tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post3059952741327916152..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: I'm Right, You're WrongCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-32271953734980408022013-05-05T05:57:12.023-07:002013-05-05T05:57:12.023-07:00@Reluctant, Have you heard of masculine style? Its...@Reluctant, Have you heard of masculine style? Its a great blog. Tanner really knows his threads and has a consulting buisness.John Apostatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74950742923310060732013-05-04T10:31:56.470-07:002013-05-04T10:31:56.470-07:00Also, my grandfather is 83 and from that generatio...Also, my grandfather is 83 and from that generation. He was just too young to go to WWII and ended up being allowed to drive earlier than most young men because they needed someone to drive the school bus. The ladies loved my motorcycle riding, original Harely-owning, boxing, bee-keeping, general store-operating grandfather. I admire him greatly. <br /><br />And this man tells me that if he was a young man today he would not have children. This world isn't fit for bringing children into. Reluctant Paladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566797135076892312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-41734417805772262542013-05-04T09:03:31.678-07:002013-05-04T09:03:31.678-07:00Today's generation is more like the generation...Today's generation is more like the generation of the roaring 20s, only worse. That was the original garbage generation, complete with greed, nihilism, and immorality. They caused the great depression, which forged the greatest generation.<br /><br />If history is anything to go by, the next generation may also be pretty good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-76022652434405015862013-05-04T08:22:22.792-07:002013-05-04T08:22:22.792-07:00Get a suit, and get reasons to wear it. Does you g...Get a suit, and get reasons to wear it. Does you good.CoffeeCrazednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-57935025405961357102013-05-04T08:09:59.623-07:002013-05-04T08:09:59.623-07:00At best, Carl Scott makes the point that the 40s a...At best, Carl Scott makes the point that the 40s and 50s were a stage in the ongoing decline, when the most obvious tendrils took root.<br /><br />I'd agree with him; things have been going steeply downhill since 1750.<br /><br />But just because the seed of 1960 was in 1940 doesn't mean that 1940 was a lot healthier.Aurinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326304664495981809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-45237148999032849082013-05-04T07:37:51.981-07:002013-05-04T07:37:51.981-07:00And yet I don't see how this is true. First of...And yet I don't see how this is true. First of as mentioned before, when did the decline start. Then there was a very different picture of what blacks, women and gays were allowed to do. Their social rights were much lower than their rights before the law. <br /><br />There have been massive increases and a development for the better here. But as always the good comes with the bad and the bad might break our bad this time. <br />When women started to perceive themselves as alpha males they taught their children to be beta. And with I don't mean the bs classification and hubris you always see in most manosphere posts but beta in the sense that dependency and helplessness has increased, as much as unwarranted (e. G. You can't back it up) arrogance. <br /><br />So there is some good you missed captain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862446650515276235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-48176897626576877792013-05-04T06:11:42.515-07:002013-05-04T06:11:42.515-07:00Captain:
You are absolutely right. The moral stan...Captain:<br /><br />You are absolutely right. The moral standards, work ethic, education of the 40's and 50's were so much superior to today. What we are experiencing today is the culmination of the 60's hippie culture and liberalism that permeates our society and political landscape. <br /><br />Things were better back then. But the genie is out of the bottle. I'm afraid it can't be put back in...George Sobonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-32690200907954873942013-05-04T04:08:53.145-07:002013-05-04T04:08:53.145-07:00I agree with your article Captain but you forgot t...I agree with your article Captain but you forgot to add that the 40s and 50s generation voted for all of the socialist crap that we have had to put up with all of our lives. If they had been really good people they would have seen through all of the socialist lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-11160993588113821542013-05-04T03:35:20.895-07:002013-05-04T03:35:20.895-07:00Cappy,
You nailed it again...
