrisy and stupidity.
See Real Lace re what the so called Irish aristocracy thought of the Kennedys.
They are only now saying there was another shooter re RFK.
POSTSCRIPT TO THE LAST POST
The Russia China Alliance, one could see it coming a mile away.
What another enormous blunder.
The TPP, what a bad joke on all concerned.
What another enormous blunder.
The TPP, what a bad joke on all concerned.
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