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Western Civilization Chirps

05/30/21 Greatest Moments in the Advancement of Civilization

If you were to list some of the greatest moments in the advancement of civilization, they would include:

The monotheism of Judaism which required each person to live a moral and ethical life in a personal relationship with God.
The awakening of human intellect in ancient Greece.
The quickening of trade and culture, the rule of law, and the rise in living standards in the early Roman Empire.
The flowering of arts and commerce in Renaissance Italy and Germany.
The blooming of modern science from Italy that spread to France, The Netherlands, England, America, Germany, and throughout Europe.
The Age of Enlightenment centered in France and England that spread throughout Europe and America.
The recognition of the Natural Rights of a person as a basis for society.
The recognition that slavery was a moral evil that should be eliminated.
The beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
Capitalism and technological advancements in Britain, America, and then Europe.

Except for the monotheism of Judaism, all these moments occurred in Western Civilization. When the offshoot of Judaism, Christianity, spread throughout the Roman Empire, this monotheism was incorporated into Western Civilization.

You may have been taught about these events in school, but you almost certainly were not taught what they all have in common: They all occurred in environments of political decentralization. Sometimes the decentralization was so extreme that the central authorities (if, indeed, there were any) could not even keep the peace. Yet society leaped ahead anyway. Political Centralization is often a discouragement to dissonance thought, creativity, scientific advancement, economic growth, innovation, and most importantly, the unfettering of Natural Rights.

Therefore, Western Civilization should be lauded for its accomplishments, learned from by it mistakes, but celebrated as the greatest force that contributed to the advancement of humankind.

08/27/21 The Fall of Western Principles

In America, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, we have seen a precipitous decline in Liberty and Freedom because of the fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic. But this decline has been in progress for several decades, not just the last year and a half. The last year and a half are only a culmination that has revealed the scope of this problem. And this problem did not occur in long strides but at a slow, steady pace. This problem did not occur with intentional due deliberation and with the approval of the populace, but with the rise of progressive governmental ideology and the belief that "Socialism is Acceptable". And this rise stands in stark contrast to the rise of the Western principles of the Natural Rights of Man in the last two millennia.

A fine article, “The Pitiful Fall of Western Principle” by Pat McGeehan, has encapsulated this problem, with three points that I would extract that are a core of this problem:

“Underneath the rubric of the coronavirus pandemic, for the last year and a half, practically every state across the country has been subjected to arbitrary one-man rule, whereby nearly all state governments throughout the union—red or blue—have been wholly subsumed beneath apparent wannabe dictatorships.”

and

“… governors across the country took it upon themselves to systematically reshape the very underpinnings of American government. Going far beyond slight violations like small alterations to the laws by their own accord, this abuse of power was so pervasive, it extended to the creation of entire new laws on a whim, decreeing them at will, and repealing any of them altogether.”

and

“… toward the accomplishment of some vague and undefinable value whereby the ends will always tend to justify the means. Because of this highly subjective nature of the utilitarian creed, it should come as no surprise that such an ambiguous idea has been very useful to validate the actions of virtually every tyrant throughout history.”

However, the root cause of this problem is not only that as Sir John Dalberg-Acton has said - “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”, but that American public education has not taught the Western principles of the Natural Rights of Man, provided a Civic Education as to how these rights are preserved, and corrupted our American (and Western) History to cast a pall over these principles, civics, and history.

My Articles on "Public Education" and “Indoctrination versus Education”, and my Chirp on "03/24/21 Is it Time to End Public Education?" examines this situation and proposes a solution to resolve this problem of a proper public education, with the goal of reinstituting “Religion, Morality, Ethics, Character, and Virtue within Government and Society”.

Until we can educate, and reeducate, the American people on the Natural Rights of Man and the proper Civics as to how these rights are preserved, as well as an honest and truthful American History, it may not be possible for us to avert The Fall of Western Principles. If not, we will continue on this precipitous decline in Liberty and Freedom into authoritarianism and despotic rulership in America.

12/03/23 How Dare You!

The war on the West is very real and very dangerous. Western values, especially Christian values, are under constant attack from both within and outside the Western world. As I have written in my Chirps of "12/01/23 How Christianity Transformed the World", the Western World has been primarily responsible for the advancement of the individual worth and dignity of all persons and for the betterment of the common man. Although this advancement was not without its faults and setbacks, it did advance humankind as no other religion or civilization did, as I have written in my article How Christianity Transformed the World.

Thus, it can be said to paraphrase Winston Churchill, “Western values are the worst in the world, except for all the other world’s values.” In the last few decades, we have seen a significant increase in attacks on the Western world’s values for its actual and perceived faults without an acknowledgment of its benefits to humankind. However, no current or historical civilization has been without its faults, but Western civilization has been by far the greatest positive influence in the advancement of humankind.

Much of these attacks have been upon Christianity, as a strong Christian faith precludes tearing down Christian values and Western civilization. These attacks have resulted in a decline in Christian faith in the Western world, as I have chirped on"12/02/23 The Decline of Christian Faith and Values". Such a decline bodes ill for the advancement of humankind and perhaps a retreat into barbarism. This has been pointed out by Bill Maher in his monolog on The War on the West and in a book by Douglas Murray, The War on the West.

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British satirist, author, political commentator, and co-host (with Francis Foster) of the Triggernometry podcast. Kisin has written for a number of publications, including Quillette, The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph, and Standpoint, on issues relating to tech censorship, woke culture, comedy, and culture war topics in the past but currently publishes articles on these subjects on his website. With intelligence and humor, he comments on current events, and in a recent video, Konstantin Kisin’s full speech to world leaders at Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference 2023, he stated:

“There are some people whose brains have been broken. To them our past is abominable and our future is one of managed decline. My message is simple. How Dare You!? You will not steal my son’s future with empty words”. - Konstantin Kisin

The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) is a global community with a vision of a world where every citizen can prosper, contribute, and flourish. This thirteen-minute video is a good encapsulation of the attacks on Western values, and it is well worth the time to view as well as your time to think about what he said.

