Lauren Southern’s memoir shows how the populist right devolved, destroying its main actors and leaving audiences lost. We can't build a civilization on outrage.
I found this very difficult to understand and accept. I suppose it is a generational thing and the fact that I do not understand the 'Intellectual' ethos. Left alone most of us are a mixture of liberal and conservative ideas, often depending upon our personal experiences. One problem is that as a society we are continuously bombarded with images that should be exceptional rather than ordinary. Secular society, for no other reason than control through power, has effectively taken God out of our collective lives, denuding us of the ordinary discipline of respect - for ourselves and others. True happiness is not generated through excitement, but through Love and to love we must engage with others. We know when we arrive at a healthy place, for it is accompanied by Peace - the first gift of the Holy Spirit.
Your ideas are on point, as usual. I’m not familiar with Lauren Southern but your comments can reach beyond one person’s biography. Thank you for your thought and promoting ours.
I was going to push back on a couple of minor points until I got to the final two paragraphs, where the ultimate takeaways from this well-written piece are contained. None of the political minutia which provided the fodder for this article matters. Center our lives on Christ, forgive and seek forgiveness, and repent with sincere contrition. We have to practice the seven cardinal virtues to avoid becoming that which we despise...no matter the difficulty. We'll done as always, Sarah!
Good article, some of the discussion brought to mind an old Ricky Nelson song, Garden Party, where he sings about the trouble of trying to change his brand, so to speak, and the audience's unwillingness to allow for it.
Extreme behavior and extreme views are being rewarded both in the media and on social media. All except anyone on the right, of course. If you have solid conservative views, suddenly you're too extreme for the "party of tolerance.".
The politicians making the biggest splashes are those whose behavior and views are so extreme as to be borderline psychopaths or sociopaths. Maybe not even so borderline.
The effect on society is that values get constantly degraded to the point where morality sits on a spinning compass. The real life effect is the liberal movement has adopted a policy whereby they can literally do any they want and justify it simply by being on the left. No logic or rational thought needed. But if the right does the same thing, they're demonized as Nazi villains.
The real battle we face is being able to tell right from wrong. Sexual assault and rape are wrong. But import a group of people who further your political aims and suddenly the fact that these same people have a cultural normalcy of rape and sexual assault and now presto magic rape and sexual assault from these people is suddenly ignored. In fact, if you call these people out and report the facts, you're suddenly a racist Nazi.
Don't underestimate the impact this is having on our society and western culture. Those of us who are older can still tell the difference. But there's an entire generation growing up where this is being normalized. That's the true danger.
And anyone in the public eye who pushes these extreme views coupled with an ambiguous moral compass are actively destroying our culture and civilization.
Just look at the UK. Human trafficking is off the charts, and police refuse to investigate real crimes or go after grooming gangs. But if you point this fact out, you are suddenly the criminal.
The balance to these extreme views is freedom of speech. True freedom of speech that allows groups to engage in healthy debate and dialogue. Much the same as what Charlie Kirk was doing.
I found this very difficult to understand and accept. I suppose it is a generational thing and the fact that I do not understand the 'Intellectual' ethos. Left alone most of us are a mixture of liberal and conservative ideas, often depending upon our personal experiences. One problem is that as a society we are continuously bombarded with images that should be exceptional rather than ordinary. Secular society, for no other reason than control through power, has effectively taken God out of our collective lives, denuding us of the ordinary discipline of respect - for ourselves and others. True happiness is not generated through excitement, but through Love and to love we must engage with others. We know when we arrive at a healthy place, for it is accompanied by Peace - the first gift of the Holy Spirit.
Your ideas are on point, as usual. I’m not familiar with Lauren Southern but your comments can reach beyond one person’s biography. Thank you for your thought and promoting ours.
I was going to push back on a couple of minor points until I got to the final two paragraphs, where the ultimate takeaways from this well-written piece are contained. None of the political minutia which provided the fodder for this article matters. Center our lives on Christ, forgive and seek forgiveness, and repent with sincere contrition. We have to practice the seven cardinal virtues to avoid becoming that which we despise...no matter the difficulty. We'll done as always, Sarah!
Good article, some of the discussion brought to mind an old Ricky Nelson song, Garden Party, where he sings about the trouble of trying to change his brand, so to speak, and the audience's unwillingness to allow for it.
The foto in your post...is that Lauren or is it you? the foto has no caption
That's Lauren Southern
Extreme behavior and extreme views are being rewarded both in the media and on social media. All except anyone on the right, of course. If you have solid conservative views, suddenly you're too extreme for the "party of tolerance.".
The politicians making the biggest splashes are those whose behavior and views are so extreme as to be borderline psychopaths or sociopaths. Maybe not even so borderline.
The effect on society is that values get constantly degraded to the point where morality sits on a spinning compass. The real life effect is the liberal movement has adopted a policy whereby they can literally do any they want and justify it simply by being on the left. No logic or rational thought needed. But if the right does the same thing, they're demonized as Nazi villains.
The real battle we face is being able to tell right from wrong. Sexual assault and rape are wrong. But import a group of people who further your political aims and suddenly the fact that these same people have a cultural normalcy of rape and sexual assault and now presto magic rape and sexual assault from these people is suddenly ignored. In fact, if you call these people out and report the facts, you're suddenly a racist Nazi.
Don't underestimate the impact this is having on our society and western culture. Those of us who are older can still tell the difference. But there's an entire generation growing up where this is being normalized. That's the true danger.
And anyone in the public eye who pushes these extreme views coupled with an ambiguous moral compass are actively destroying our culture and civilization.
Just look at the UK. Human trafficking is off the charts, and police refuse to investigate real crimes or go after grooming gangs. But if you point this fact out, you are suddenly the criminal.
The balance to these extreme views is freedom of speech. True freedom of speech that allows groups to engage in healthy debate and dialogue. Much the same as what Charlie Kirk was doing.