tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post1264425723982866706..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Signs and portentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-45383498118256625522009-07-20T10:18:09.316+01:002009-07-20T10:18:09.316+01:00Excellent post, and on consideration I find I agre...Excellent post, and on consideration I find I agree.<br /><br />Fifty years ago you could have been quite sure that British society would withstand such shocks, as it has done many times in the past. We were a strange mixture of the warlike and the very very resilient.<br /><br />Now, however, things are different. Between the dependent-but-savage underclass and the rampant unlimited immigration from different cultures and different values, there is no resilience left.<br /><br />When the money really runs out, practically anything may happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-91652467566591514102009-07-20T02:49:19.196+01:002009-07-20T02:49:19.196+01:00Some may accuse me of moral panic; but I didn'...<i>Some may accuse me of moral panic; but I didn't grow up with the currently prevailing sense of moral ambiguity, despair and social collapse. Are we breeding a nation of future child guerrilla-band soldiers? And how tragic, how culpable, that the entertainment industry is playing its part in this; and that the Government hopes to shore up its vote by perpetuating the financial dependence of its claimants.</i><br /><br />This is a great post, and no, you are not totally out-of-bounds in your concerns. You can't dismiss what you see in front of you.<br /><br />May I, however, send some hope in your direction?<br /><br />It's not falling apart everywhere, though it may seem so. I witness parents doing a very credible job with their kids, and am moved by the decency and generosity of many people I meet.<br /><br />I also firmly believe in Providence. One favorite story that sticks with me is that of Elijah, hiding in the cave, declaring 'I alone am left!' <br /><br />To which he hears the reply--'I have kept myself a remanant, which has not bowed the knee to Baal.'<br /><br />At that point, the tide turns in the favor of the right and good.<br /><br />You are not alone, either.OldSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381229263357074199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-72726361579273877072009-07-18T21:47:43.229+01:002009-07-18T21:47:43.229+01:00When the German and Irish barbarians invaded this ...When the German and Irish barbarians invaded this island, civilisation was restored in just - oh, about 1200 years. Patience!deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-56440252110669708582009-07-18T21:10:28.972+01:002009-07-18T21:10:28.972+01:00"The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and..."The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book (?), and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." <br /><br />[Assyrian tablet c. 2800 BC]Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-30679704108698819482009-07-18T20:50:23.478+01:002009-07-18T20:50:23.478+01:00Enough depression. I'm having a friend over fo...Enough depression. I'm having a friend over for dinner and beers tonight. I'll deal with tomorrow later. After all, I've already done most of what I can.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-41234918383797547562009-07-18T13:22:58.259+01:002009-07-18T13:22:58.259+01:00Sackers, this is a top post.
In my previous post,...Sackers, this is a top post.<br /><br />In my previous post, I referred to signs and portents. This is because when big things are happening, the fog of lies thickens, so we have to look for betraying details and use our intuitions.<br /><br />Yes indeed. I'll have to quote from this post tomorrow.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com