On Power 1. Power is defined by ‘who rules’The Forbidden Texts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 2. Mosca’s Law: the organised 100 will always defeat the disorganised 1000.
As a lawyer, I give your list an A+. #27 is interesting in that of course the moral "real aristocracy" a la Carlyle, that doesn't get its statues BTW, will always oppose evil. The root or source of that morality is interesting, and I bet to be found in a natural law concept of God and Man. But then as the moral dissidents prepare the spring, it is that morality that will in the end be the source of the laws that will replace the degenerate ones of this corrupt dying civilization, and its millions of Neros and Caligulas. So I am still bothered by the notion of law being upstream from culture. You do allude to that being a bit more complicated than that.
Given that Rothbard in his later years turned against immigration, and was always against the central banks, can we give paleolibertarians a pass? Or do we throw them on the pyre as well?
As a lawyer, I give your list an A+. #27 is interesting in that of course the moral "real aristocracy" a la Carlyle, that doesn't get its statues BTW, will always oppose evil. The root or source of that morality is interesting, and I bet to be found in a natural law concept of God and Man. But then as the moral dissidents prepare the spring, it is that morality that will in the end be the source of the laws that will replace the degenerate ones of this corrupt dying civilization, and its millions of Neros and Caligulas. So I am still bothered by the notion of law being upstream from culture. You do allude to that being a bit more complicated than that.
All of these points merit an essay at least!
Good stuff!
If the word 'Ideology' here was replaced with 'religion' would it change any of these points ? No
I am doubtful on number 10.
I will get to this point when I have a chance.
Who's door do want us to nail this on?
Define culture.
1. The Arts
2. Human group behaviour produced by a gene pool
22. Ethnic in-group preference has greater explanatory power than individual merit at a societal level
Cope.
Was is JG who said “[they] aren’t smarter than us, just more cunning.”
How did that go?
Brilliant.
A very interesting tl;tr about power itself. I wonder if you can explain these in detail, though.
Given that Rothbard in his later years turned against immigration, and was always against the central banks, can we give paleolibertarians a pass? Or do we throw them on the pyre as well?
54. If the official explanation for something is ‘they were just evil’, be sure to read the person concerned in the own words
Assuming the "the" should be a "their"
Good