Saturday, April 23, 2011
Free Magnolia
Free Magnolia: The Voice of Southern Life and Culture, a publication of the League of the South (link via Rebellion)
Zenit: Transcript of Pope's Appearance on Italian TV
Zenit: Transcript of Pope's Appearance on Italian TV
"We Cannot Be Christians Alone, Following a Christianity Based on Our Own Ideas"
Related:
Sandro Magister, The Pope's "Dies Irae." And the Mystery of Evil
"We Cannot Be Christians Alone, Following a Christianity Based on Our Own Ideas"
Related:
Sandro Magister, The Pope's "Dies Irae." And the Mystery of Evil
Crye Precision
Sarge showed me this post by Military Morons this week on a helmet by Crye Precision. It does look retro and futuristic at the same time (almost like a Greek or Roman helmet, the full airframe helmet with the chops). It may look cool, but is it durable and effective? A post at Gear Scout on the update in the company website.
Soldier Systems
Soldier Systems
Puzzled
Learning local ways promotes religion
Chinese teachings from the past can help people live better lives and improve society today (via the Western Confucian)
Much of Confucianism is compatible with Catholic Christianity, but I am struck by what the author writes here--if so much that she has learned through her encounter with traditional Chinese culture/religion is so new to her that she thinks that Chinese Catholics need to learn the same lessons as well for a fuller, more effective Christianity, what sort of Christianity has she been practicing up to this point? (Love of neighbor and integral development, anyone?) Her writing would seem to imply that she had not experienced these activities within the context of Catholic practice before. Chinese Catholicism sounds almost as isolated, individualistic, and fragmented as typical American Catholicism.
I would think that the underground Catholic communities have a strong sense of solidarity and the exercise of charity among their members, but outreach to outsiders may be limited, for reasons we can readily understand. (The fear of persecution.) Is the author a member of an underground community or of the Patriotic Association?
Chinese teachings from the past can help people live better lives and improve society today (via the Western Confucian)
Much of Confucianism is compatible with Catholic Christianity, but I am struck by what the author writes here--if so much that she has learned through her encounter with traditional Chinese culture/religion is so new to her that she thinks that Chinese Catholics need to learn the same lessons as well for a fuller, more effective Christianity, what sort of Christianity has she been practicing up to this point? (Love of neighbor and integral development, anyone?) Her writing would seem to imply that she had not experienced these activities within the context of Catholic practice before. Chinese Catholicism sounds almost as isolated, individualistic, and fragmented as typical American Catholicism.
I would think that the underground Catholic communities have a strong sense of solidarity and the exercise of charity among their members, but outreach to outsiders may be limited, for reasons we can readily understand. (The fear of persecution.) Is the author a member of an underground community or of the Patriotic Association?
The other side of the debate
The question? The one I mentioned in this post. Whether a man should discuss questions of compatability (how to raise the children, etc.) with a prospective wife in order to convince her of his position, or if he should rely on Game instead. I was perusing the archives of a certain blog, and I found the following items:
How to crush a woman's dreams
Alpha Mail: be careful what you wish
What are Christian men to do if they meet Christian women who have been indoctrinated in feminism -- will they submit eventually to the exercise of "leadership" by their husband? It is not clear to me that Game is reducible to that. Rather, it involves maintaining her attraction to you so that she will comply with, follow, and submit. But is she submitting not because of a rational desire to be obedient but because of emotion? The question of emotions versus reason/obedience./ What is the nature of authority within marriage? Is its exercise like giving orders or instructions in other groups (military, work, etc.)? One would think the manner of expression is different, and even within the family, how the husband exercises authority over the children may (should?) be different from how he exercises authority over his wife. (Despite the claim of some men [misogynists? or just embittered men with bad experiences with women] that women are like children.) Are women to be treated as rational creatures? Or does one adapt according to the woman? (I hesitate to use the word, "handle.")
Many modern Uhmerican women can be described as being willful. While a man who does not care for the good of the family or love his wife is not good marriage material, the same is true of women as well, and not only that, their roles within the family are different. I don't think it is an exaggeration to claim that most Uhmerican women are not being raised with the understanding of how to be a proper wife.
One would hope to find a wife with feminine virtue, but is it the case that female sexual attraction is separable from virtue? Hawaiian Libertarian claims that female attraction is not a choice. "She loves you but is not "in-love" with you" - the former is the rational desire, but the latter is emotional and driven by other considerations? But reason is not wholly absent -- there is a judgment involved that the man is no longer worthy of respect as the man in her life. Moreover, it is good that a woman has enough restraint that she doesn't through herself at a bad boy, but that doesn't change the fact that she is attracted to bad boys. Can her ideal (the image of yang) be changed such that her desire is thereby affected? And how is this to be done, if not through a moral conversion of some sort (rather than trying to alter her emotions and psychology)?
Can it be said that successful hypergamy leads to submission? It would seem that while the former can lead to the latter, it is not necessarily so, if married feminists continue to wear the pants in the relationship and are content to have that role without despising their partner (too much?). (What does their example say about the link between hypergamy and sexual attraction?)
