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March 1, 2015
We have the responsiveness of a corpse
We are conflict-averse. We want to be left alone but by ironic consequence, we will not be. As a whole we have tended to confuse Christianity with passivity, and civility with letting things slide, as if the whole message of the Gospels and the entire content of tolerant civilization consisted of taking punches on the chin and begging for more. Mein Kampf in the Piety Stall | Belmont ClubPosted by gerardvanderleun at March 1, 2015 9:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Brilliant.
I was especially moved by the Stonewall Jackson story. The men of the Civil War steeled the backs of those who fought in WW II. The Greatest Generation steels ours.
What legacy will we leave?
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at March 1, 2015 9:53 AM
Our current supineness is the embodiment of our lack of integrity. We are not willing to develop anything of real value.
The center does not hold. We are more hole-ness than wholeness.
All is not lost. We simply need to be pushed beyond the limits of our apathy and comfort. "Beware the people weeping when they bare the iron hand."
Posted by: Stug Guts at March 1, 2015 2:51 PM
German working class folks on Kristallnacht:
"Uh, whazzat?"
"I dunno, sounded like firecrackers and glass breakin'"
"Get me another beer while yer up".
Posted by: chasmatic at March 2, 2015 9:17 AM