tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post249046288629308862..comments2024-03-28T06:00:18.802-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: When Revolution is Inevitable bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-30754728491139956382022-08-06T05:22:11.474-07:002022-08-06T05:22:11.474-07:00RMB, the motives of many in the American Revolutio...RMB, the motives of many in the American Revolution were not so pure. See, in my bibliography tab, my commentaries on the book by Merrill Jensen: The New Nation: A History of the United States During the Confederation 1781 – 1789bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-5475485091300084762022-08-01T09:38:50.038-07:002022-08-01T09:38:50.038-07:00I decided to start writing in Enligh at ramalhete....I decided to start writing in Enligh at ramalhete.substack.com . I think some of my texts might bring you interesting and different visions of the same stuff you are studying. I just wrote (and posted) one on how religions inform cultural mores and thus generate(d) different ideologies, at https://ramalhete.substack.com/p/ideologies-cultures-and-religionsprofcarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395261652923136155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-36003505698371329502022-07-30T10:44:24.303-07:002022-07-30T10:44:24.303-07:00Resistance to and rebellion against overbearing, o...Resistance to and rebellion against overbearing, oppressive government has been a part of human life almost as long as there has been government. <br /><br />"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore, whoever resists the authority resist the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgement on themselves. Romans 13: 1-2 (NKJV)<br /><br />There are those Christians who will look at these two verses, rip them out of context, and declare unequivocally that Christians are NOT allowed to resist or revolt against an ungodly, tyrannical, evil, civil government. After all, God has appointed them and what God has said MUST be adhered to, according to their own interpretation, of course. <br /><br />To say that Christians should not be a part of the historical churn is to say that Christians should not have any say in what government is nor what it does. Rather, God's people are to passively submit to whatever authority is in power at any given moment and take whatever comes without making any untoward attempt at changing the situation on the ground. <br /><br />If Christians do not participate in the changing structural events of history, then those who are not Christian will have free rein (reign?) to do as they wish. Usually, what they wish to do is ungodly and often is to the detriment of those who call themselves God's children, His people, The Chosen Ones. <br /><br />There is a recurrent theme in American politics, a sort of "revolution" if you will, in which Christians enthusiastically participate. Every two years, the voters choose between the "lesser of the evils" who are seeking to be the "authority". This holds sway regardless of which side of the blanket the voter lives on. All it accomplishes is that someone who is evil is elected. The lesser of two evils is still evil. <br /><br />"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." -- The Who<br /><br />Why is this accepted and encouraged? Because people who do nothing most of the time to affect their political environment pull a lever once every 24 months, then congratulate themselves that they have done their part to keep evil at bay. They need not expend any more effort until the next election rolls around. <br /><br />"And the beat goes on. The beat goes on." -- Sonny & Cher<br /><br />Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-20536191301980111212022-07-29T22:32:47.216-07:002022-07-29T22:32:47.216-07:00"Literary salons offered an avenue to discuss..."Literary salons offered an avenue to discuss very modern and progressive ideas – their visions of Utopia. Through these, one would find the new “civil” society."<br /><br />Sex without babies. Wealth without sacrifice. Heaven without God. The path of least resistance abides unless checked by something beyond Man.<br /><br />"Don't immanentize the eschaton!" - Bill Buckley (one thing he got right, though it originated with Voegelin)<br /><br />"Man has forgotten God” - SolzhenitsynA Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-29227161268384991312022-07-29T20:25:06.841-07:002022-07-29T20:25:06.841-07:00What about Spain? France and England were dwarfs c...What about Spain? France and England were dwarfs compared to the Spanish Empire. The American Revolution was founded on spanish money and military aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-22868962324922934682022-07-29T12:42:48.148-07:002022-07-29T12:42:48.148-07:00I commented similarly to this on mises.org and chr...I commented similarly to this on mises.org and chroniclesmagazine.com. The American revolution was waged in order to reestablish traditional order and rights. The colonies believed they were not receiving the full rights that English citizens were due. They seceded to set up a system that was similar to but better than the English one. In the Declaration I believe Jefferson described both natural rights (life and liberty) and natural law (the pursuit of happiness). The definition of happiness similar to bionic's concept of "beatitudo". It was a revolution steeped in Christian doctrine and ethics fought by avowed Christians.<br /><br />The French Revolution was a Leftist revolution fought to change man from natural law to something else. They aimed for the kind of thing that C.S. Lewis described men without chests and not men at all. They aimed to destroy tradition and traditional values. It was anti-Christian. Or should I say Anti-Christ?<br /><br />Rothbardian discussion on the structure of production and exchange.<br />https://thecrosssectionrmb.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-ethics-of-liberty-interpersonal.htmlRMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.com