The very act of farming itself leads itself to this attitude. One must have knowledge gained over a long period of time, many generations, to know how a certain piece of land will respond to various circumstances.
The one thing I'll say is the fights that aristocrats go into must be chosen with intelligence. The first world War from that standpoint appears to be the greatest waste of life in history. A stupid pointless war that destroyed christendom and for what? Could the aristocracy of England and elsewhere not use discernment to understand the idiocy they were walking into and fighting for and use a little caution? Now we are stuck in this situation because the great men of Europe died in the dirt not just once but twice for really not much.
I'd be interested to hear more of your thoughts about what life would be like as a lower-status person under a great Country House family. You touch on it here, but helping people who cannot picture themselves as Lords understand what they are missing could be valuable.
And vice versa, what was life like and the expectations of the land holders? Are there good biographies of lesser known (non great politicians) that have been written?
This is brilliant. So beautifully written and composed. Who thinks and writes like this in America today? A truly brilliant and modern American man. A warrior. Our bright future
I gasped at the photo of Wentworth Woodhouse that accompanied this statement:
"The coal fields of the Fitzwilliams were expropriated by Attlee’s Labour regime over the objections of the miners themselves, and the spiteful open-cast mining that followed allegedly left the foundation of Wentworth Woodhouse indelibly damaged and the beautiful park destroyed forever."
My God I had no idea. The malicious destruction leading to such senseless loss is beyond comprehension, and that was only one of your examples. What have we done?
Great article. I like your creation of Global Favela.
Humanity will never live on Mars or the Moon long-term. It will all end in failure. Nor will we ever be multi-planetary. But not because of what you outlined in your excellent writing above, but because the Bible shows it to be so.
We would be better off if Musk focused his fortune on helping make what you write about come true, sans the space colonizing stuff.
It's not explicit. It's implied. If humanity was meant to be living elsewhere, Revelation for one thing wouldn't have centered around this planet we call home. Jesus will rule over earth as King. And since Jesus is God and God is Ruler of everything, then if humanity was spread across multiple planets/moons, then God's Word would have said so.
At least that is how I see it. It's the same reason why I don't believe in aliens and see everything as the spiritual world we live in but don't usually see. UFOs are either advanced aircraft or that spiritual world bleeding over where it can be seen by us. Angels and demons are real after all.
There are things still hidden to us, of course. But the more that I read the Bible, the less hidden it all becomes.
I consistently admire your work. This piece inspires a lot of thoughtful chewing on the concept of duty. I fear that the concept is entirely alien to contemporary culture, no one recognizes it, no one does it. How did we get here? Is it just an inevitable consequence of human nature, have we been manipulated by combinations of evil men, is it the work of Satan? How does this all turn out? While I struggle to remain hopeful, I’m pretty sure there will be blood.
I think the financial pressures imposed by taxation paired with things I’ve written about before, like the society wrecking destruction of Detroit and cities like it, has done much to bring this about. Hard to think of duty when it’s difficult to be rooted anywhere and there are next to no modern examples
That is a much tougher question. I’m not sure there is a way now, though trying to regain some of the old spirit and firms while learning to fight for it, particularly with political involvement, lawfare, propaganda, etc would help
The very act of farming itself leads itself to this attitude. One must have knowledge gained over a long period of time, many generations, to know how a certain piece of land will respond to various circumstances.
The one thing I'll say is the fights that aristocrats go into must be chosen with intelligence. The first world War from that standpoint appears to be the greatest waste of life in history. A stupid pointless war that destroyed christendom and for what? Could the aristocracy of England and elsewhere not use discernment to understand the idiocy they were walking into and fighting for and use a little caution? Now we are stuck in this situation because the great men of Europe died in the dirt not just once but twice for really not much.
This is fantastic. Thank for your work on this.
I'd be interested to hear more of your thoughts about what life would be like as a lower-status person under a great Country House family. You touch on it here, but helping people who cannot picture themselves as Lords understand what they are missing could be valuable.
Yeah I need to do more on this, thanks for suggesting that
And vice versa, what was life like and the expectations of the land holders? Are there good biographies of lesser known (non great politicians) that have been written?
Ah yes, this I have actually written about some. This article has some of my favorite sources on the subject, but JV Beckett in his The Aristocracy in England, 1660-1914 goes over this quite well: https://www.theamericantribune.news/p/when-did-britains-decline-become
And if you want more specific recommendations, happy to provide them! I have a great many
This is brilliant. So beautifully written and composed. Who thinks and writes like this in America today? A truly brilliant and modern American man. A warrior. Our bright future
Thank you!
I gasped at the photo of Wentworth Woodhouse that accompanied this statement:
"The coal fields of the Fitzwilliams were expropriated by Attlee’s Labour regime over the objections of the miners themselves, and the spiteful open-cast mining that followed allegedly left the foundation of Wentworth Woodhouse indelibly damaged and the beautiful park destroyed forever."
My God I had no idea. The malicious destruction leading to such senseless loss is beyond comprehension, and that was only one of your examples. What have we done?
Oh yes, the Wentworth story is absolutely awful. The miners were striking against the Labour government because of how cruel and unfair it was
Great article. I like your creation of Global Favela.
Humanity will never live on Mars or the Moon long-term. It will all end in failure. Nor will we ever be multi-planetary. But not because of what you outlined in your excellent writing above, but because the Bible shows it to be so.
We would be better off if Musk focused his fortune on helping make what you write about come true, sans the space colonizing stuff.
Oh, and thank you for all the book references.
We shall see. Why dies the Bible say we can’t build bases on the moon? I haven’t heard that before.
Thanks!
It's not explicit. It's implied. If humanity was meant to be living elsewhere, Revelation for one thing wouldn't have centered around this planet we call home. Jesus will rule over earth as King. And since Jesus is God and God is Ruler of everything, then if humanity was spread across multiple planets/moons, then God's Word would have said so.
At least that is how I see it. It's the same reason why I don't believe in aliens and see everything as the spiritual world we live in but don't usually see. UFOs are either advanced aircraft or that spiritual world bleeding over where it can be seen by us. Angels and demons are real after all.
There are things still hidden to us, of course. But the more that I read the Bible, the less hidden it all becomes.
Looking forward to the next article.
I consistently admire your work. This piece inspires a lot of thoughtful chewing on the concept of duty. I fear that the concept is entirely alien to contemporary culture, no one recognizes it, no one does it. How did we get here? Is it just an inevitable consequence of human nature, have we been manipulated by combinations of evil men, is it the work of Satan? How does this all turn out? While I struggle to remain hopeful, I’m pretty sure there will be blood.
Thank you!
I think the financial pressures imposed by taxation paired with things I’ve written about before, like the society wrecking destruction of Detroit and cities like it, has done much to bring this about. Hard to think of duty when it’s difficult to be rooted anywhere and there are next to no modern examples
Taxation is an instrumentality. Detroit is the result of its employment. How do you interrupt the process?
That is a much tougher question. I’m not sure there is a way now, though trying to regain some of the old spirit and firms while learning to fight for it, particularly with political involvement, lawfare, propaganda, etc would help
Here is something by another writer I follow that may provide a partial answer
https://open.substack.com/pub/boriquagato/p/hard-limits-to-soft-power?r=zcheo&utm_medium=ios
Thanks!