To those who constantly criticize, denigrate, or want to fundamentally change the West, I would respond, “How Dare You!” and I will continue to oppose your efforts to ensure the continued advancement of humankind.

01/04/24 Western Culture

All cultures are not equal, and all cultures have contributed to the advancement of humankind. However, one culture has contributed more, indeed much more, than other cultures to the advancement of humankind. This is the Western culture, and primarily, it has been accomplished by dead white men.

From the ancient Greeks to modern Americans, the Western culture has been primarily responsible for the advances of humankind in all spheres of Human interactions. From politics, economics, science and technology, medicine, the fine arts and music, literature, and many other spheres, Western culture has contributed much more than other cultures to the advancement of humankind. This is not said to denigrate any other culture, as other cultures have contributed to the advancement of humankind, but to explain that Western culture has done far more than any other culture to improve the lot of humans.

In weighing the benefits and harms of Western culture, it can be determined that Western culture has contributed much more positivity than negativity to the advancement of humankind. Those who try to denigrate Western culture because of the negativities often do not recognize the great positivity of Western culture. When evaluating any culture, it is necessary to look at both the good and the bad and to weigh the good and bad to determine the impact of a culture on humankind. We should also learn from the mistakes of every culture and try not to repeat the errors of the past, but we should also try to build upon the good of every culture for the advancement of humankind.

Much of Western culture has been the result of the adoption of the Christian religion by Western culture, as I have examined in my article “How Christianity Transformed the World”. Western culture has also incorporated the best of other cultures to try to improve itself. Thus, Western culture has not been exclusive of other cultures but indeed has built itself upon other cultures. Therefore, cultural appropriation of the good of other cultures has been to the benefit of Western culture, while the rejection of the bad of other cultures is also good for Western culture.

Those who would wage war on the West have many criticisms of the West. Some are justifiable, but they are woefully short on practical solutions to these problems. Their solutions are often "Socialism" or utopian based, and a rejection of "Capitalism and Free Markets", which do not account for human nature. Consequently, as I have often said:

"To deny human nature or economics, or to not acknowledge human nature or economics, is foolish. To do so will result in much effort, time, and monies being spent on a task that is doomed to failure." - Mark Dawson

Many of socialism's advocates claim that socialism has never been implemented in the right manner, to which I have responded that “It is not possible to do the wrong thing rightly, as no wrong thing can be done rightly.” Thus, their solutions to the problems of Western culture will not improve Western culture and may lead to the destruction of Western culture. Such destruction will lead to the decay or reversal of the advancement of humankind, for which Western culture has been largely responsible.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s quote on democracy being the worst form of government, except for all the others, I would say that Western culture was the worst culture in history, except for all the others. As such, to those that denigrate Western culture, I would respond, “What a load of crap!”

01/05/24 The War on the West

In the last several decades, we have seen a war on Western ideals and ideas. Do not be confused by the lofty words and political rhetoric of those engaged in this war, as it is a war to fundamentally transform Western civilization. Those who would wage war on the West have many criticisms of the West (some justifiable), but they are woefully short on practical solutions to these problems. Their solutions are often socialistic or utopian ideal-based and do not account for the dark side of human nature but instead depend on the goodwill of human nature. Such an ideal and dependence is doomed to failure as:

This War on the West is a war against Republicanism, Judeo-Christian Religion, Capitalism and Free Markets, and the Culture of the West. In the introduction to the book by Douglas Murray, The War on the West, his first paragraph states:

“In recent years it has become clear that there is a war going on: a war on the west. This is not like earlier wars, where armies clash and victors are declared. It is a cultural war, and it is being raged remorselessly against all the roots of Western tradition and against everything good that the Western tradition has produced.”

And the Western tradition has produced much good, such as:

The right to life, and the individual worth and dignity of all people.
The preservation of the Natural Rights, Freedoms, and Liberties of all persons.
The right to property and the pursuit of happiness.
The right to equality of opportunity in the utilization of your intellect, talents, skills, and abilities.
The right to be treated equally under the law.
The right to think, speak, and publish whatever you wish.
The right to peaceably associate with whomever you wish.
The right to criticize and critique any person, organization, or government without fear of repression or despotism.
The right to practice your religion or non-religion without fear or intimidation.
The right to defend yourself, your family, and your community by any means necessary against anyone, organization, or government who would deprive you of your natural rights, freedoms, and liberties.

It can be reasonably said that whoever would violate any one of these rights violates all these rights, as these individual rights cannot exist without all of them existing. It is also true that:

“Liberty is to choose the what and how in exercising your Natural Rights, and Freedom is the absence of repression before, during, or after exercising your Natural Rights.” - Mark Dawson

Thus, anyone who would curtail or abrogate any of these Western traditions is engaged in a War on the West. Much of this War on the West is a war on the white race, as they assert that white people are inherently racist and oppressive to non-whites. While some of this is historically true, the twentieth century saw much of this crumble. It is also historically true that other races were also racist and oppressive to those not of their race. Thus, this historical guilt of racism and oppression is a shared guilt of all humans and all cultures and societies. Consequently, historical guilt is not that important, except for the purposes of learning from and not repeating the ill lessons of history. What is important is how we conduct ourselves in the present and future.

Much of this War on the West is being conducted by Progressives/Leftists and Democrat Party Leaders as a means to obtain and retain power to implement their political goals and policy agendas. It is also being conducted by many white people to assuage their white guilt from the sins of their forefathers. But such assuaging is also a rejection of the Western tradition, in that in the Western tradition, the sins of the father are not to be invested upon the son. Each person should be judged by their own words and deeds and not be burdened by the guilt of their family members or by their association with others.

It is a War upon the West that must be lost by those who would wage it, and the defeated must be vanquished to ensure that it shall not fester and thrive again. Without doing so, we shall see the crumbling of Western civilization into despotism and anarchy and the repression and oppression of the individual rights of all persons throughout the world.

