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Publisher’s Note: I could give a shit about Kavanaugh’s bona fides, I know if was nominated by either party, he will simply be a rubber stamp for the Federal government’s maintenance and expansion of power and a continuation of the war against individual liberty. But I am thrilled by the communist mewling and caterwauling over the contretemps it has caused. The same thing happened when Thomas and Bork threaten ted the socialist apple cart in the last century; eerily, the same sexual hysteria and unsubstantiated accusations illuminated those great national discussions.
Kavanaugh will be just as awful as Roberts who suddenly became a raging socialists’ apologist once he donned the poisonous robes of the Supremes.
Strange that the #metoo movement actually means “pound me too”. Go figure.
I do look forward to that miserable commie rat in human guise, the notorious RBG, to assume room temperature and watch the madness unfold again.
Just saw two brilliant “Irish” movies this month. The first was ‘71 and the other was Black ’47.
‘71 is about the Troubles in Ireland and it follows a British soldier and his travails as he is separated from his unit and has to make his way through Indian country. It pulls no punches and portrays the moral ambiguity that informs every guerrilla conflict when the rising starts to rebel against the occupier.
Black ’47 takes us back 124 years to the southern island when the British version of the Soviet Holdomor during the potato famine proves that the 700 year occupation of Ireland has done the indigenous inhabitants no favors. The British Empire has always been a celebrated vampire nation in the annals of imperial misconduct.
Both films are beautifully lensed with ‘71 the more claustrophobic of the two and the broad gray vistas of Ireland a scene-stealer in Black ’47. The protagonist in the latter movie is a deserting Irish Ranger returning to his devastated homeland. Hugo Weaving does a great star turn as a British soldier who starts to see his path has always been immoral and wrong.
Both are brutal but vivid in the raw portrayals of men bent on revenge with no hope of redemption.
I had never heard of the Ribbonmen before, a new addition to my guerrilla bestiary. Ribbonists were most active between 1835 and 1855 and in the Tithe War (Cogadh na nDeachúna).
Great movies.
In other news, I no longer profess to be a libertarian, I am now a collapsitarian.
Please continue to provision and train like you are in mortal danger. The Mango Emperor has given you a few years to catch up. -BB
“Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.”
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“We are, each of us, alone. And this is the first law of masculinity. And it is the most important law. Your value is equal to the value which you bring to the tribe. We are not equal. You are not special. Respect is earned, not given. Your brothers will not love you unconditionally for who you are, just being yourself. They will criticise you, push you to your limits, bring out the best in you, and give you their respect when earned. And this isn’t shocking at all. This is common knowledge to any man. Your childhood is over. The boy is dead. It’s time to be a man for the rest of your life.”
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The Kavanaugh circus has once again focused all of us who are morally sober to see the unhinged and absolutely barking mad behavior of the current crop of economically illiterate communists. Every generation has their own brain-dead collectivist army here in America since Lincoln put us all on the plantation.
The latest variant of this happens to be a resurrection of the zombie Temperance Union battalions of alcohol prohibitionists switching to their version of the “he said-she said” variety of sexual encounters where estrogen fever-dreams become reality. In this case, the Democrats broke out the big guns and dragooned all the government supremacist floozies they could muster. Amazingly, none of the amnesiac women-folk could get their stories straight.
None.
Not for want of trying.
On a more serious note, it is time to remind all the men in your life whether family or friends that there is a serious threat to every facet of their lives.
I have been practicing the Pence Rule for ages. The stunt-double for Race Bannon from Johnny Quest has famously said he will never dine or be alone with a woman who isn’t his wife.
He’s right.
Don’t even do it at work or anywhere for that matter, no exceptions.
This is yet the next salvo in the war on masculinity; toxic masculinity. The same toxic masculinity that has been standing on the ramparts of civilization and barbaric enclaves for generations, nay millennia. The fairer sex (I said it!) has long enjoyed the protection and the provision of the masculinists. Now they see it as a threat, of course.
The war on masculinity has an important component, it seeks the extinction of free moral agency and destruction of the will to confront those in power and dethrone them whoever they may be. The masculine impulse tends to an individualist impulse; mind you, there are now women of both sexes so the notion has gotten diluted.
There is a reason there is an estrogen deficit in the liberty ‘verse. There tend be many fewer women in the libertarian enclaves than men. Not saying all the men are masculinists of the normal persuasion since the geek quotient among libertarians is legendary. But the number of women who seek the stateless society are fewer than the number of men (as opposed to males who seem to gravitate to the collectivist end of the political and philosophical spectrum).
There is nothing wrong with being a masculine man.
