I’m sorry but I simply cannot take people seriously who hold any neo position when it comes to ideologies. Sure you are able to possess the paraphernalia and read the creeds of the particular ideology you adhere to. But are you not still maintaining the void that only actual practice of said ideology can fulfill? This seems to be a common trait among the followers of obliterated ideologies such as communism and national socialism who are only able to rummage through the remains of a glorious past that’s now defunct.
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Man has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen incompatible philosophies dancing about together inside his head. He doesn’t think of doctrines as primarily “true” or “false,” but as “academic” or “practical,” “outworn” or “contemporary,” “conventional” or “ruthless.” Jargon, not argument, is your best ally in keeping him from the Church. Don’t waste time trying to make him think that materialism is true! Make him think it is strong or stark or courageous—that it is the philosophy of the future. That’s the sort of thing he cares about.
C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.
Stephen E. Ambrose.
I’ve been watching the History Channel documentary series Vietnam in HD. It really saddens me when I see the behavior of the media coverage of this war and its effects on the general public. I can’t think of another war where public perception caused the eventual loss of the conflict as opposed to the actual ground fighting. Its embarrassing.
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