Note – for more on these Western traditions, I would direct you to my articles on "A Civil Society", "American Ideals and Ideas", "Aspects of Freedom", "Freedoms, Liberties, Equalities, and Equal Justice for All", "Natural, Human, and Civil Rights" and “How Christianity Transformed the World”.

01/15/24 CRT, DEI, and ESG as Destructive Forces

In the last several years, we have seen three forces arise that are destructive to our Western traditions, as I have written in my Chips of “01/04/24 Western Culture” and “01/05/24 The War on the West”. The three largest forces are "Critical Race Theory (CRT)", "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)", and "Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance (ESG)".

CRT, DEI, and ESG are forces that involve the deconstruction of Western traditions that threaten the cohesion of society and civilization. CRT, DEI, and ESG are forces of racism, discrimination, and opposition to "Capitalism and Free Markets". CRT views all of society under the prism of race and categorizes a person based on their race, ordering them from the most oppressive to the most oppressed. DEI, while sounding lofty in its goals, requires that you discriminate against some people to favor other people rather than utilize meritocracy to evaluate a person. Much of this DEI discrimination is based on the "Intersectionality" of a person, with little regard to the knowledge, intelligence, experience, skills, and abilities of a person. ESG does not reward the success of businesses in providing goods and services at an affordable cost, nor effective and efficient governmental policies, but uses "Progressives/Leftists" social criteria to determine the successes of a business/government.

In this, CRT, DEI, and ESG deconstruct society on an incomplete and artificial criterion. It is also a deconstruction without constructivism, which leads to nothing but the destruction of our society. When they try to reconstruct, their reconstructions are often "Socialism" or utopian based and do not account for human nature or economics. As such:

When their failures become evident, they often claim that the failure was based on Racism or they were victims of an "Oppressive Patriarchal Hierarchical Society" or "White Privilege". This was most recently seen in the backlash to recent Congressional testimony by the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT on anti-Semitism on their campuses. After the resignation of the presidents of Harvard and Penn, they trotted out the usual excuses for their failure. However, as Konstantin Kisin has said in his article about Claudine Gay, who resigned as the President of Harvard:

“So here is the truth: we must return to pursuing the goal of a colour-blind society immediately. There is no such thing as positive discrimination. All discrimination is wrong. And because it is wrong, it will create precisely the kind of resentment that Claudine Gay is now facing. She is seen as the standard-bearer of the DEI industry and is being treated as such by people who have had enough.

All of us must be treated on the content of our character. When we refuse to follow this principle, we hurt everyone: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish. A healthy society relies on the equal treatment of all individuals. The fact that we have to say this out loud in 2024 is a sign of how far we’ve fallen.”

And fallen we have. CRT, DEI, and ESG are antithetical to our Western traditions and must be actively opposed and ended. Otherwise, Western society will collapse, and all the human progress that Western tradition has achieved will be negated.

04/03/24 Freedoms of Western Culture

In an article by John Anderson, “Freedoms of West make our culture worth defending”, he states that “At a time when the West faces serious challenges from outside and within, we need to return to our roots and remember why Western culture is worth defending.”

He then goes on to state:

“The West has created a peace and prosperity unlike any other time in history, but that is no accident. It is thanks to Western institutions and values such as democracy, the free market, and the rule of law. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1989 because people were tired of totalitarian, communist governments. They wanted what the West had. In the 1990s the victory looked absolute and perhaps that made us complacent: we thought it would go on forever.

But we are not in a good place and, to return to a better place, we need to re-find our fundamental freedoms, which have been the engine for our progress. These are freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of belief and conscience, and freedom to own private property. Together they are four legs of a stool – if you weaken one, all are compromised.”

These freedoms are under assault from both external and internal forces in America. In my collected Chirps on "Threats to Democracy" and "Progressivism and Progressives", I have examined many of these internal threats. The biggest external threats are obviously China and Russia, whose government is antithetical to Western culture. However, these external threats also come from Western nations that will not stand up for liberty and freedom within their own countries, nor will they speak up for liberty and freedom in oppressive nations. For Western nations to not defend Liberty and Freedom for all peoples is a betrayal of the principles of Western culture and is a sad commentary on the state of Liberty and Freedom in today’s world.

Mr. Anderson ends this article by stating, “So let’s celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in the West and not take them for granted. They were hard won, but they’ll easily be lost if we don’t regain our self-confidence and live as responsible, virtuous citizens in our communities.” To which I say, “Hear, Hear”.

10/10/24 A Vacation From History

In an article by Ben Shapiro, “One Year Later”, he begins the article by stating:

“In the West, we are on vacation from history.

That's because we are living on the interest earned by our parents and grandparents. The European continent, until the war in Ukraine, had never experienced a more peaceful respite from history than since the end of the Cold War; America has enjoyed its own peace dividend, with spending ballooning to unprecedented levels and our wars fought in distant lands.

When you are on vacation from history, you tend to engage in foolish fallacies. Fallacies like the idea that evil doesn't exist; that negotiation solves all conflict and that weakness brings with it peace instead of war; that apologizing for Western civilization is a corrective to past injustice rather than an incentive for future violence.”

These three paragraphs succinctly state the myopic views of many Americans and most Progressives. Not knowing history or not fully comprehending history leads to the following truisms:

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." - Edmund Burke

In three other paragraphs, he states:

“And yet history does not stop.

History does not stop because there is, in fact, no end of history, no conciliation between all cultures. The promises of Isaiah that swords will be beaten into plowshares remain unfulfilled -- and until the coming of a messiah, will continue to remain so. The United Nations' statue depicting a gun with its barrel-end tied into a knot remains more a mockery than a tribute, given the UN's own involvement in terrorism and murder across the globe -- including on Oct. 7 and in southern Lebanon.

History will continue, because human evil is quite real.”