And there is not always a rough texture to the notion of being a man and a gentleman:
Paul Murray: “I saw myself as reviving a certain mode of life, a mode that had been almost lost: the contemplative life of the country gentleman, in harmony with his status and history. In Renaissance times they had called it sprezzatura. The idea was to do whatever one did with grace, to imbue one’s every action with beauty, while at the same time making it look quite effortless. Thus, if one were to work at, say, law, one should raise it to the level of an art; if one were to laze, then one must laze beautifully. This, they said, was the true meaning of being an aristocrat.”
Masculinity and gentlemanly comportment make for a man who can be held in esteem and not contempt like the modern critique would have us think.
My three sons are masculine athletic men, my middle son came in first place recently in a strongman competition in the inland NW. He’s a hell of chess player too. My youngest son is in the Marines (for now) and my oldest is an avid outdoorsman and amateur climber.
All the boys were home educated and home grown living a Huck Finn boys life around the world while I was in the Legions and then we retired to Idaho (I have since moved).
If you have boys and men in your life, sit them down and have a talk; warn them that are forces in society aligned against them not only because they are boys and men but because they just are. The very possession of their sex is an invitation to a woman to ruin their lives irreparably with nothing more than rumor and innuendo.
Take the appropriate precautions to not even provide any hint or perception of impropriety.
The war on men is real.
Brace for impact.
“The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs; he is also a demure, almost maiden-like, guest in a hall, a gentle, modest, unobtrusive man. He is not compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth. The man who combines both characters – the knight – is not a work of nature but of art; of that art which has human beings, instead of canvas or marble, for its medium.”
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Now that Kavanaugh got his new little hammer and unisex black dress,
he surrounds himself with an all female legal(gag) staff.
There was little printed about his decisions as a Circuit Judge.
One source stated he always sided with Corporations over people,
and other judges claimed he pulled legal(gag) precedent out of
his rear.
And the Patriot community cheers their continued enslavement.
I did not understand one sentence.
Are you here in northern Idaho or back in Arizona?
I am in southern AZ.
A good place to be
Amusing, if I wasn’t living in it, I would never believe just how fucked up 3/4s, of this nation are. No intentions of turning in my man card. Wouldn’t piss, on anyone who did.
Recently in Portland Oregon, was again stunned by the girl boys and the boy,girls smothering the place. Portland, downtown has literally turned into a third world country.
If you enjoy wandering the street, just watching, you better be able to ” take care of business,” one way or another, cuz business will seek you out.
Interesting times.
Tic Toc!.
Dirk
I have just one minor disagreement: while feminist nut-jobs are quick to call any stereotypically masculine trait, “toxic,” there is a kernel if truth behind their bullshit. Like the toxic femininity of women who make false rape accusations, there are culturally-accepted male attitudes that are destructive.
Examples include the idea if rape culture, which although VASTLY exaggerated by feminists, does have a certain level of acceptance in some circles. More widespread is the male habit of ignoring serious illness and injury for the sake of “keeping a stiff upper lip” and not being perceived as a “pansy.” It’s a bit like how virtues are warped by nationalism into vices.
I know I just posted, but bills latest actually pushed a button of mine. I guess I’m not a realist, I’ve never cared what others thought of me, and I mostly have no opinion of others, this Article is soooooo on point it’s spooky.
I live on a mountain, well 4100 ft, while this community suffers the same ” social? ” issues as the cities, I don’t think it’s as magnified., in this community. I,could be wrong, but I,spend a lot of time following ol Remus’s advice of, staying out of crowds. I just don’t see the faggots, the lesbos. The girly men,,and the manly girls.
I’ve lived the accusation situation. Nothing drives a man to hermit ism then being wrongfully accuses of being boys, men mans. A farce, a half truth and innuendo, is all it takes, it’s always been that simple, and I’ve known many a woman who,wield that ” accusation” like a sword venomously.
Bill, I’m not changing the way I live for any of these people. We start to concede, they will take it to the next level.
So who’s to blame for this bullshit, I’m willing to except exactly zero of the responsibility. I don’t speak of it, I don’t practice it, in fact I tell men and women to shut the fuck up, when I hear it. It’s toxic.
I remember about four years ago when a NEW magazine, a magazine for manly men, came out.
“The Art of Manliness”
I was amused then and I’m amused even more now now. Truth be told I’ve read a couple issues, cover to cover, I remember thinking, WOW, do what these poodle dogs do, and you’re a man, manly, and you can claim manliness status. I especially enjoy the articles on men embracing the feminine side. I wanna puke. These socialista’s are the fucking problem and in no way a part of the solution.