MarkyMarkCappy,<br /><br />You nailed it again...<br /><br />MarkyMarkMarkyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710045100037253902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-40469748169834109782013-05-04T00:50:36.544-07:002013-05-04T00:50:36.544-07:00I don't like to speak poorly of my boomer pare...I don't like to speak poorly of my boomer parents, but they sure as hell didn't give me a work ethic.<br /><br />It's not like I was spoiled or anything, but I had to develop a work ethic on my own - it's a hard process and I'm still improving, but I didn't get much help from them in that regard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-82958940643166168862013-05-04T00:43:47.592-07:002013-05-04T00:43:47.592-07:00I only have one minor - quibble with an otherwise ...I only have one minor - quibble with an otherwise excellent analysis. <br /><br />They're prettier today than when I grew up (both sexes). But it's only skin deep - back then beauty was much deeper, there was character and elegance. Most of that's gone.<br /><br />Oh, and politeness. People were polite, it was normal. The first sign of a collapsing society is the lack of manners. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-37790037247197987072013-05-03T22:56:47.590-07:002013-05-03T22:56:47.590-07:00I don't even own a suit. I'm not even ent...I don't even own a suit. I'm not even entirely sure of how to go about buying a good suit, but I plan to. <br /><br />Ofcourse, first I'm going to drop 30 lbs. 5 lbs down, 25 to go so it may be a while. Reluctant Paladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566797135076892312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-72042978421816293702013-05-03T20:48:32.909-07:002013-05-03T20:48:32.909-07:00Another point, about the smug and complacent artic...Another point, about the smug and complacent article which set you going - is that no one should ever be proud of growing up in the 20th century. It was a time of unmitigated horror and destructiveness, probably even exceeding the Mongol invasions of the 13th C. The prosperity, decency, respect for law, and peacableness of the late 19th century dissolved in blood and death; and was followed by the ghastly Communist revolutions and the Nazis. The peace and prosperity of the late 19th century have never been restored and the chances of doing so recede with every day.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-49024493815919307732013-05-03T20:36:23.069-07:002013-05-03T20:36:23.069-07:00It is striking to contrast the hippies and the &qu...It is striking to contrast the hippies and the "Occupy" crowd of about a generation later. I remember the hippies very well - they were of my age and included some of my classmates, though I was never very sympathetic to them. The two groups came from roughly the same social milieux - upper middle class with some working class thrown in, mostly with college education begun if not completed. To start with the differences, the Occupy people were not nearly as healthy as the hippies - the hippies came from families which knew what food was, and what hygiene was - the Occupy kids no doubt came from dysfunctional homes, mothers following their "careers" etc. The Occupy camps were infested with vermin almost immediately, whereas it took longer and was less pronounced with the hippies. The hippies actually had some education - they knew real things as opposed to socialist claptrap. Two years of liberal arts in the `60s would actually teach something. The hippies could debate. And finally they were much more creative - in lifestyle (communes for example, a few of which evolved into reasonable farms or businesses; and many former hippies went on to become successful businesspeople), arts (think of the many music groups who left an indelible record); or people such as Steve Jobs (even if you worship Bill Gates's behind you must know that Gates got a lot of stuff from Jobs - in fact the relationship was symbiotic in a rather fascinating way). The hippies made some real changes, by no means all good; whereas the no-one ever really figured out what the Occupy movement was (whenever anyone attempted to articulate a policy it sounded an awful lot as though they should have waked up and joined the Tea Party) and they are well on the way to oblivion by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31051851161563558662013-05-03T20:30:03.742-07:002013-05-03T20:30:03.742-07:00Don't forget "high school yearbook."...Don't forget "high school yearbook." Compare the pre-1968 seniors who are obviously trying to look adult with their successors who are obviously putting off adulthood.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75837924682560356182013-05-03T19:40:00.068-07:002013-05-03T19:40:00.068-07:00I am very fortunate not to be over my head in debt...I am very fortunate not to be over my head in debt. When my wife left me with a house and two kids to take care of I had a hard time establishing a budget we could live on. Fortunately the house was basically a starter house for new families, not very big and not very expensive. I was able to refinance and lower my payments a little bit but my credit card had to bail me out many times when something would go wrong at the end of my paycheck. <br /><br />I was also lucky and found a better job and I made a difficult but I think wise decision to sell some of my stocks while they were up and paid off all of my credit cards. Except for the house I am debt free. Being buried under debt is horrible and scary. I sleep much better at night. <br /><br />But as for today's women (and men), mostly losers. I feel no sympathy for most of them. They dug their own holes, they can climb out of them. James Wolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-90609507051288040432013-05-03T18:25:54.450-07:002013-05-03T18:25:54.450-07:00Btw. They've been pointing out the decline of ...Btw. They've been pointing out the decline of western civ and the damage done from liberalism and feminism long befoe the manosphere.MWMMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31926791153364664642013-05-03T18:01:29.796-07:002013-05-03T18:01:29.796-07:00Frankly, I cant believe you got picked up on First...Frankly, I cant believe you got picked up on First Things. As a long time reader I'd say that's a good thing. Check out Goldman (aka Spengler). He's got some points that you might find interesting.<br />MWMMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-82705223280315108032013-05-03T17:55:10.281-07:002013-05-03T17:55:10.281-07:00Lauren Bacall vs Kim Kardashian...we have fallen s...Lauren Bacall vs Kim Kardashian...we have fallen so far, so fast. <br /><br />And then there is the case of Hedy Lamarr, a starlet who invented WiFi on the side: <br />http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57390196/hedy-lamarr-movie-star-inventor-of-wifi/<br />Stirnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-32025220684324179402013-05-03T17:03:28.092-07:002013-05-03T17:03:28.092-07:00Wow. You used the word "termerity."
I&#...Wow. You used the word "termerity."<br /><br />I'm impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-78830937853618071472013-05-03T17:01:59.217-07:002013-05-03T17:01:59.217-07:00I am 51, Male. Married with 2 daughters one a Juni...I am 51, Male. Married with 2 daughters one a Junior in college pursuing a science degree, the other a Junior in H.S whom I think I'll pay for a boob job so she can be a stripper and actually earn a living.<br /><br />Anyway, my Mom has always thought I should have been born in the 40's, or actually, in the 1600's.Miolnirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-25634132182942480052013-05-03T16:55:22.183-07:002013-05-03T16:55:22.183-07:00Cappy, this is by far your greatest post. Dead on ...Cappy, this is by far your greatest post. Dead on the money and anyone that disagrees with one minute point is nothing more that a moron. Bravo!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-64372564006849584032013-05-03T16:38:32.740-07:002013-05-03T16:38:32.740-07:00You are right. People cared more about their appea...You are right. People cared more about their appearance and the sense of entitlement that you find in society today was damn near non-existent in the 40's and 50'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com