In this article, he explains that the current events in Israel are a wake-up call to the world. He concludes this article by stating:

“But the West must understand a simple truth: Just because Israel is located on the bleeding edge of history doesn't mean that the vacation for the rest of the West can last. In fact, it's already ending. And the more the West insists on turning over and hitting the snooze button, the worse history's wake-up call will be.”

This is an article that all Americans should read and ponder. If we do not learn the proper lessons of history and take the proper corrective actions, we will again slip into worldwide violent conflicts and wars as we did in the 20th century.

03/11/25 The Conflicts of Eastern, Islamic, and Western Values and Culture

Today, the biggest conflicts in the world are the differences between Eastern, Islamic, and Western civilization values and culture. Eastern, Islamic, and Western Civilizations have distinct values and cultures that often lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. My new article “The Conflicts of Eastern, Islamic, and Western Values and Culture” examines the distinct values and cultures of these civilizations that lead to these conflicts.

03/11/25 Modern Western Civilization

Modern Western Civilization had its origins in the Judeo-Christian values of the Dark and Middle Ages and began to flourish into a distinct Western culture starting in Italy during the Renaissance, moved to France, then Holland, and finally to Great Britain, where it migrated to the United States, and spread out to the rest of the world on this axis. It was during this Western cultural development that the Scientific Revolution and Age of Enlightenment occurred in Europe and America. On the website Modern Gentleman Life, they have posted an article, “A Beginner's Guide to Western Culture: What You Need to Know” by Dingo Lin Chan, that opens with:

“Western culture is the umbrella term for the cultural norms, traditions, values, and practices that have emerged in Western Europe and North America. Art, literature, music, philosophy, science, and politics are just a few of the many disciplines it includes. In the modern era, Western culture has had a significant influence on the rest of the world. The advancement of democracy, human rights, capitalism, and contemporary science are just a few of the things it has helped with. It is crucial for anyone, especially the modern gentleman, who wants to navigate and participate in today's globalized society, to understand and interact with Western culture. It is a vital part of one's general education to have knowledge about the cultural norms, traditions, values, and practices.”

No culture in the history of humankind has been more responsible for the advancement of humankind than Western culture. These Western cultural advancements far exceed that of any other culture, and they have brought Liberties and Freedoms, along with health and prosperity, to all of humanity. Yet Western culture has been in decline for several decades, and it is important to examine the reasons for this decline. If we wish to properly address why Western culture has been declining, we should look back in history to determine why Western culture moved from one country to another. The answer to this question contains the seed of the answer to why Western culture is currently in decline.

The movement of Western culture occurred when the countries that I have mentioned started to suppress free speech and, with it, free thought. When this occurred, the intelligentsia in the country where this suppression occurred moved to a neighboring country that fostered free speech, and eventually, free speech settled in America.

In the last several decades in America, we have seen a decline in free speech with the rise of Progressive "Activists and Activism", "Adjective Justice", "Cancel Culture", "Critical Race Theory (CRT)", "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)", "Doxing", "Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance (ESG)", "Equity and Equality", "Identity Politics", "Intersectionality", "Modern Feminism", "Virtue Signaling", "Wokeness", and the suppression of supposed disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. Much of this free speech suppression has been written about in the book, “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage”, by Professor Jonathan Turley. We have also seen a totalitarian impulse of European governments to control free speech in Europe under the umbrella of "Hate Speech" and the suppression of supposed disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation.

All of these free speech suppressions have greatly contributed to the decline of Western cultural values. But all hope is not lost. With the recent election of President Trump, these free speech shackles have been greatly reduced, and the American people feel more freedom to speak their minds and are less fearful of retaliation for speaking their minds. We are also seeing a rise in Europe of dissident political movements that are speaking out against their government's suppressions and policies that shackle their opponent's free speech. Both Americans and Europeans should remember the words of wisdom of one of the great 20th-century dissenters of Communist tyranny:

“The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation's spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development. A tree with a rotten core cannot stand.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

In America and Europe, the spirit that Solzhenitsyn spoke of is the spirit of Western culture. It is time for us to reeducate and rekindle ourselves in the spirit of Western culture. If we do not do so, then Western cultural values will be extinguished, and humanity will slide into another Dark Age in which the rule of humankind will be of despotism, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism.

Four foreign thinkers, Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson, Kemi Badenoch, and Konstantin Kisin, reflect on this decline of Western culture in their speeches at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship 2025 conference:

And finally, “JD Vance's Historic Full Speech At Munich: Slams European Leaders On Free Speech” confronts European leaders about what they stand for.

My readers would do well to watch these videos, as these speakers have much more knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom than I have to speak on this topic.

06/01/25 Restoring our Western Cultural Values

Due to my illness and recovery, I have had difficulty keeping up with my readings, along with keeping up with my Chirps and Articles. Consequently, I have not posted any new Book It reviews for the last two months. I am happy to say that I am now fully recovered and will once again be posting monthly Book Its, beginning with the following:

As I have written in my chirp on “03/11/25 Modern Western Civilization”, the decline of our Western culture is alarming. But all hope is not lost, as I have discussed in the aforementioned Chirp. I also mention that both Americans and Europeans should remember the words of wisdom of one of the great 20th-century dissenters of Communist tyranny:

In America and Europe, the spirit that Solzhenitsyn spoke of is the spirit of Western culture. It is time for us to re-educate and rekindle ourselves in the spirit of Western culture. If we do not do so, then Western cultural values will be extinguished, and humanity will slide into another Dark Age in which the rule of humankind will be of despotism, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism.