How to crush a woman's dreams
Alpha Mail: be careful what you wish
What are Christian men to do if they meet Christian women who have been indoctrinated in feminism -- will they submit eventually to the exercise of "leadership" by their husband? It is not clear to me that Game is reducible to that. Rather, it involves maintaining her attraction to you so that she will comply with, follow, and submit. But is she submitting not because of a rational desire to be obedient but because of emotion? The question of emotions versus reason/obedience./ What is the nature of authority within marriage? Is its exercise like giving orders or instructions in other groups (military, work, etc.)? One would think the manner of expression is different, and even within the family, how the husband exercises authority over the children may (should?) be different from how he exercises authority over his wife. (Despite the claim of some men [misogynists? or just embittered men with bad experiences with women] that women are like children.) Are women to be treated as rational creatures? Or does one adapt according to the woman? (I hesitate to use the word, "handle.")
Many modern Uhmerican women can be described as being willful. While a man who does not care for the good of the family or love his wife is not good marriage material, the same is true of women as well, and not only that, their roles within the family are different. I don't think it is an exaggeration to claim that most Uhmerican women are not being raised with the understanding of how to be a proper wife.
One would hope to find a wife with feminine virtue, but is it the case that female sexual attraction is separable from virtue? Hawaiian Libertarian claims that female attraction is not a choice. "She loves you but is not "in-love" with you" - the former is the rational desire, but the latter is emotional and driven by other considerations? But reason is not wholly absent -- there is a judgment involved that the man is no longer worthy of respect as the man in her life. Moreover, it is good that a woman has enough restraint that she doesn't through herself at a bad boy, but that doesn't change the fact that she is attracted to bad boys. Can her ideal (the image of yang) be changed such that her desire is thereby affected? And how is this to be done, if not through a moral conversion of some sort (rather than trying to alter her emotions and psychology)?
Can it be said that successful hypergamy leads to submission? It would seem that while the former can lead to the latter, it is not necessarily so, if married feminists continue to wear the pants in the relationship and are content to have that role without despising their partner (too much?). (What does their example say about the link between hypergamy and sexual attraction?)
Alexander Cockburn on the Civil War
Indelible Passions: From the Easter Rising to the American Civil War
Also from the weekend edition of Counterpunch online:
Mike Whitney, Welcome to Banktopia
Gavan McCormack, Can There be an End to Japan as a Nuclear State?
Ralph Nader, Stripmining American Jobs
Saul Landau / Jack Willis, The People Who Brought You Fukushima
Also from the weekend edition of Counterpunch online:
Mike Whitney, Welcome to Banktopia
Gavan McCormack, Can There be an End to Japan as a Nuclear State?
Ralph Nader, Stripmining American Jobs
Saul Landau / Jack Willis, The People Who Brought You Fukushima
Full Royal Wedding Schedule Released
Videos featuring the Royal Household Cavalry:
Household Cavalry Museum
Something from May of last year
Obama turns to drones for his Libyan kinetic military action
Pakistanizing the Libyan War By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY
Obama Takes the Cape
Obama Takes the Cape
Friday, April 22, 2011
Gokhale Method DVD
I watched the program on KTEH last night -- probably shouldn't have, since I stayed up too late missed the opportunity to work. The DVD may be more helpful than the book, but I think ultimately what I'll need is a class in which an instructor gives feedback. Anything related to physical movement I can't seem to learn very well through a book, despite the pictures, or a video. The DVD will be available from the EG Wellness Center in May for $60....
Sebastian Junger Remembers Tim Hetherington
Vanity Fair
The death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on April 20 while covering the conflict in Libya, is recounted by his collaborator, confrère, and friend.
The death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on April 20 while covering the conflict in Libya, is recounted by his collaborator, confrère, and friend.
Interview with Fr. Pierre Paul by Jeffrey Tucker of the ChantCafe.com
Chant Cafe post
Interview with Fr. Pierre Paul by Jeffrey Tucker of the ChantCafe.com from Church Music Association of Amer on Vimeo.
Chant Cafe post
One of my cousins posted the following video:
On the youtube page is the link to a blog post about the commercial, but that appears to have been taken down. That blog is devoted to airline stewardesses...
On the youtube page is the link to a blog post about the commercial, but that appears to have been taken down. That blog is devoted to airline stewardesses...
Modernizing the U.S.Army
Which has to keep up with the rest of the world --
From its FB:
Wrt the First Amendment and the National Government... I suppose it's one more reason to not have a standing army, if the First Amendment is going to be interpreted in such a restrictive manner. Even if this lack of appreciation for Good Friday were not due to the First Amendment, what would we expect from a national institution of a post-Christian society?
Tom Piatak: Good Friday, Bad Earth Day
From its FB:
Today is Earth Day, a day that inspires awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The Army is making great strides to help the environment through its Net Zero initiative. The Net Zero approach is comprised of five steps: reduction, re-purpose, recycling and composting, energy recovery, and disposal. What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day? To learn more about Net Zero, check out this article: http://goo.gl/Y4ILU
Wrt the First Amendment and the National Government... I suppose it's one more reason to not have a standing army, if the First Amendment is going to be interpreted in such a restrictive manner. Even if this lack of appreciation for Good Friday were not due to the First Amendment, what would we expect from a national institution of a post-Christian society?
Tom Piatak: Good Friday, Bad Earth Day
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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