Captain Tom worked because if you hang around long enough in this country and still have most of your faculties you become a national treasure.
He was also a syncretism of the old religion - the deification of those who fought in the Second World War and the new religion - the worship of the NHS. If he'd have taken the knee while doing his lengths (not laps) he would have hit the trifecta.
‘Young, restless, right-wing thinkers’ will surely have realized that the Tories, and Labour, are in politics to promote national decline via race and faith replacement, a policy they’ve been pursuing since the 1940s. Parties which would reverse national decline cannot stand at the polls because the Electoral Commission would refuse to register them. So, where do we go from here?
"accomplishment, brotherhood and lactic acid, three things essential to male wellbeing."
This succinctly captures something completely true but largely unsayable today. Great line.
"Rufo’s confrontational style will alienate the British conservatives who think ‘we shouldn’t have an American-style culture war’, ie we should pre-emptively surrender, but we could do with one of him over here."
Why is it confrontational to point out that "gender ideology" = "slicing the private parts off teenagers", or "antiracism" = "intentionally penalizing white people"? It seems like the people advocating FOR those things are being far more "confrontational".
This strikes a chord: « Yes! In the White Lotus, the miserable teenage boy stuck on holiday with his family only finds meaning and happiness when he starts to join in with some local rowers, ands with it comes accomplishment, brotherhood and lactic acid, three things essential to male wellbeing. »
#metoo. Yet I’m female
Wokeness has one thing right at least, in that there are female females and male males, yet a significant proportion of us are somewhere in the middle. Non binary if you like.
I’ve yearned, and still do, to find meaning and happiness in male - dominated spheres. It’s tricky though as a woman, you’re not always welcome, for understandable reasons or sidelined, one way or another. Women tend to be more accommodating of men who tend to the « female » and embrace stuff like psychotherapy,
Penny, your comment mirrors my own experience. I'm a homeschooling dad, so I spend most of my days surrounded by women, either my 3 teen daughters or the moms of our homeschool coop. Homeschool groups often start as extensions of "women's ministry", so I have to be careful that my presence doesn't break the group. Also, as a married man, I simply have no place praying with a group of moms about their own families. They're not comfortable with it, nor am I, nor are their husbands, nor should any of us be. Cross-sex friendships are nearly always fraught with potential problems, but especially in that setting.
One of the things I've learned is to make clear that I know my presence can be disruptive, and I'm fine with being told this is a "moms only" event... as long as it's not hurting my kids opportunities. That's a tough line to walk sometimes.
So why does therapy work for women? Why does it make them feel better? See on a simple level it is genius - You just say I feel down and people say no your beautiful. Or you listen to someone for half an hour and they don't kill themselves.
Genius
Don't women like accomplishment, actic acid and camaraderie ?
Gen Z "conservatives" Of course revived industries and national culture will just make the UK a more attractive place for migrants. I recommend Alfred's approach to Guthram: baptize him and settle him as proper English gentleman. :)
Captain Tom worked because if you hang around long enough in this country and still have most of your faculties you become a national treasure.
He was also a syncretism of the old religion - the deification of those who fought in the Second World War and the new religion - the worship of the NHS. If he'd have taken the knee while doing his lengths (not laps) he would have hit the trifecta.
True. Notable that no other country had a Capt Tom figure. Although I don’t suppose Germany could have.
The whole thing was so patronising. He was a toothless, tame “war hero”
Couldn't resist, eh?
‘Young, restless, right-wing thinkers’ will surely have realized that the Tories, and Labour, are in politics to promote national decline via race and faith replacement, a policy they’ve been pursuing since the 1940s. Parties which would reverse national decline cannot stand at the polls because the Electoral Commission would refuse to register them. So, where do we go from here?
"accomplishment, brotherhood and lactic acid, three things essential to male wellbeing."
This succinctly captures something completely true but largely unsayable today. Great line.
"Rufo’s confrontational style will alienate the British conservatives who think ‘we shouldn’t have an American-style culture war’, ie we should pre-emptively surrender, but we could do with one of him over here."
Why is it confrontational to point out that "gender ideology" = "slicing the private parts off teenagers", or "antiracism" = "intentionally penalizing white people"? It seems like the people advocating FOR those things are being far more "confrontational".
This strikes a chord: « Yes! In the White Lotus, the miserable teenage boy stuck on holiday with his family only finds meaning and happiness when he starts to join in with some local rowers, ands with it comes accomplishment, brotherhood and lactic acid, three things essential to male wellbeing. »
#metoo. Yet I’m female
Wokeness has one thing right at least, in that there are female females and male males, yet a significant proportion of us are somewhere in the middle. Non binary if you like.
I’ve yearned, and still do, to find meaning and happiness in male - dominated spheres. It’s tricky though as a woman, you’re not always welcome, for understandable reasons or sidelined, one way or another. Women tend to be more accommodating of men who tend to the « female » and embrace stuff like psychotherapy,
Penny, your comment mirrors my own experience. I'm a homeschooling dad, so I spend most of my days surrounded by women, either my 3 teen daughters or the moms of our homeschool coop. Homeschool groups often start as extensions of "women's ministry", so I have to be careful that my presence doesn't break the group. Also, as a married man, I simply have no place praying with a group of moms about their own families. They're not comfortable with it, nor am I, nor are their husbands, nor should any of us be. Cross-sex friendships are nearly always fraught with potential problems, but especially in that setting.
One of the things I've learned is to make clear that I know my presence can be disruptive, and I'm fine with being told this is a "moms only" event... as long as it's not hurting my kids opportunities. That's a tough line to walk sometimes.
So why does therapy work for women? Why does it make them feel better? See on a simple level it is genius - You just say I feel down and people say no your beautiful. Or you listen to someone for half an hour and they don't kill themselves.
Genius
Don't women like accomplishment, actic acid and camaraderie ?
Yes, Ruari, we do
Gen Z "conservatives" Of course revived industries and national culture will just make the UK a more attractive place for migrants. I recommend Alfred's approach to Guthram: baptize him and settle him as proper English gentleman. :)
The "like a developing country" thinking would be good for any country. I'll sign on for the US.
Ed, bit of random question for you, but any chance you can get a sit down with Robin Aitken on the New Humanum channel?
Plastic surgery is the West slowly becoming a big Brasil