This month’s Book-It selection is a great starting point to reeducate ourselves on the importance of Western culture. The book, “The Best of Our Inheritance - Restoring Our Foundations” by ARC Research (1st Edition), is a foreign-published book and is only available on the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship website. The Best of Our Inheritance brings together fifteen of the sharpest minds of our time — historians, economists, philosophers, artists, and statesmen — to make a bold case for remembering the values of our civilization. From the classical virtues of Greece and Rome to the Judeo-Christian ethic that shaped our moral imagination, from the rule of law to free enterprise, this book uncovers the best of what we have inherited and challenges us to steward it for generations to come. This book it is well worth purchasing and reading, as it illuminates the issue of restoring our Western cultural values.

06/02/25 Western Civilization

“The west is not a geographical location. It is a set of cultural and philosophical ideas we have inherited from the ancient Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman civilizations. These ideas are not the same as they were 2,000 years ago. On the contrary, they have been refined, filtered, and improved through the centuries to bring us the technological progress, individual liberty, and prosperity we now enjoy.”
- Konstantin Kisin

He also points out the three critical pillars of the modern West:

“The first of these is the central premise of our civilization—the idea of the sanctity of the individual….

The second pillar of our civilization is derived significantly from the first but, nonetheless, has a prominence and a function of its own. We believe that, whenever possible, the freedom of human beings to speak their mind, pursue their interests, and engage in business, research, and creativity ought not to be constrained without a significant and pressing reason….

Finally, ... a strong legal system whose basis was the evolving notion of the need to protect the rights of individuals. But, critically, prominent among these rights was the right to private property under the law, which protected investments and encouraged innovation. Western culture, more than any other, has the intellectual and legal framework which is a facilitator of capitalism: we believe that if you create something of value to your fellow citizens you should enjoy the rewards of your contribution and be protected from their arbitrary seizure or expropriation….

These three principal values—the sanctity of the individual, freedom of expression (and other basic freedoms such as freedom of conscience, association, and assembly), and innovation (including private property rights and entrepreneurialism)—are the reason for our success.”
- Konstantin Kisin

Too often, in today’s American society, we are not cognizant of this, and this leads many to disparage America and Western Civilization. But these thoughts should lead us to celebrate America and Western Civilization, as it has led the world into a better place than throughout the history of humankind. Despite their flaws, America and Western Civilization have advanced human progress more than any other civilization; from medicine, psychology and psychiatry, science, technology, the arts, as well as religion, morality, and ethics, and to other arenas of human progress, including economic, political, and social advancements, the world is a better place due to American and Western Civilization.

06/03/25 A Covenantal Society

“Pioneering scholars . . . have argued that there are three major types of societies—organic societies, such as a tribe and a clan, linked by blood and kinship; hierarchical societies, such as kingdoms and an empire, initiated by conquest and linked by structure and power; and covenantal societies, linked by a common binding agreement of the people. Of these three, covenantal societies are the rarest, but they are also the richest in the promise they hold for freedom and for a human friendly future.”
- Os Guinness

And that:

“There were, and are, at least five essential features of covenantal societies, without which this vision is unlikely to have any appeal or traction in a society.

First, conventional freedom is the expression of the high and inalienable worth of the human person….

Second, conventional freedom is the mastered narrative of ordered freedom….

Third, conventional freedom pivots on a sustained critique of the abuse of power….

Fourth, conventional freedom requires ongoing transmission as the expression of the covenant over the course of time….

Fifth, conventional freedom anticipates the need for periodic renewal….”
- Os Guinness

Too often, in today’s American society, we are not cognizant of this, and this leads many to disparage our own and other covenantal societies. But these thoughts should lead us to celebrate America and covenant societies, as it has led the world to a better place than throughout the history of humankind. Without covenantal societies, you have authoritarianism, monarchism, oligarchism, totalitarianism, or tyrannical societies. To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s quote on democracy being the worst form of government, except for all the others, covenantal societies are the worst form of societies, except for all the others. Despite their flaws, covenantal societies have advanced human progress in Liberties and Freedoms and the Natural Rights of their citizens, and the world is a better place due to covenantal societies.

06/04/25 The Importance of Capitalism

A recent book, The Best of Our Inheritance - Restoring Our Foundations by ARC Research (1st Edition), is a series of essays about the importance of Western Civilization. One of the most important essays in this book is by Judith Slone, “Free Exchange as a Driver of Abundance”, which examines the importance of Capitalism in Western Civilization and to the world. The first few paragraphs of this book are so illuminative of this importance that I will quote them in this Chirp:

“Our civilization has given us an extraordinary economic inheritance. Capitalism—the driving force behind the transformational progress of the modern era—has led to a dramatic reduction in extreme poverty, a rise in life expectancy, widespread participation in education, and a quality of life that would have been unimaginable to our forebears. The interaction between buyers and sellers all over the world through trade has contributed to improvements in living conditions and the proliferation of cultures and ideas.

The foundational values of our civilization have been the essential ingredient in the development of capitalism. Without freedom, human dignity, and the rule of law, combined with the virtues of hard work, cooperation, and honesty, capitalism would have failed to thrive. Of course, these values were generally underpinned by religious conviction among the majority of the population in counties where capitalism first emerged. The fact that capitalism was then responsible for higher real incomes and a sharp decline extreme poverty created a virtuous cycle, reinforcing compatible values.

Yet when capitalism become unmoored from these values, and mutates into distorted versions, it becomes liable for legitimate critique. As people lose confidence in capitalism, it is not the system itself that is called into question, but the perversion of the system, through cronyism and monopolies.

The virtues of capitalism far outweigh those of the systems people have built to try and replace it, but there is no need to return to the foundational values of our inheritance and renew confidence in the ability of capitalism to deliver prosperity and be a force for good in our societies.”

As Ms. Slone points out in her essay, there have been many criticisms and challenges of modern-day capitalism, but as Ms. Slone has also said in her essay:

“But these challenges are the result of previsions of capitalism, and not the system itself. Sir Paul Marshall, speaking at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (“ARC”)’s 2023 conference, exposed the “three ugly sisters of capitalism”; monopoly, crony, and woke capitalism. These three expressions all distort the essential ingredient of competition, which is intrinsic to “true” capitalism, and keeps the system in check. Without true competition, the system will fail.”

