This writer recently re-signed up for a Facebook account. Having done so your faithful correspondent remembered why he quit the silly thing in the first place. Be it know that the only reason that yours signed up for the thing was to keep track of his favorite niece and to try to be the "cool" uncle. A waste of time. Do you really think that this writer cares about his niece's next cubicle occupant. She might, but the person is really a non person here at the Manor.
Facebook is a silly thing. It's all based on a false definition of friendship. After having signed up for the thing this writer looked through the list of "people you may know" and found that he actually knew about two percent (either in person or electronically) of the people listed. Some names were recognized, but some of them were columnists.
The idea behind Facebook seems to be "Be friends with the world." The whole idea is ridiculous. Do you REALLY want to buy the world a Coke? Most people have about a half dozen real friends and about three close friends. Other people known by name are acquaintances, not friends. If everydamnbody is your friend then you have no friends. A friend is a special person to YOU. If everyone is a special person to you you might as well crawl into a hole and cover yourself up because you'll never get any peace.
But, hey! If you want to be a Facebook friend of your faithful correspondent, feel free to ask. You'll get made a "friend" for sure. Just e-mail thos blog and the Facebook address will be sent to you.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Some Times the Truth Hurts (the Guilty)
Every time this writer thinks it might be a good time to make this blog a little more upbeat the real world comes along and slaps your faithful correspondent in the mug with a wet mackerel.
When Bob Wills, the great Western swing band leader and song writer was a young boy in Oklahoma his mother went out into the backyard and found young Master Wills on his knees repeatedly tossing a pair of pebbles from his hand and shouting. She asked him what in the world he was doing, and he answered that he was not quite sure but, "that's what the niggers in town do." In other words, he was copying the playing of street craps that he had seen Negroes play in town. His mother was quite upset and told him never to do such a thing again. She was not so much upset that her dear boy was playing at gambling as she was that he was pretending to be a black boy.
For let's say one hundred and twenty years American black culture has leeched into the greater American culture; blues, jazz, clothing, rap and hip-hip as well as certain types of rock music. And most of those influences have been of the lowest sort from, during their initial phases, were considered low culture by blacks themselves. The result of this influence is a bunch of white kids (so pale as to defy description) From Maine to San Diego to Anchorage playing "gangsta" wearing "hoodies" and flashing bogus gang signs on their photographs on their Facebook pages. It's all silly and despairing. It's a sign that, if not urged to rise, a generation will descend. It's easier to sink than swim, and, culturally, can be a lot more fun. It all has to do with the great urge downward.
The recent riots in London and Birmingham and other parts of Great Britain make one think of the irreducible element of rascality that lodges in the human breast. This is not to say that being black means that one is a rascal. Rather it means that some cultures trying to raise themselves as a whole while others don't. Maintaining a civil society is hard work. Being a a thug is easy. The sin nature is strong in man. And if a civil society (as well as church or synagogue or temple) does not fight against the sin nature of man in the name of political correctness, their is no hope for that society.
A British historian has caused a bit of a brouhaha by his statements regarding the riots. The chin scratching class has gone kooky, while the common sense faction has agreed with his statements.
David Starkey claims 'the whites have become black' | UK news | The Guardian
David Starkey says Enoch Powell was right with infamous 'rivers of blood' speech | Mail Online
Just because an opinion is unpopular does not mean that it is wrong.
When Bob Wills, the great Western swing band leader and song writer was a young boy in Oklahoma his mother went out into the backyard and found young Master Wills on his knees repeatedly tossing a pair of pebbles from his hand and shouting. She asked him what in the world he was doing, and he answered that he was not quite sure but, "that's what the niggers in town do." In other words, he was copying the playing of street craps that he had seen Negroes play in town. His mother was quite upset and told him never to do such a thing again. She was not so much upset that her dear boy was playing at gambling as she was that he was pretending to be a black boy.
For let's say one hundred and twenty years American black culture has leeched into the greater American culture; blues, jazz, clothing, rap and hip-hip as well as certain types of rock music. And most of those influences have been of the lowest sort from, during their initial phases, were considered low culture by blacks themselves. The result of this influence is a bunch of white kids (so pale as to defy description) From Maine to San Diego to Anchorage playing "gangsta" wearing "hoodies" and flashing bogus gang signs on their photographs on their Facebook pages. It's all silly and despairing. It's a sign that, if not urged to rise, a generation will descend. It's easier to sink than swim, and, culturally, can be a lot more fun. It all has to do with the great urge downward.
The recent riots in London and Birmingham and other parts of Great Britain make one think of the irreducible element of rascality that lodges in the human breast. This is not to say that being black means that one is a rascal. Rather it means that some cultures trying to raise themselves as a whole while others don't. Maintaining a civil society is hard work. Being a a thug is easy. The sin nature is strong in man. And if a civil society (as well as church or synagogue or temple) does not fight against the sin nature of man in the name of political correctness, their is no hope for that society.
A British historian has caused a bit of a brouhaha by his statements regarding the riots. The chin scratching class has gone kooky, while the common sense faction has agreed with his statements.
