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2017-08-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-19 06:11|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Virtue signalling at its most contemptuous abounds today by those who never paid the price.

Instructions had been given; and when the head of each division column comes opposite our group, our bugle sounds the signal and instantly our whole line from right to left, regiment by regiment in succession, gives the soldiers salutation, from the "order arms" to the old "carry"--the marching salute. Gordon at the head of the column, riding with heavy spirit and. downcast face, catches the sound of shifting arms, looks up, and, taking the meaning, wheels superbly, making with himself and his horse one uplifted figure, with profound salutation as he drops the point of his sword to the boot toe; then facing to his own command, gives word for his successive brigades to pass us with the same position of the manual,--honor answering honor. On our part not a sound of trumpet more, nor roll of drum; not a cheer, nor word nor whisper of vain-glorying, nor motion of man standing again at the order, but an awed stillness rather, and breath-holding, as if it were the passing of the dead! - Joshua Chamberlain

as Insty would say read the whole thing. These were the men who had been killing each other for years. They showed more respect for each other than our contemporary 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-08-19 07:34|| 2017-08-19 07:34|| Front Page Top

#2 A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

P2k, your key word is men. There are few of them left.

Posted by AlanC 2017-08-19 08:25|| 2017-08-19 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 They showed more respect for each other than our contemporary 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

True. These "nattering nabobs of negativism" seem to lack much ideology which drives them. Many are anarchists--they just want to tear everything down. Many are paid protesters. Many are Obama and Hillary followers wanting to hang on to the Deep State. One thing they have in common is a lemming-like drive for destruction and chaos. To continue on an unknown path with little guidance as to where they are going is fool-hearty. It is like jumping off a cliff and hoping you will have a good landing. Once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no getting it back in.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-08-19 08:37|| 2017-08-19 08:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Google "nihilists", JQC

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-19 08:48|| 2017-08-19 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 These were the men who had been killing each other for years. They showed more respect for each other than our contemporary 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

They were unenlightened men, Ballard knew them not.
They procured their swords and guns chiefly on the spot;
And the lore of centuries, plus a hundred fights,
Made them slow to disregard one another's rights.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-19 09:01|| 2017-08-19 09:01|| Front Page Top

#6 One thing missing from today is the TOTAL ABSENCE of Stoicism.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-08-19 10:06|| 2017-08-19 10:06|| Front Page Top

#7 The way I see it, BP, every time I debate things with a leftwinger and refrain from comparing (unfavorably) she/he/it (out loud) to a dog, is an act of supreme self control i.e., stoicism.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-19 10:32|| 2017-08-19 10:32|| Front Page Top

#8 g(r)omgoru "Nihilists" is a nice descriptive word for these thugs and criminals.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-08-19 11:06|| 2017-08-19 11:06|| Front Page Top

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