Saturday, May 26, 2012
The cashier at Safeway mentioned to another customer that Dickey's Barbecue Pit had opened another store on Prospect and Lawrence Expressway. Yelp reviews for Fremont and Morgan Hill stores. Maybe I'll wait for Texas Smokehouse.
Should have highlighted this post by Dr. Fleming in yesterday's round-up - "Charity and Welfare":
How much of the loss of "intermediate associations" and family cohesiveness is due to culture and how much is due to a deliberate "conspiracy"?
Before our prudent webmaster carried out our long ago agreed upon plan to disable comments on this section, I received an insightful message from W.C. Taquiya. Old friends and some regular commenters are being invited to contribute to this section, and, in the future, if I wish to stimulate debate it will be in the form of a Hard Right column where comments are allowed. Now for the comments:
With a nod to your comments on the confiscatory (theft) aspect of State administered welfare, it's powerful reinforcement of dependency (sloth - or a seven day sabbath?), the observations of the Saints, and Christian obligations. To other incompatibilities.
First, one of my favorites, the State subsidizes murder and calls it abortion. I could argue that State sponsored welfare, in effect and intent, elevates the State to the status of a false God. I would modestly suggest that the whole subsidized contraceptive program is an endorsement of adultery. It may be that welfare recipients covet their neighbor's ass, or at least the contents of their wallets. This might could be the flip side of the stealing thing mentioned above. Does the welfare program honor mothers and fathers? Since it rewards and even sometimes requires recipients not to be part of complete families, this one is a slam dunk. So yes, there are certain inconsistencies between State welfare and some of the Christian ethical 'suggestions'. Or, so I would argue.
These are all sound Machiavellian insights, that is, they evince an understanding that pursuit of power is the basis of most government policy. There is a finite amount of power and authority in any society, distributed among human persons, families, corporate associations (churches, burial societies, colleges, etc.), and government(s). When national governments grow, it must be at the expense either of lower level governments, e.g. of states, provinces, cities, or non-governmental institutions such as the family, or both. When governments decide to "help" women and children, they are really seizing power from husbands, fathers, and kin-groups. This is not an unintended consequence or side-effect of the policy but an anticipated and welcome result.
How much of the loss of "intermediate associations" and family cohesiveness is due to culture and how much is due to a deliberate "conspiracy"?
Labels:
authority,
Leviathan,
liberalism,
politike,
Thomas Fleming
Friday, May 25, 2012
Items of Interest, 25 May 2012
Thomas Fleming, Charity v. Welfare
Ron Paul's Paradoxes
Justin Raimondo, Interventionism and the Elites
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS, Bet on Collapse
WINSLOW T. WHEELER, F-22 In A Dogfight
Growing Opposition as US Mulls Arming Domestic Drones
GARETH PORTER, Hard Line Failure in Nuke Talks
Economics:
KEVIN CARSON, Why Corporate Capitalism is Unsustainable (C4SS)
KunstlerCast #206: Live Audience Podcast @ CNU (mp3)
New Urbanism Blog: Beware the 18%
All Together Now – 05/17/12 (mp3)
Localization and the Economics of Happiness
Making the Case for Economic Relocalization
The Emergence of the Fix-It Society
RALPH NADER, The Rise of Re-Use
Sale at Chelsea Green.
Higher Education:
Universal Uniformity in the University by James Matthew Wilson
Diet and Health:
MovNat: Movement Brings Us Together
The Ninth MovNat Principle: Cooperative
Feminism:
The New Feminist Agenda: A social revolution encourages us all to invest in family care
Woman Stirred Radio Madeline Kunin and Barbara Vacarr interview May 17 2012 wgdr-wgdh
Music:
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
TV:
TV Preview: 'Closer' Team Brings 'Longmire' To The Screen
Ron Paul's Paradoxes
Justin Raimondo, Interventionism and the Elites
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS, Bet on Collapse
WINSLOW T. WHEELER, F-22 In A Dogfight
Growing Opposition as US Mulls Arming Domestic Drones
GARETH PORTER, Hard Line Failure in Nuke Talks
Economics:
KEVIN CARSON, Why Corporate Capitalism is Unsustainable (C4SS)
KunstlerCast #206: Live Audience Podcast @ CNU (mp3)
New Urbanism Blog: Beware the 18%
All Together Now – 05/17/12 (mp3)
Localization and the Economics of Happiness
Making the Case for Economic Relocalization
The Emergence of the Fix-It Society
RALPH NADER, The Rise of Re-Use
Sale at Chelsea Green.
Higher Education:
Universal Uniformity in the University by James Matthew Wilson
Diet and Health:
MovNat: Movement Brings Us Together
The Ninth MovNat Principle: Cooperative
Feminism:
The New Feminist Agenda: A social revolution encourages us all to invest in family care
Woman Stirred Radio Madeline Kunin and Barbara Vacarr interview May 17 2012 wgdr-wgdh
Music:
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
TV:
TV Preview: 'Closer' Team Brings 'Longmire' To The Screen
Hilary Hahn in SF
SF Symphony - maybe I'll catch her performance next time around.