There are solutions, first WE must identify specifically the enemy. By name, and address. Thinking out loud here, but I seem to think the mass media bears the lions share, of poisoning the well.
After all they ARE the kings mouth-piece. But then I don’t think our king, ” Trump” suffers from a lack of nuts. He seems to spend a lot of time defending his past sexual exploits. He seems to bone an awful lot of very smoking hot ladies. Guys at the end of the day, that’s what us fancy animals are about. The longevity of the species. It’s a matter of DNA.
Marriage is really a civil contract between men and women, most of us signed when we were in our teens. How stupid is that. While I’ve chosen to abide by that civil contract. it’s a Miracle, any of us make it, or made it.
Anyway until we identify exactly who the enemy is, until we hold accountable those responsible, ain’t nothing going to change. We as men have to do,what is best for our families, love them, take care of their needs, protect them. Even die for them if we have to.
I can’t tell you how blessed I am, I’ve got two grandsons to carry on the Williams legacy, This for some simple reason is important to me. I’ve come to recognize that we as individuals will live longer in an oral history than in written history,
I’m always amused when I hear our youth tell tales of their significant man folk, stories they learned from contributors in their lives. with pride, and love I call it campfire talk. I really enjoy it.
It’s almost a lost art. In fact many traditions are almost extinct.
I’ve noticed yearly the lack of young men out in deer camp, in elk camp, at fish camp or at camp camp, what a loss. How do men connect anymore, how do we teach our young men to be men anymore.
I guess there are actually a million answers to the question. Why does owning guns, using guns, not fearing guns make a fella a art of manliness kinda guy. It doesn’t, it’s what’s inside us, that makes us men, and life is the tumbler, like a gritty old rock flowing down a stream, the stream like life polish’s us, gives us the tools to,deal with stuff.
While I like to think this isn’t my problem, the truth is, it’s all men’s problem. Rest assured as soon as we ” men solve this equation, I promise the left, the news stations the Soros of the world with throw another sinker. It’s only an issue if We The People allow it to be.
I don’t, so I don’t worry about it.
My sons a victim of this shit right now. He, his wife are splitting, he’s a very physically fit, wildland fire fighter, tough as nails. His wife has decided he’s too manly, and not touchy-feely enough for her at this point. He’s heart-broken and angry when I tell him to kick the bitch to the curb. It’s a big ocean with a lot of awesome fish to consider.
On the other hand, the wife is an awesome young lady, whom has been a great daughter in law,I hope she finds what it is she’s looking for, I just know, this doors closed, we reep what we sew, and life truly is the lesson. I wish her well, but not here ever again.
Great article Bill, the answers are going to be significant, for our future.
Dirk
Brilliant essay, Bill. I’m tired of being told that I am a “privileged white male” by boys and girls alike. I won’t apologize for being white and I damned sure won’t apologize for being a man. I don’t give a flyin’ fuck about what Kavanaugh did as a teenager at some dopey private school. I do care that his opinion influenced John “The Sell Out” Roberts and his lackey’s ruling that Obamacare was constitutional because the individual mandate penalty was a tax. And I do care that he believes the 4th amendment to the feckless screed is essentially null and void.
We are sliding head first into something at break neck speed, not sure what it is but the vast majority of entitled Helots out there have no idea it’s coming or how to deal with it.
On Daniel Craig (see photo): He hates guns. He says they do terrible things to people. Sean Connery was the best Bond.
On touchy-feely: I’m in my sixties and I can boast that a time or two I have defused a confrontation by replying,”You know, that would really hurt my feelings – if I had any.”
On manliness: like the Sphinx, it can be instilled by the staff of (self-sacrificing) Love, if not- the scourge.
On Collapsitarianism: In conversation I tell people to not run for federal office, let the whole thing collapse under the weight of it’s own shait. I don’t worry about State government because with 50 states there is enough tax competition to minimize tyranny, imperialism, etc.
Good scoop on the movie ’71. There are no victims, only volunteers.
Bill, you composed a really excellent warning. Thank you for that. It is how you composed it and how you directed it at us Freemen which makes it a most proper, honorable cautionary warning. That is what matters most, because you provide another cause for we who are Men of The West to find solidarity among us as brothers in the greatest cause in history.
If we are to be legion in our freedom, our Liberty ,we have to hold common cause, understand that it is common cause, to begin with, and I think there is nothing more compelling than the war upon our manhood for that great zietgeist to coalesce into the legion of 4th Generation warriors we embody as individual Men so well.