David Starkey claims 'the whites have become black' | UK news | The Guardian
David Starkey says Enoch Powell was right with infamous 'rivers of blood' speech | Mail Online
Just because an opinion is unpopular does not mean that it is wrong.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
We've Become Awfully Soft
This past weekend thirty some odd Americans, some of them Navy Seals, lost their lives during an action in Afghanistan. All the Americans, were killed while riding in a Chinook helicopter after an action against the Taliban. The educated guess is that the kill shot was via RPG. In fact, some of those in the know say that it was a lucky shot.
Needless to say, we here at the Manor mourn the loss of lives of the National Guard pilots, the Air Force combat directors and the Navy Seals.
The various news organizations have claimed that the incident is the greatest loss of American lives in Afghanistan and are wringing their hands over the incident. They hold the opinion that the loss of life should result in a withdrawal from Afghanistan and that the incident is the worst loss of life in American history.
Let's face the true facts. This incident, while tragic for the families and the comrades, is, historically negligible. The daily loss of American soldiers during the Civil War was much higher. The daily loss of Americans during World War One was higher. The loss of soldiers during the Tawara, Saipan or D-Day landings were all about ten times higher.
War is a bad thing and men die. It seems that the news organizations now think that only the enemy die. But the enemy gets to shoot back. That means that some of our men will die. But the strange thing is that when our guys kill the bad guys we are supposed to feel guilty. How can a warrior win?
The way the Afghan War is waged is all bulls**t. The press wants a clean war like that of 500 BC Greece (no civilians involved). But those days are long gone. The enemy uses civilians as cover and has done so since before World War One.
Modern warfare, in the American and NATO style, has prevented the killing of civilians supporting the enemy. Be it known that the supporters of enemy fighters are really part of the enemy.
But the news orgs seem to think that the West, and especially the Americans, fight with one and a half hands tied behind their backs. The Taliban and Al--Queda can kill innocent men, women and children with impunity while the West is expect to hold to the Marquess of Queensbury rules.
It's all a one way street with the popular media. Any death is bad. In fact, death is bad, which it is. But one has to ask CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC what is the cost of defending the Western and Christian world? Apparently nothing. The Taliban for that crowd of clowns, equals evangelical Christians and Al-Queda seems to equal the Roman Catholic Church.
An interesting thing is that some news talkers have actually asked the question, " Are the Navy Seals receiving grief counseling so they can grieve for their comrades?" The answer4 is that the Seals, Air Force men and Soldiers have grief counselling. It's called a bullet for the enemy.
We are at a low level war. A war that politicians are not willing to invest their children, but a good and just war nonetheless. As is usual, the upper classes call for war to be fought by the middle and working classes while they save their dear ones to rule in the future. It's all pretty crappy. But life IS pretty crappy. Just remember, at voting time, that one should hold one's representative responsible and ask the question as to whether or not the representative has made a blood investment. If he or she hasn't, f**k 'em.
Needless to say, we here at the Manor mourn the loss of lives of the National Guard pilots, the Air Force combat directors and the Navy Seals.
The various news organizations have claimed that the incident is the greatest loss of American lives in Afghanistan and are wringing their hands over the incident. They hold the opinion that the loss of life should result in a withdrawal from Afghanistan and that the incident is the worst loss of life in American history.
Let's face the true facts. This incident, while tragic for the families and the comrades, is, historically negligible. The daily loss of American soldiers during the Civil War was much higher. The daily loss of Americans during World War One was higher. The loss of soldiers during the Tawara, Saipan or D-Day landings were all about ten times higher.
War is a bad thing and men die. It seems that the news organizations now think that only the enemy die. But the enemy gets to shoot back. That means that some of our men will die. But the strange thing is that when our guys kill the bad guys we are supposed to feel guilty. How can a warrior win?
The way the Afghan War is waged is all bulls**t. The press wants a clean war like that of 500 BC Greece (no civilians involved). But those days are long gone. The enemy uses civilians as cover and has done so since before World War One.
Modern warfare, in the American and NATO style, has prevented the killing of civilians supporting the enemy. Be it known that the supporters of enemy fighters are really part of the enemy.
But the news orgs seem to think that the West, and especially the Americans, fight with one and a half hands tied behind their backs. The Taliban and Al--Queda can kill innocent men, women and children with impunity while the West is expect to hold to the Marquess of Queensbury rules.
It's all a one way street with the popular media. Any death is bad. In fact, death is bad, which it is. But one has to ask CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC what is the cost of defending the Western and Christian world? Apparently nothing. The Taliban for that crowd of clowns, equals evangelical Christians and Al-Queda seems to equal the Roman Catholic Church.
An interesting thing is that some news talkers have actually asked the question, " Are the Navy Seals receiving grief counseling so they can grieve for their comrades?" The answer4 is that the Seals, Air Force men and Soldiers have grief counselling. It's called a bullet for the enemy.
We are at a low level war. A war that politicians are not willing to invest their children, but a good and just war nonetheless. As is usual, the upper classes call for war to be fought by the middle and working classes while they save their dear ones to rule in the future. It's all pretty crappy. But life IS pretty crappy. Just remember, at voting time, that one should hold one's representative responsible and ask the question as to whether or not the representative has made a blood investment. If he or she hasn't, f**k 'em.
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