SFCV: Violinist Hilary Hahn: Taking It All In by Marianne Lipanovich
parts 2 and 3
her channel
And something from Mark O'Connor on his method of learning to play the violin:
His blog: Suzuki has gone fiddlin
SFCV: Violinist Hilary Hahn: Taking It All In by Marianne Lipanovich
parts 2 and 3
her channel
And something from Mark O'Connor on his method of learning to play the violin:
His blog: Suzuki has gone fiddlin
Byzantine, Texas: French documentary on Valaam to be subtitled in English
Related:
Valaam "Step to the Skies" part 1 of 7 (English Subtitles)
Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Grand canon pascal, choeur des moines de Valaam
Archimandrite:
Related:
Valaam "Step to the Skies" part 1 of 7 (English Subtitles)
Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Grand canon pascal, choeur des moines de Valaam
Archimandrite:
Labels:
documentaries,
monasteries,
Russian Orthodox,
Valaam
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Hatfields and McCoys
History - starts next week.
another trailer (SpotlightWV)
Related:
on Leno (pt 1 - 2)
another interview
CD preview
WV Culture
Roseanna Don't You Cry
wiki
Cowboys and Indians: Blasts From Our Past with Kevin Costner
another trailer (SpotlightWV)
Related:
on Leno (pt 1 - 2)
another interview
CD preview
WV Culture
Roseanna Don't You Cry
wiki
Cowboys and Indians: Blasts From Our Past with Kevin Costner
Charlize Theron on adopting
Her liberal naïveté - on display:
So would she refrain from condemning Hitler?
The Thinking Housewife: Must-Have Accessories for Beautiful Movie Stars
Charlize Theron Gets Emotional On Ellen: Being A Mom 'Just Feels Right'
Parts 2 and 3
Watch: ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Director Rupert Sanders On Directing 2 Strong Women
May Snow White and the Hunstman tank.
Labels:
American celebs,
feminism,
liberalism,
political correctness
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tom Piatak recommends For Greater Glory. I don't doubt that it will pull in a lot of Catholic viewers around here. Are there any promotions at OLP?
The Anglo-Catholic
CNS review
Mexican 'Cristero' fight relevant to actor's Cuban heritage
The Anglo-Catholic
CNS review
Mexican 'Cristero' fight relevant to actor's Cuban heritage
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Fr. Michael Sherwin informs us that Fr. Bedouelle has passed away. May he rest in peace.
L'Inquisition, Dominique et les dominicains
fr. Guy Bedouelle, o.p.
L'Inquisition, Dominique et les dominicains
fr. Guy Bedouelle, o.p.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Unexpected 'happy' ending for House. Evidence again that the human heart yearns for friendship and that it is difficult for us to deny this. (No clear resolution of the question of faith/God.) I think Hugh Laurie should stay and do more American television, but I think I read somewhere that he is going back to the UK.
MBC Korean Wave Concert tonight at 7 P.M. PST
Soompi: "Korean Wave in Google" to Livestream on YouTube
"MBC Korean Music Wave in Google" will be streamed live through YouTube Presents Channel to the world."
"MBC Korean Music Wave in Google" will be streamed live through YouTube Presents Channel to the world."
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Last day of the school year for CM today. Went to the "graduation" and party -- too much junk food: I had the costco pizza, and even
that wasn't a good choice. (It normally isn't, but today especially so. Maybe it's because of the banh mi I had for lunch.) Will miss the kids, even though they were a noisy bunch. Feel sorry for them; the parents in general should be better parents. Shouldn't comment on the speeches that were made - the speakers were probably sincere but what will they say about their experiences in 10 years time? I believe the young man who is in charge of the high school students was actually a student in the confirmation class with which I helped a long time ago. (Where is Mrs. K now?) How time flies. I'm of little use to the community; we'd be at loggerheads since I think they need a lecture (but not them only) -- who isn't infected with consumerism and the assumption of perpetual growth and cheap energy?
that wasn't a good choice. (It normally isn't, but today especially so. Maybe it's because of the banh mi I had for lunch.) Will miss the kids, even though they were a noisy bunch. Feel sorry for them; the parents in general should be better parents. Shouldn't comment on the speeches that were made - the speakers were probably sincere but what will they say about their experiences in 10 years time? I believe the young man who is in charge of the high school students was actually a student in the confirmation class with which I helped a long time ago. (Where is Mrs. K now?) How time flies. I'm of little use to the community; we'd be at loggerheads since I think they need a lecture (but not them only) -- who isn't infected with consumerism and the assumption of perpetual growth and cheap energy?
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