tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post6074512479873226900..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Cultural Marxism and Critical Theory: A History bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-76700023673737200222021-10-27T09:57:50.175-07:002021-10-27T09:57:50.175-07:00Amen. Amen. bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-75727565632176725752021-10-27T09:57:02.541-07:002021-10-27T09:57:02.541-07:00ATL, nice to see you again.ATL, nice to see you again.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-73176701171909014102021-10-27T07:32:29.333-07:002021-10-27T07:32:29.333-07:00Great summation of the roots of Critical Theory.
...Great summation of the roots of Critical Theory. <br /><br />"The availability of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s would be the fuel for realizing this objective. " - BM<br /><br />Don't forget that the 'Pill' was made available around this time as well, which nearly erased that last shred of respect for the act of sex and its natural consequences. See <a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/the-pill-did-it-cause-the-sexual-revolution/" rel="nofollow">here</a> for an interesting discussion on the Pill's impact on the Sexual Revolution and the family.<br /><br />"But to achieve this, his ideas would first have to spread through the universities and educational system (and, unsaid by Elder, churches). " - BM<br /><br />"We must make it clear to the few Bishops and Cardinals who remain faithful to the Magisterium, that there can be no possibility of dialogue with those who have amply demonstrated that they are aligned with the enemy. We must pray to the Divine Majesty through the intercession of the Queen of Heaven and the Mother of the Priesthood asking that she may deign to accept our sufferings and the sufferings of these good priests and for the conversion of the Hierarchy that has been corrupted today from the top down." - Archbishop Vigano<br /><br />"I have seen no evidence in the book thus far that Elder recognizes the unfortunate reality: Gramsci placed, front and center, the need to destroy Christianity if communism was to succeed in the West." - BM<br /><br />That's a shame Elder could not see (or accept) this.<br /><br />Archbishop Vigano said it recently:<br /><br />"[T]he cause of the present evils [is] rebellion against the Universal Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ." A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-21646575664406307652021-10-27T06:37:10.796-07:002021-10-27T06:37:10.796-07:00Roger,
I think I remember reading that many of th...Roger,<br /><br />I think I remember reading that many of the Jews who immigrated to America who supported communism and socialism were from the Eastern Europe. Is Germany considered Eastern Europe? <br /><br />BM,<br /><br />Culture is a transferable thing, and so we should always welcome as many into the fold of liberty as possible. Imagine if the liberty movement had discounted Rothbard's work because he was a Jew. Or Thomas Sowell because he was black? That would have been supremely stupid.<br /><br />But... it is interesting and perhaps wise in terms of strategy to understand in which self-identified groups the current support for liberty is highest and which groups represent the greatest perils to liberty. Not that I would ever want to build a fence to round them up, but maybe a fence to keep them out wouldn't be so bad.A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-61151224538137379972021-10-27T05:20:19.573-07:002021-10-27T05:20:19.573-07:00Roger, to your question...I don't know. But w...Roger, to your question...I don't know. But what was it about Germanic culture which produced so many influential composers, scientists, philosophers, theologians?<br /><br />In other words, that German culture also produced thinkers in harmful studies cannot be separated from the reality that German culture produced influential thinkers in many fields.<br /><br />This is why I don't get hung up on "the Jews" or the Germans are all Nazis or whatever. The Solzhenitsyn quote says it well. No individual, no culture, is immune from this line.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-76199053506324252132021-10-27T03:37:20.863-07:002021-10-27T03:37:20.863-07:00I have the same question as Jim except that I am c...I have the same question as Jim except that I am curious as to why so many of these people originated, not in Jewry, but in Germany. What was there about the Germanic culture which produced so many of these influential thinkers? Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-81361446835012727102021-10-27T03:33:22.070-07:002021-10-27T03:33:22.070-07:00“The line separating good and evil passes not thro...“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right through every human heart -- and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained” -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago<br /><br />Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-16028870918697826572021-10-26T13:18:41.156-07:002021-10-26T13:18:41.156-07:00Jews are just the idea men. Always have been. In t...Jews are just the idea men. Always have been. In the realm of ideas they stand head and shoulders above the rest, not necessarily in terms of what is good and true but what is influential. In modern times, their ideas are mostly harmful it should have to be admitted (excepting Rothbard and Mises and others in the heroic camp of freedom). But usually to be harmed by a bad Jewish idea you must (more or less) voluntarily submit to it or those around you, i.e. your kin, your community, your nation, must do so.<br /><br />Also the above statement unrealistically groups all Jews into the same category and unfairly maligns all of them by the actions of a scant few villains. For instance, I'm sure there are many Jews who are not in favor of fractional reserve banking, fiat currency, abortion, porn, sexual liberation, feminism, victim culture, aggressive foreign policy, assassinations, false flags, communism, social democracy, etc. ;)A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-2209713717991136442021-10-26T12:52:24.597-07:002021-10-26T12:52:24.597-07:00Also his book "Eros and Civilization" ha...Also his book "Eros and Civilization" had a large influence on the Sexual Revolution of the sixties, possibly the greatest frontal assault on the traditional Christian way of life, apart from Soviet communism.A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-51577057724841467422021-10-26T09:53:18.262-07:002021-10-26T09:53:18.262-07:00Hans Hoppe has said that libertarians (by and larg...Hans Hoppe has said that libertarians (by and large) need to learn culture from conservatives, and conservatives (by and large) need to learn economics and political theory from libertarians. <br /><br />Or you could be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=676Hzie2hWc" rel="nofollow">Carl Ludwig von Haller</a> and get it all right 200 years ago.<br /><br />I certainly agree with Hans. I was raised and have remained mostly socially conservative my whole life but only came to libertarianism through reading Rothbard and Hoppe and several others. Since my conservatism was mostly unstudied, I have for the past 5 or so years been trying to study and familiarize myself with the great conservative thinkers in history. It has been fun and dare I say... enlightening! Here are some I've taken a peek at:<br /><br />Wilson<br />Solzhenitsyn<br />Nisbet<br />Bradford<br />Kirk<br />Meyer<br />Weaver<br />Babbit<br />Dawson<br />Kuehnelt-Leddihn<br />Voegelin<br />Sumner<br />Chesterton<br />Acton<br />Tocqueville<br />Burckhardt<br />Haller<br />BurkeA Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-24719934418350649192021-10-25T07:01:58.623-07:002021-10-25T07:01:58.623-07:00And then...what?
