Christian. Lawyer. Writer at LewRockwell.com. Philosopher. Libertarian. Degrees in Law, Politics, and Biblical Studies. Working on MA in Christian Apologetics.
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“The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” - JRR Tolkien
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This is, of course, entirely false. The NAP speaks merely to what is acceptable aggression, not to what is socially acceptable. It would be very easy to see where this argument fails if you were to try to put it in a syllogism.
Libertarianism fails because the NAP requires social acceptance of degeneracy.
There isn't a way around this.
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A must-read by @bradleybirzer.
“The Americans loved Tacitus and his Germania, especially as translated and edited by Thomas Gordon. Though their Anglo-Saxons were idealized, they certainly embraced a mythic history of that medieval people.”
Thomas Jefferson drew on Anglo-Saxon history for his understanding of liberty, writes @bradleybirzer: modernagejournal.com/a-germa…
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This sermon by the master CS Lewis is a must read. Every time you read it, you will learn something new.
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Today in history, June 9, in the year of 1957, JRR Tolkien wrote a letter in which he stated that the success of The Lord of the Rings “has surprised me very much”.
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This conversation with @JohnGarthWriter is a must-listen! His description of Tolkien’s and Lewis’s friendship and how it spurred Tolkien on to continue writing his myth is fascinating.
If you want to hear Garth talk about all things Tolkien, here is a wonderful conversation we had together:
youtu.be/SPJu_VyeIw4?si=8veM…
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Today in history, June 8, Nero killed himself. He was the Roman Emperor who had executed the Apostle Paul. Today, Nero’s influence is nonexistent, while millions of people read Paul’s words every single day.
Ultimately, it is truth spoken with courage and reverence for God that endures, every earthly power that sets itself against it fades into history.
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This post illustrates the problem with current American “conservatism.” It isn’t right-wing. It sees no problem with Lincoln because it has no problem with empire, war, and the administrative state. @AuronMacintyre stated a very basic, right-wing opinion about American history that is undeniably true. Yet, to the current “conservatives”, this is sacrilege.
The post-WWII consensus is now the post-Civil War consensus. They’re inching closer to openly condemning the post-Revolutionary War consensus, which has always been their actual goal
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Plato: “A tyrant…if he is to retain power, he must root [the bolder characters] out, all of them, till there’s not a man of any consequence left, whether friend or foe…So he must keep a sharp eye out for men of courage or vision or intelligence or wealth; for, whether he likes it or not, it is his happy fate to be their constant enemy and to intrigue until he has purged them from the state…Then…people will find out soon enough what sort of a beast they’ve bred and groomed for greatness. He’ll be too strong for them to turn out” (Republic, Book VIII, 567b – 569a)
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The Gospel message is not compatible with Empire and endless wars of aggression
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Highly recommend Liberty Classroom by @ThomasEWoods! He’s offering a huge discount too!
Thomas Woods is an anarchist not a libertarian. Certainly not a constitutional conservative, not MAGA, not Trump, not Reagan, all of whom and which he has condemned directly and indirectly. Woods is a Tom Massie/Ron Paul diehard. He jumps in on behalf of Joe Kent and the Woke Reich, lying about our outreach to Kent about my interviewing and Kent ignoring our follow up, to create confusion and hostility, because his agenda is to bring down the system, undermine the war effort and Trump presidency. Kent is his latest project. I’ve ignored him for many, many years but he cannot let go. Another crackpot.
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Thomas Woods is an American hero and you are a foreign spy.
Thomas Woods is an anarchist not a libertarian. Certainly not a constitutional conservative, not MAGA, not Trump, not Reagan, all of whom and which he has condemned directly and indirectly. Woods is a Tom Massie/Ron Paul diehard. He jumps in on behalf of Joe Kent and the Woke Reich, lying about our outreach to Kent about my interviewing and Kent ignoring our follow up, to create confusion and hostility, because his agenda is to bring down the system, undermine the war effort and Trump presidency. Kent is his latest project. I’ve ignored him for many, many years but he cannot let go. Another crackpot.
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Hey @benshapiro
Idk if anyone ever explained this to you
But America is not the same as the government
You can love the country & hate the government
I hate our government because it NOT the limited constitution republic the founders envisioned, but an empire which absolutely is the world's largest terrorist organization as @ComicDaveSmith said
Hope that clears it up for you
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Wow, you neocons are intent on proving Tucker right. He just said yesterday that the warmongers would try to jail/kill those who oppose the war. And here you and fellow neocon Will are, calling him a “national security risk” and advocating for him to be subpoenaed. Despicable.
Tucker is not just a lunatic, but also a massive national security risk. He is single-handedly causing diplomatic incidents based on nothing other than his pathological Jew-hatred.
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"So it may be said that the chief purpose of life, for any one of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all the means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks."
- Tolkien
Letter 310
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Happy Birthday to Professor Tolkien! The Great Sub-creator was a brilliant and masterful story-teller. His mythology has inspired millions and will continue to do so because of the Truth behind it.
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Not only are the Narnia movies colorful
Their arms and armor in Narnia are genuinely better than 95% if what you see onscreen today.
The Lion, The witch and The wardrobe was the last time we saw splendid colour in high medieval fantasy on screen and it just celebrated it's 20th birthday.
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.@TuckerCarlson: Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Justin Raimondo, and Sam Francis were the most patriotic conservatives
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