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Western Civilization and It’s Discontents, Part 4. Is it true?

Is it True? “Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.”–Eric Hoffer Since I am questioning the sincerity of the professed motives of the self-hating Americans and the sanity of … Continue reading

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That’s progress for you – it’s hard to be a snob anymore

Previously I wrote about how our democracy enables anyone to be a snob, these days. Most prominently these days the son of an African immigrant who’s horrified by the price of arugula at Whole Foods, and a housewife not content … Continue reading

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Summation; criticism Q and A

A reader, who emphatically didn’t like my post: ‘Western Civilization and its discontents: Is it true?’ sent this link http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Interventionen_im_Ausland which details a number of American military interventions abroad. It’s in German but shouldn’t be too hard to follow. I’m … Continue reading

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The American Empire that wasn’t

I guess I’m feeling the effects of the long northern winters. I’m beginning to sound depressed, even to myself. I promise, I’ll get back to something more cheerful soon. Or maybe not. A while back I promised a regular feature … Continue reading

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Why no durn Yankee peckerhead is ever going to make me ashamed of the South

In my posts on Rewriting History: This Lincoln Garbage, I outlined why I thought the “New Confederate” Civil War revisionism was nonsense. And in my series on Western Civilization and its Discontents I acknowledged my debt to Lincoln intellectually, so … Continue reading

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