Every Jew, some Jews?
I have be...And then...what?<br /><br />Every Jew, some Jews?<br /><br />I have been harmed more by white (non-Jewish) people than I have been harmed by Jews.<br /><br />The manifestation of evil can be found in people of every tribe.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-91628051254049641962021-10-25T06:58:08.877-07:002021-10-25T06:58:08.877-07:00I agree fully.I agree fully.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-58199203841705778302021-10-23T20:53:44.158-07:002021-10-23T20:53:44.158-07:00Marcuse, Gramsci, Weil, Marx, Freud, Alinsky, Hork...Marcuse, Gramsci, Weil, Marx, Freud, Alinsky, Horkheimer, Adorno, Boas....<br /><br />Why is just about every person mentioned on this page from a small tribe of people that represents < 1% of the population in the west?<br /><br />Don't you find it odd that 1% is 99% of the names dropped on this page? If so, why is this aspect not brought out? <br /><br />"Is it merely coincidence that society has developed almost exactly along the lines presented by Gramsci and the Frankfurt School?"<br /><br />Well, by ignoring the various social networks and ethnic connections, you aren't going to find that out. For instance, why do the Neocons not oppose any of this social engineering? Hint: same tribe.jimhttp://jbwilson.live.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-12245992856540791922021-10-23T20:15:23.516-07:002021-10-23T20:15:23.516-07:00I would say that Herbert Marcuse is a more importa...I would say that Herbert Marcuse is a more important character than he gets credit for. He was the godfather of the New Left movement. The hippy movement and New Left movement of the 60s came from his writings and mentorship. He is the one who wrote the blueprint how to organize the intersectionality movement in the US. He may not have developed Critical Theory or Critical Race Theory. But those who did were carrying out his plans for the US.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-13222179054265745972021-10-23T20:12:59.844-07:002021-10-23T20:12:59.844-07:00One the points you make consistently is that what ...One the points you make consistently is that what is important isn't libertarian theory. It's liberty. That helps focus a person on what is important and what is not.<br /><br />For example, Gov. Abbott's executive order banning employer vaxx mandates in Texas. Executive orders are problematic procedurally and even legally. Libertarians criticize it because it encroaches on the private property rights of business owner. But that criticism while correct according to theory misses about a million things related to the reality of life in 2021.<br /><br />The EO isn't that powerful. There are more forceful things Abbott could have done and that I would prefer he do, but I am thankful at least for the signal that the Governor of Texas is against vaxx mandates. It gives cover to people wanting to push back and probably opportunities for law suits.<br /><br />I wish Abbott would mobilize the Texas National Guard to enforce the ban on mandates in light of Biden's executive order and coming OSHA regulation. If Biden wouldn't have done what he did I wouldn't have the same opinion. But the situation stands. He is a fascist dictator and large corporations are doing the bidding of the government. I am looking for anyone with power to fight this evil, even if the effort is wrong headed or clumsy.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-174467858447879952021-10-22T19:16:29.402-07:002021-10-22T19:16:29.402-07:00Excellent; thanks!
And your last paragraph is spo...Excellent; thanks! <br />And your last paragraph is spot on. The libertarians need a good does of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, in my humble opinion. Gandalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529730146950715010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-26098639425856661432021-10-22T13:09:25.842-07:002021-10-22T13:09:25.842-07:00I believe that Gramsci had more than a greater res...I believe that Gramsci had more than a greater respect for Christianity than might appear on the surface. For instance, theology for Gramsci is not determined by the general determination of thinking by the economic infrastructure: not all theological disputes are reducible to contradictions in the mode of production. The positions of the West and the Orthodox East on the Filioque Question, according to Gramsci, are not merely derivative from underlying economic causes. Again, the cult of the saints in the form of veneration of relics shows a healthy "materialism" in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Gramsci prefers lay religious beliefs to the sophisticated, perhaps sophistical, theology of the Jesuits. <br />Marcuse: one of my students argued that his supplementation of Marx with Freud evidenced a lack of courage. Marcuse's real inspiration was for his criticism of modernity was Martin Heidegger, but it would be politically dangerous for Marcuse to make that explicit, for obvious reasons. So,Marcuse substituted psychoanalysis for Heideggerian ontology.<br />A fundamental problem for Marcuse is his self-exemption from what Marcuse claims to be the all pervasive power of late capitalist thought. The main difficulty: only a society of fully liberated human beings can engender autonomous human actors who would profit from unrestrained freedom of thinking. But only fully liberated human beings could bring such a society into existence. How to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, how to think in the autonomous way characteristic of the liberated human being, about this Marcuse gives no advice. Yet, apparently, he, at least, accomplished this self liberation.Deacon Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708653111827647244noreply@blogger.com