It is indicative of the tribulation we face that our Women are true to the patriarchy, that we are Men worthy of the title, in thought, deed and Faith, keeping the Faith, of the bonds of respect and Love, just as we are by nature true to the protection of our matriarchs, that we fight and die if needs be to protect what matters most between the long learned hard won traditions, legacy of Man & Wife.
Your words remind me so well of the screeching skanks, that most useful of idiot dupes of the neo-bolsheviks, remind me they will rue the day, in their final moments on this mortal coil, there are no Men to defend and save them from what they so willingly assisted come to pass.
What Man of The west, no matter how noble the idea, in his right mind would risk life and limb, risk his own death, thus leaving his own loved ones without his protections and attentions, to save such lost souls as these human extinction movement pawns known as feminists?
RBG has committed a grave error in not stepping down when the red diaper baby cargo cult usurper was befouling the offal office. I suspect she was hoping to provide Mao in a pantsuit psychopath with the kind of majority of diktat for the black robed Nazgul’s to lend that all important fig leaf of illusion of legitimacy to waging full blown police state war on we The Men of The West, for our arms, our Women, in order to genocide us.
I think too these barren Vag’s planned on upping the baby organ bootlegging operation known as Planned Genocide on orders of magnitude. It’s usefulness, known also as Roe verses Wade, is akin to the same ultimate ends one way train rides and gulags, (or is that Goolags?), provide, but in a more diverse non triggering method of reducing the population of their new Amerika to level’s William Ayers’ approves of?
I think among all the tests of the fealty and keeping the Faith of Woman of The West, having or not having an abortion is an important gauge as to the moral fiber and Western Christian beliefs of women. I think killing or nurturing the growing life within ones womb is one of if not the greatest test of Women in the West today. It is one thing to kill ones foes in the cause of war against evil and tyranny, it is another to kill a living human for convenience sake. And is that not a test of the character and divine feminine.
I saw ’71, good flick. Enjoyed the book Bandit Country by T. Hearndon and recommend same. I had the chance to speak with a fellow from NI this summer who was at Bobby Sands’ funeral. Heck of a conversation. He sees where this is headed. I don’t want NI. I don’t want Rwanda X Bosnia but hey we don’t always get what we want. On the other hand if I need to give my life so my children don’t have to ride a boxcar, then I will gladly.
Good flick is Defiance Daniel Craig plays Bielski a real man
Old coot here. Lincoln’s Republic has devolved into a tyrannical democracy, a government-sanctioned lynch mob. It’s going down. Good riddance.
My advice to young men today: Move to the Redoubt where Christ still rules and homeschooling and traditional families flourish. Where you are and whom you are with will make all the difference.
Per the issue of masculinity, the following is from The Small Wars Journal:
“Changing the Macho Male Culture of the US Military”
“Early this year I talked to another military buddy who had just left the Pentagon. His comments were even more troubling. “I used to think the Pentagon was divorced from the reality of the combat arms side of the military- that it was so out of touch with the average infantryman that it made me sick to work there,” he let on. “But that was when I first got there,” he continued. “Today it is times a hundred. The advocates of the women in combat arms are basically part of a larger effort to change the military culture- which they call a “rape culture”- and these folks are really linked close to the wider effort to change American culture.”
“I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Since I’m quick to suspect things that sound conspiratorialist, my BS-ometer started to go off. But, then I heard the same from two other friends of mine. In essence, the idea of many of these advocates is that the American male is a, mostly unconscious, misogynist, and that it comes from our culture: movies that hype physicality, combat, aggressiveness, and the treatment of women as objects. It also comes from our military: males dominate the services, are the only ones allowed in combat arms, and thus make up most of the higher ranks. The cure for all of this is simple: change the culture.
“The “change the culture” movement has manifested itself in many ways and has taken on different efforts as well as groups that are loosely aligned towards fundamental change. On college campuses it has largely taken on the shape of the movement to end sexual harassment and sexual assault. As one professor from a prominent campus told me recently, “It isn’t really about ending sexual assault; it’s about controlling people and changing behavior. Men have the advantage in almost every way, so we have to find ways to cut into that advantage. Making traditional male behavior something that is socially unacceptable will cut their advantage. We have to make it unacceptable for men to talk the way they talk now, act the way they act now, and interact the way they do with women now, and have traditionally.” Hyping sexual assault statistics, making women fearful of men, and building a system that finds men guilty until proven innocent are simply means to the greater end of “cutting male advantage.”
Interesting you should quote C. S. Lewis. The knight and all of western civilization came from Christianity. Western civilization cannot survive without it. Where else would the rules come from gaia?