The Minute Man, a statue by Daniel Chester French erected in 1875 in Concord, Massachusetts. (from here) In time anything created by men will cease to be. Only God will remember it. Still, when we see people ignoring a heritage of great value and treating it as worthless, we still scratch our heads in amazement,... Continue Reading →
WHY DO WE FIGHT WARS?
While I was commenting on Don’t Be Afraid. We Are At War. (artaxes.wordpress.com), I had what struck me as a relatively original thought. I wouldn't be surprised if someone has gotten this idea before, but I have never heard anybody put it quite this way. What happens during a war? We use wars to resolve our... Continue Reading →
WAS IT ABOUT TOLERANCE? NO. IT WAS ABOUT FORGIVENESS — IN HONOR OF SHINZO ABE
I first ran this post in 2016, WAS IT ABOUT TOLERANCE? NO. IT WAS ABOUT FORGIVENESS. Unfortunately, Shinzo Abe, once the Prime Minister of Japan, is now dead. Therefore, various public figures are honoring him, Trump, Biden, Obama pay tribute to murdered ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe. Since I think Abe's own words speak far better of him... Continue Reading →
DIVIDED BY OUR PETTINESS: A POST FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH
Tradition attributes the origin of the motto to Philip II of Macedon: Greek: διαίρει καὶ βασίλευε diaírei kài basíleue, in Ancient Greek, meaning "divide and rule" (from Divide and rule). Insanitybytyes22 has written an excellent post, Society Is a Social Construct!, with some great observations! Consider this excerpt. Allow me to shift over to Miss Manners,... Continue Reading →
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