To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s quote on democracy being the worst form of government, except for all the others, I would say that Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others. Communism, Socialism, Fascism, and totalitarianism, along with other command economic systems, are responsible for the wretchedness and shortages of the basic necessities of life, which often leads to misery, chronic illness, starvation, and even deaths of their populace. And they economically collapse as often as they are tried. They always lead to despotism and authoritarianism, and the suppression of the Liberties and Freedoms and the Natural Rights of the people within them.

09/02/25 Multiculturalism

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, author, and broadcaster, born and raised as a leftist and once the darling of the Left, she had a transformation and is now known for her conservative viewpoints and commentary on political and social issues. She has written for various publications, including The Times and The Jerusalem Post, and is recognized as a prominent conservative voice in the media.

Her latest book, “The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West—and Why Only They Can Save It”, looks at the West's struggles against attempts to destroy it from within and without, and key lessons in resilience from its Jewish heritage, which can enable both Christianity and civilization to survive. A short YouTube video with John Anderson, “The Problem with Multiculturalism Explained in 2 Minutes | Melanie Phillips”, examines her viewpoint on multiculturalism and how it is destroying the West, which I have transcribed here within”

John Anderson:
” You do raise the issue in this conversation but also in the book of multiculturalism. You make the point that of course you can have multi-racial societies but you can't have multi- cultural societies that are going to work if the host culture believes itself to be inadequate, weak, poisonous, disastrous, not worthy of defending.”

Melanie Phillips:
" Well, this is the point about multiculturalism. Again, it's a phrase, it's a term which is more misunderstood than understood. And people assume that multiculturalism is a good thing because what it means is that you have to respect other cultures. Well, it doesn't mean that. We should all respect other cultures. That should be a starting point for a decent and civilized society. Multiculturalism says something quite different. It says that no culture is morally superior or intellectually superior to any other culture. So, it follows that you can't uphold the west against any other culture. You can't say that western core values are better than any other. As a result, you can't uphold things like democracy, one law for all, freedom of expression, equality for women, tolerance of minorities. You can't uphold any of that. It’s nonsense, and it's a recipe for cultural suicide. So, a multicultural society I say is a contradiction in terms. Multiculturalism destroys a society. It destroys community cohesion. It sets up a kind of balkanized tribal enclaves which are all fighting each other for power and supremacy. And that's the way our culture actually dies.”

Western civilization is under assault from forces both within and outside its confines. From socialism to cultural values, its foes are attempting to dismantle and destroy Western civilization. Several of my Chirps have examined Western civilization, and the importance of its culture, which I have collected in my new article on "Western Civilization". Accordingly, multiculturalism is anti-Western culturalism, which needs to be mocked and derided, and to be extinguished in America and the rest of the world.

10/06/25 Assaults on Western Civilization

Western civilization is under assault from forces both within and outside its confines. From socialism to cultural values, its foes are attempting to dismantle and destroy Western civilization. Many of the thoughts and beliefs of Progressives/Leftists and the Democrat Party Leaders of today are to “fundamentally transform” Western civilization into what they believe will be a more humane society. But humane is in the eye of the beholder, and one person’s humane may be another person’s oppression. In this fundamental transformation, they believe that they have all the answers to creating a humane society. And in these answers, they must fundamentally transform human nature into a more benevolent and less self-centered nature, and they often disregard the laws of economics and scientific truths in their answers. And, as I have said:

"To deny human nature, economics, or science, or to not acknowledge human nature, economics, or science, is foolish. To do so will result in much effort, time, and monies being spent on a task that is doomed to failure."
- Mark Dawson

Therefore, in their thoughts and beliefs that if they are successful in implementing, it will lead to the destruction of Western civilization, and the rise of despotism, dictatorship or tyranny, theocracy, or other forms of repressive governments.

10/15/25 Failure to Appreciate Western Civilization

Bill Maher has previously spoken about Western Civilization in his monologue on The War on the West. Recently, he had additional comments, Bill Maher Has Savage Message For Pro-Hamas Activists, that eviscerated the pro-Hamas activists for their failures to appreciate Western Civilization. His comments were elucidative of the intellectual shortcomings of the Pro-Hamas activists.

My only problem with his monologue was at the end, in which the last sentence of his monologue stated, “So stop saying western civilization like it's a contradiction in terms. It's not. You're thinking of moderate Republicans.” This was an unnecessary snipe at Republicans that was off point. The last sentence would have been more illuminative and on point if he had said, “You're thinking of moderate Democrats.”

This failure to appreciate Western Civilization amongst the Pro-Hamas activists also extends to their failure to appreciate the peace plan for Gaza, which was just signed by many Arab and Muslim countries, as well as many countries within Western Civilizations. Indeed, we have seen crickets about the Gaza peace plan from those who previously demanded a ceasefire in Gaza, which has now been achieved by this peace plan. I suspect that this is because they were more interested in an Israeli pullback and the continued existence of Hamas rather than a ceasefire.

Accordingly, the Pro-Hamas activists were not interested in peace, but in continued hostility and violence against Israel and Jews. Thus, they are haters and not lovers of peace, and not Anti-Zionists but Anti-Semitic. In this hatred, they are also exhibiting their disdain for the values and principles of Western Civilization, which has done more than any other civilization for the advancement of humankind, as Bill Maher has pointed out in the aforementioned videos.

01/12/26 The Beloved Europe

As Victor Davis Hanson has written in his article, “Cry the Beloved Europe?”, “Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans.” Yet such criticisms are well-founded, as we have seen Europe decline in its culture and values, and deny its history and its contributions to civilization.

As I wrote in my article, “Modern Western Civilization,” it originated from the Judeo-Christian values of the Dark and Middle Ages. It began to develop into a distinct Western culture during the Renaissance in Italy. It then spread to France, Holland, and, finally, Great Britain, where it migrated to the United States and then expanded to the rest of the world along this path. During this period of Western cultural development, the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment occurred in Europe and America. These themes are further discussed in my collection of Chirps on "Western Civilization," where I emphasize the importance of Western Civilization in human progress.

