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150 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 3 Apr \ on: [Book Review] Return of the Strong Gods BooksAndArticles
Great review sir
These neuroses are visible in the inability of Western elites to define manhood and womanhood, the inability of Western elites to speak rationally about immigration policy, and the inability of Western elites to conceive of their responsibility as being first to their own citizens, and only secondarily to the rest of the world.
Dang. Well said.
Reno, who is Roman Catholic, admits that there is danger in the Return of the Strong Gods. The passions and loyalties which excited the Nazis are not preferable to the metaphysical weakness of the post war consensus. Reno's goal is therefore not to advocate for a Return of the Strong Gods, but rather to point out that their return is inevitable, because a society built on weak metaphysical foundations will eventually crumble.
This is my view as well. For those worried about Trump the answer is to return to God. A return to classical or orthodox Christianity. There needs to be moral grounding or you get Trump or worse. The answer isn't fighting Trump or men like him. Its building a culture and society where people don't want a strong man because they believe in a strong God and a loving God.
Admittedly I'm a Christian and one that is currently and for a while looking at church history and positions of alignment over time. I think we are witnessing what happens when the Church Jesus Christ built shirks its place and instead puts its trust in the state, political systems, economics, science and any number of other things. Those aren't all bad (except the state, but you could just call that governance and its not bad) but they are all flawed and need a foundation to build upon. A base morality.
I need to pick up this book I think.
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51 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 3 Apr
Yep, agreed.
The book is not that long, either. I pretty much listened to it during my regular commutes for about a week.
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