The irony of this situation is amazing; the hero of the Left (Chavez) uniting with an avowed enemy of the West who wishes to destroy everything the West stands for, quite literally.
And yet, what does the West do? Nothing. If anything, what remains of Western culture sits idly by, perhaps even praising Mr. Chavez as a hero for standing up to the empire of evil that is greedy, corporate, imperial America. This image disgusts me, because the freedoms that the West represents and has fought and bled and DIED for for a thousand years are now going to be destroyed from within by our own. We're the victims of our own success, the barbarians are tearing down the gates, and the populace is either asleep or actively stirred up against those who who would guard them by the supposed guardians of the culture.
We're going to get what we deserve in the next fifty years at this rate; my only consolation will be seeing the Left realize what they've sown, and just how ugly it is.
But that's just the point I'm trying to make; the West has passed the point (in my estimation) where we could do it with relatively clean hands. Not bloodlessly, of course, on either side of the equation, but we could have done it in such a manner to show that we were NOT to be trifled with (a Barbary Wars redux scenario, so to speak).
Instead, the West has let this kind of crud fester and crow like gangrene inside itself, for the usual nonsensical reasons; "tolerance", "diversity", "sensitivity", etc., not to mention the strong streak of anti-intellectualism and anti-capitalism exhibited by the Left in Western culture. Now, the reaction, if it comes, will be ugly and brutal, and I doubt anyone reading this will really like the results. Afer all, the West as we know it today is a result of the best blending of intellectualism and theological traditions, even if it took a very long time to get here.
I don't want to see that get thrown away because two bozos synthesized the worst elements of religion and socialism to assault that tradition.
And when they forget just exactly what an amazing and great gift our forefathers gave us, they'll get to start the process of learning it all over again.
Too bad humans are seemingly incapable of learning from their ancestors mistakes and insist on repeating them.
And at a time when the Western world has lost it's balls.
ReplyDeleteWe are in trouble!
We could lose this one you know.
It will take time because the West will leave a very large carcass to fight over.
That should keep the jackals busy for a couple of decades whilst we find caves to hide in.
Looks like it's back to catacombs for us Christians eh?
The question of interest after that fact is ... who will win out in the end ... the Muzzies or the Commies?
"who will win out in the end ... the Muzzies or the Commies?"
ReplyDeleteIf only someone could convince them to get that task out of the way before they attack the West...
The irony of this situation is amazing; the hero of the Left (Chavez) uniting with an avowed enemy of the West who wishes to destroy everything the West stands for, quite literally.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet, what does the West do? Nothing. If anything, what remains of Western culture sits idly by, perhaps even praising Mr. Chavez as a hero for standing up to the empire of evil that is greedy, corporate, imperial America. This image disgusts me, because the freedoms that the West represents and has fought and bled and DIED for for a thousand years are now going to be destroyed from within by our own. We're the victims of our own success, the barbarians are tearing down the gates, and the populace is either asleep or actively stirred up against those who who would guard them by the supposed guardians of the culture.
We're going to get what we deserve in the next fifty years at this rate; my only consolation will be seeing the Left realize what they've sown, and just how ugly it is.
But that's just the point I'm trying to make; the West has passed the point (in my estimation) where we could do it with relatively clean hands. Not bloodlessly, of course, on either side of the equation, but we could have done it in such a manner to show that we were NOT to be trifled with (a Barbary Wars redux scenario, so to speak).
ReplyDeleteInstead, the West has let this kind of crud fester and crow like gangrene inside itself, for the usual nonsensical reasons; "tolerance", "diversity", "sensitivity", etc., not to mention the strong streak of anti-intellectualism and anti-capitalism exhibited by the Left in Western culture. Now, the reaction, if it comes, will be ugly and brutal, and I doubt anyone reading this will really like the results. Afer all, the West as we know it today is a result of the best blending of intellectualism and theological traditions, even if it took a very long time to get here.
I don't want to see that get thrown away because two bozos synthesized the worst elements of religion and socialism to assault that tradition.
Mahan - "my only consolation will be seeing the Left realize what they've sown, and just how ugly it is"
ReplyDeleteDon't be so sure - they'll never accept responsibility.
People get what they deserve.
ReplyDeleteAnd when they forget just exactly what an amazing and great gift our forefathers gave us, they'll get to start the process of learning it all over again.
Too bad humans are seemingly incapable of learning from their ancestors mistakes and insist on repeating them.