Mr. Hanson ends his article by stating:

“Europe is only growing more socialist, censorious, globalist, pacifist, multicultural, atheistic, and green.

In contrast, the U.S. is undergoing a counter-revolution toward smaller government, fewer regulations, more fossil fuels, an expanding military, less DEI and woke, more secure borders, legal-only immigration, and renewed faith.”

I would urge all Europeans to become more self-aware, more informed about their history, culture, and values, and to reclaim their proud heritage that has greatly contributed to human progress. Then, they should elect politicians who will steer their course so that they can continue to contribute to civilization. Otherwise, they risk fading into the dustpan of history and becoming inconsequential.

03/08/26 Do You Care About

Do you care about respecting and treating minorities equally? Do you care about democracy and the rule of law? Do you care about the liberties and freedoms of all people? Do you care about economic opportunities for everyone? Do you care about scientific progress? Do you care about great art, literature, and music? Do you care about children and university education? Do you care about public health measures and medical treatments? Do you care about religious tolerance?

If you answered yes to these questions, then you should care about Western Civilization. For it is Western Civilization, far more than any other civilization, that has cultivated, established, and embraced these principles. As I have written in my collected Chirps on "Western Civilization", the greatest moments in the advancement of civilization have come from Western Civilization. Is Western Civilization perfect? No, and in its history, they have often violated these principles. However, except to a small extent, other civilizations have not embraced and advanced these principles. But Western Civilization has embraced these principles, and it has done so in a manner far superior to that of any other civilization. And Western Civilization continually seeks to improve itself, build upon, and extend these principles.

Consequently, you must care about Western Civilization if you care about humanity. To those Democrat Party Leaders and Progressives/Leftists who disparage, denigrate, and demonize Western Civilization, I would say that you are careless and that you do not care about the advancement of humanity. Despite their protestations to the contrary, their actions speak louder than their words. For their actions will lead to the end of Western Civilization if they are not actively opposed.

03/21/26 Western Self-Loathing

Victor Davis Hanson has written a series of articles, The Nature and Cause of Western Self-Loathing, Part One, Part Two, and Part Three, about the loathing Western people feel for their civilization, which complement my collected Chirps on "Western Civilization". He begins this commentary by stating:

“The Western world—Europe, many of the former British Commonwealth nations, the U.S., and Westernized allies in Asia—is still the envy of the world. Its aggregate economies make up more than half the world’s GDP. Nevertheless, while its population is only 14 percent of the world total, the top fifty countries on the basis of per capita GDP, per capita income, and average life spans are mostly all Western, along with a few petro-nations and tax havens.”

His examination is penetrating and upsetting, as this self-loathing poses a danger to the values of Western Civilization, as I wrote in my Chirp on “03/08/26 Do You Care About”. It also threatens world peace and security, since the modern history of Western Civilization has had a stabilizing effect on global peace and economic stability.

In his articles, he answers the question of why this self-loathing is happening:

“Do Westerners not understand that the exceptional nature of their 2,500 year-histories that saw the creation, enhancement, and expansion of consensual government, free-market capitalism, protection of private property, personal freedom of expression and speech, religious freedom, rationalism and the scientific tradition, allowance of dissent and self-critique, and civil rights provide the greatest degree of safety, prosperity, leisure, and happiness for their populations?”

“Western media traditionally highlights the sins of the Western past and present, with little effort to emphasize its achievements. The popular culture, from Hollywood celebrities to professional athletes, to marquee public intellectuals, is assumed to be not just left-wing but openly critical of the United States.”

“Rarely do Western higher education and the media remind Westerners of their material bounty, longer lives, freer and more prosperous and lavish lifestyles. Instead, they are spoon-fed from grammar school through college with the supposed Western culpability for imperialism, colonialism, and racism.”

He also investigates what causes this self-loathing. The ancient Greeks and Romans attributed it to their own experiences, pinpointing two main causes of collective self-hatred: leisure and wealth. These factors lead to complacency, and expectations of continual prosperity become normal. Guilt then arises as America is vastly more prosperous than second- and third-world countries, and globalization amplifies Western guilt. Consequently, hating the West—past, present, and future—politically, rhetorically, and openly—creates a paradox for exonerating the privileged Westerner from feeling bad about having so much while others have so little, without doing much to address the inequality other than allowing a flood of legal and illegal immigrants from second- and third-world countries into first-world nations.

Additionally, in America, the Democrats feared that their socialist agendas were losing influence with Americans. They needed “new” American voters, and those most likely to welcome Democratic benefits were the world’s nonwhite, poor, and in need of extensive government entitlements, statism, and higher taxes on others to support them. The immigrant from the non-West understood this all too well and was expected to play his part as an “oppressed” newcomer, beholden to his protectors, the Democrats. This is also why Democrat Party Leaders and Progressives/Leftists suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), as he is adamantly opposed to this Democrat Party strategy, and is actively trying to reverse this political strategy and their tactics.

Consequently, America is in decline because it has failed to uphold the values of Western Civilization and has implemented nonsensical immigration policies. Most of this decline stems from the self-loathing within modern America. A self-loathing that needs to be replaced by an affirmation of Western Civilization's greatness to reverse this decline.

03/21/26 Thin and Ephemera Western Culture

During the recent Munich Security Conference, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) criticized Western culture, calling it "thin" and "ephemera". She was commenting on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech, “Marco Rubio's speech was a pure appeal to 'Western culture” AOC said. “It's also important to note how thin that foundation is.” In stating such, she was dismissing the very foundations that built our world, and once again demonstrating her inanity. A foundation that I have examined in my article on “Modern Western Civilization” and collected Chirps on “Western Civilization”.

