Jordan Eskovitz on Nostr: Sure, so each one is a substantial topic of discussion in itself but they actually ...
Sure, so each one is a substantial topic of discussion in itself but they actually all overlap on a number of points. I'll give an overview on each and am happy to zero in further if you have interest.
Atheism/antitheism/materialism:
These are not all the same, to be clear, but all center on a denial of God and spiritual reality (by implication, all of reality as it actually is). Atheism is fundamentally a poisonous worldview and no civilization that embraces it stays healthy/in tact for long.
Feminism/egalitarianism:
This arose in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution as a result of the removal of men from the home and, ultimately, a fragmentation of the whole family. I can sympathize with some of the reasons for the first wave but ultimately it is a distorted anthropological framework that leads to competition between the sexes, the eradication of the things that distinguish the sexes, flattens hierarchies God intentionally designed, caused the slaughter of millions of unborn children, made men effeminate, and made women bitter.
Post-War Consensus:
Tough one to sum up but ultimately after WWII and the rise of globalism, the narratives around the war itself as well as around what constituted a nation and a citizen changed pretty dramatically. As did the ideas and ideals around money, international diplomacy, and peace relations. I'm not of the mind as of now that it is all bad, but that it is a tightly held dogmatic narrative of modern history that should be scrutinized much more than it has been.
Crusades:
History is complicated and people are messy, but overall there has been a very long running smear and propaganda campaign against the crusades. The Christians were, we are told, the aggressors and the Mohammedans were largely a peaceful religious group. In reality the jihadist atrocities the Mohammedans committed against the Christians, particularly in the east and near east, were unspeakably wicked. The Christians crusaded in a desperate response to defend their people. Those that went to war, especially in the first crusade, were not power hungry zealots but wealthy nobility who, in many cases, gave up everything to go and fight because they were the only ones who could afford to do so. Many of the crusaders were faithful, honorable, and based Christian heroes.
Puritans/colonial America:
Post-industrial and postwar perspectives grew more and more hostile to heritage America, teaching that the Puritans were cold, joyless, legalistic, and rigid people who subscribed to a fire and brimstone theology and were obsessed with witch hunts. In reality they laid the cultural and spiritual foundations of what would eventually become America. And that spiritual foundation was one of joy, perseverance, faithfulness, reverence, and humility. As with the Crusaders, we have become a people too quick to disavow and repudiate our fathers, when in reality we have become squandered, undisciplined, and unworthy sons.
Atheism/antitheism/materialism:
These are not all the same, to be clear, but all center on a denial of God and spiritual reality (by implication, all of reality as it actually is). Atheism is fundamentally a poisonous worldview and no civilization that embraces it stays healthy/in tact for long.
Feminism/egalitarianism:
This arose in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution as a result of the removal of men from the home and, ultimately, a fragmentation of the whole family. I can sympathize with some of the reasons for the first wave but ultimately it is a distorted anthropological framework that leads to competition between the sexes, the eradication of the things that distinguish the sexes, flattens hierarchies God intentionally designed, caused the slaughter of millions of unborn children, made men effeminate, and made women bitter.
Post-War Consensus:
Tough one to sum up but ultimately after WWII and the rise of globalism, the narratives around the war itself as well as around what constituted a nation and a citizen changed pretty dramatically. As did the ideas and ideals around money, international diplomacy, and peace relations. I'm not of the mind as of now that it is all bad, but that it is a tightly held dogmatic narrative of modern history that should be scrutinized much more than it has been.
Crusades:
History is complicated and people are messy, but overall there has been a very long running smear and propaganda campaign against the crusades. The Christians were, we are told, the aggressors and the Mohammedans were largely a peaceful religious group. In reality the jihadist atrocities the Mohammedans committed against the Christians, particularly in the east and near east, were unspeakably wicked. The Christians crusaded in a desperate response to defend their people. Those that went to war, especially in the first crusade, were not power hungry zealots but wealthy nobility who, in many cases, gave up everything to go and fight because they were the only ones who could afford to do so. Many of the crusaders were faithful, honorable, and based Christian heroes.
Puritans/colonial America:
Post-industrial and postwar perspectives grew more and more hostile to heritage America, teaching that the Puritans were cold, joyless, legalistic, and rigid people who subscribed to a fire and brimstone theology and were obsessed with witch hunts. In reality they laid the cultural and spiritual foundations of what would eventually become America. And that spiritual foundation was one of joy, perseverance, faithfulness, reverence, and humility. As with the Crusaders, we have become a people too quick to disavow and repudiate our fathers, when in reality we have become squandered, undisciplined, and unworthy sons.