I had no idea who that guy is until now I just went and googled him. Seems like a interesting fellow.
Muscular Christianity.
On the Franco-Russian alliance in the late 19th century well into WW1.
“The French were eager to publish the alliance, but the tsar [Alexander III] insisted on complete secrecy. He feared that the certainty of Russian support would inspire the French to belligerence and revive their appetite for revenge. He had no faith in the ability of a democratic government to resist public opinion.”
Last Tsar Vol. 1
God is a man in the sky. Disagree at your own peril.
Big if true, but I’m skeptical.
I’m glad you like it 😊.
It’s like the delusional girl who still hopes she can fix her abusive boyfriend.
No, not everyone can understand what the white man has built in Europe. Otherwise, they would’ve built the same things in their own homeland.
Bitcoiners argue the individualistic nature of western civilization is why it was superior, as opposed to the collectivist nature of other civilizations. I fear that is only partly correct, and distorted in a sense.
It is more like the desire to always look up and seek the skies. To be rid of the earthly shackles and reach for the sun. Like Icarus but he was not stupid, he was just called home.
This is a people who have had a vision of a heavenly father in the sky since before Jesus came to Earth. A heavenly father calling them to him. The means differed, but all their deeds was to this end. Ours is the abode of the sky, we are citizens of Heaven.
Many many people will never understand this. And that is what the white man needs to accept. Not everyone will reach with him for the skies.
Start at the beginning with Plato. Then I’d recommend Atlantis: The Antediluvian World, by Ignatius Donnelly. It’s regarded as a speculative book, but it’s a fun read nonetheless.
I really like that topic nostr:npub1ecdlntvjzexlyfale2egzvvncc8tgqsaxkl5hw7xlgjv2cxs705s9qs735 I’d be interested in participating scheduling permitting.
That sounds lovely!
If I may jump in this conversation, there are a few things worthy of note when shouting-out to Christians, , regarding our take on material goods.
On what a Catholic (christian par excellence) economic model should be like, I always suggest Chesterton's take on distributism:
https://www.chesterton.org/category/discover-chesterton/chestertons-selected-works/the-distributist/
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1) Understand that it is fundamental to understand that Our Lord Jesus Christ was born in a manger, carried a heavy cross while suffering to purge our sufferings meanwhile showing us the way to follow Him. Until offering Himself in His greatest moment what allowed us to break free from death itself. His crucifixion is our reminder we die to beat death thanks to Our Lord Jesus Christ.
2) We shall remember Christianity has a tradition before the Bible itself, to which it is the compilation of revelations to be kept and followed since early ages bu Catholics and not to be tempered with. So we have 73 books of the Bible to take into consideration besides the tradition it is held by, which is safeguarded by our magisterium.
3) Any take you expect to have from certain groups supporting greed and hoarding of material goods will be confirmation bias to how greedy people live their lives. Those takes do exist and they are fruits from the theology of prosperity, which includes the infamous predestination as seen mainly amongst the calvinists, but at large by a great number of sects.
There is no problem with being rich. But there is with being a hoarder.
Usury is a sin. So-called christians who center they lives in hoarding material goods are usurers.
Be rich and use that as much as you can to support those in need. Not to exploit them.
That being said, Bitcoin is a tool. It is not an end in itself. We must use that tool to allow us to live like Our Lord Jesus Christ has deemed us to: love God in the person of thy neighbor.
The banking system as it is penalyzes people offering donations.
If we can not use Bitcoin to help those in need at any given time without being sued or overtaxed by the government, it is useless.
Everything we are meant to do with a tool must be seen under the light of accomplishing the works of mercy.
For the sake of the conversation, I would like to tag (some of which have already seen this):
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And because he was interested on Chesterton and some of his theories, I would like to invite nostr:npub1unsnfxtxsht58arcpq3d34rskx99zln79axv9v4awq5ar5sguv6qk68r2y in case he may find anything that interests him here.
We’ve already talked about how usury is theft and is immoral, but I’m happy to give it another go.
We can talk about how we’re supposed to be charitable, but charity can only be voluntary.
We can talk about how it’s better to have the proper motivations for gathering wealth. Gathering wealth to have the means to help those around you is not at all the same as gathering wealth to satisfy your greed.
And so on.
There is always hope. nostr:note1cpgcyyn8kxc4zwxhzpp6e7jya636yvnaun0j4t9keszcmct6dqvs07gsen
Even now, there is hope. https://video.nostr.build/918343e4d5e5b04903077f85076d9793effbc3d06324d6933551fde0e0b3fad5.mov
While things may look dire, this is not the end. Western Civilization still hasn’t had its final say.
GN.
Good thing, because that sounds very painful.
You’re more than welcome. And you wouldn’t need to blend in. Being pretty is enough.
Oh not all the Middle East is the same. It’s still mostly a shithole, except for the part where I grew up. There’s still some hope there.
Come to our part of the world. We’re still holding strong.
You’re not.