But Bishop Robert Barron was having none of it. He delivered a passionate defense of Western culture and fired back, "The culture that gave us Dante, Shakespeare, the rule of law, individual rights, democracy, and the entire university system… that's thin?” He didn't stop there: "This is straight out of the Marxist playbook. Marx said culture is just a flimsy 'superstructure' on top of economics — ignore it, focus on class struggle and material conditions."

AOC and Bishop Robert Barron's short comments can be viewed in this X video.

04/09/26 The Demise of Europe

Alan Joseph Bauer, a prominent political commentator living in Israel, authored a column titled “Allahu Akbar, Europe!” in which the opening sentence is, “Europe is lost as a Christian continent, and its demise is self-inflicted.” He then goes on to state:

“It is no coincidence that European countries are refusing to aid the US in the present fight against Iran. From not sending ships to open up the Straits of Hormuz to refusal of use of NATO bases on their lands to not even allowing planes bringing weapons to Israel to compete with local birds for the airspace, the Europeans are making it clear that “this is not their war”. That, in spite of most of their oil coming from the region.”

He then lists and explains the steps that European countries have taken that have led to their demise:

Step 1: Believe that Lefty Tripe that All People are the Same.
Step 2: Losing One’s Values.
Step 3: Muslims First.
Step 4: Taking Over.
Step 5: The End of Christian Europe.

He ends this column by stating:

“Short of full-fledged revolution against the institutions and the invaders, Europe has no way to go back to the way we always knew it. Kiss England, France, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Holland goodbye. They were quaint. They were lovely. And then they were gone.”

This decline is readily apparent in their inaction during the recent American/Israeli military operations against Iran. Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway denied even overflight rights over their airspace during the Iranian military action, let alone the use of their naval ports and military airfields for the military operations.

This column nicely dovetails with my collected Chirps on "Western Civilization", but Mr. Bauer believes that all is lost in Western and Southern Europe, and he may be right given their inaction during the Iranian military operations.

Thus, it is time to rethink our relationships with these countries. Perhaps it is time to withdraw from NATO and form a special relationship with the countries of Eastern Europe that supported us in the Iranian military action. If not a withdrawal from NATO, then a withdrawal of our military bases and armed service personnel from Western/Southern European nations to Eastern European nations. Maybe even a military base and airfield in Ukraine is warranted (which will drive Russia and the Democrat Party Leaders and Progressives/Leftists distraught).

But this realignment would be best for America and the Eastern European nations, as well as for the peace and security of the world. It is time that America do what is right, not what is politically correct, and to deal with the consequences of doing what is right.

04/30/26 The Path To and Eve of Destruction

"Here be demons" refers to supernatural beings often associated with chaos and malevolence, while "Here be Dragons" is a phrase used on historical maps to indicate unexplored and dangerous domains. Both phrases evoke imagery of mythical demons in folklore and unknown beasts in uncharted territory. Both phrases serve as warnings to the unwary about a path to destruction and the eve of evil.

Today, in modern America, we are on a path of destruction, marked by the devaluation of Western Civilization's values and its Judeo-Christian morals and ethics. At the same time, we have been brought to the eve of destruction by the words and deeds of Democrat Party Leaders and Progressives/Leftists. In their speech and actions, they have become modern demons and dragons to be wary of.

As I have written in my collected Chirps on "Western Civilization" and "Progressivism and Progressives", our values, morals, and ethics are under assault by forces within America and across the world. An assault that has brought America to the cusp of disintegration. Mob violence stoked by inflammatory language and baseless allegations, bitter hyper-partisanship with raw political machinations, irrational and unreasonable fears, along with a disrespect for the law and law officers, are all too common in America today. We have seen the Progressives/Leftists and Democrat Party Leaders descend into "Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity", as discernible in their Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

But this is not the first time America has faced an existential crisis. Before the Civil War, we faced the same threats. In 1838, Abraham Lincoln delivered an address to the Young Men’s Lyceum, a debating society in Springfield, Illinois. The speech emphasized the rule of law and warned against the dangers of mob violence and lawlessness in the United States. He argued that the Constitution should be regarded as "the political religion of the nation" to preserve democracy and prevent tyranny from within. He also described the dangers facing America:

“At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it?-- Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!--All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years.

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.”

And today, this danger has again emerged against our American Ideals and Ideas. Led by Democrat Party Leaders and Progressives/Leftists, America is tearing itself apart. The rectification of this situation is as Abraham Lincoln stated in his Lyceum Address:

“The question recurs, "how shall we fortify against it?" The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others. As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor;--let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children's liberty. Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by every American mother, to the lisping babe, that prattles on her lap--let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in Primers, spelling books, and in Almanacs;--let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay, of all sexes and tongues, and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars.

While ever a state of feeling, such as this, shall universally, or even, very generally prevail throughout the nation, vain will be every effort, and fruitless every attempt, to subvert our national freedom.”

But what will it take for this “state of feeling” that “prevail throughout the nation” to be reversed? The answer is to correct the misconceptions about America’s principles and Western Civilization values that have been propagated over the last several decades. Not an easy task, but one that must be undertaken and succeed if America is to remain dedicated to its principles, or, as President Lincoln said in his concluding remarks of his 1862 State of the Union Address, “We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.”

07/19/26 The Resurgence of Political Terrorism

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just exposed and obliterated the left with a speech at the Ministerial Conference on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. In this speech, he revealed that leftist terrorism is being waged through a transnational network that is waging terrorism and propaganda against the West. This speech is very important for understanding this leftist terrorism, and can be reviewed here.

Some excerpts from this speech that are especially potent are:

“So let me start by saying that the most essential duty of the state – the first responsibility, frankly, of any government of any kind – is the protection of its people, is the protection of its country. This is a sacred obligation that should transcend all political and all ideological divisions. It is why, for example, we have militaries. It’s why we have intelligence agencies. It’s why counterterrorism bureaus exist, why police forces exist. Keeping our people safe is the reason why every country represented here has all of these things.”

“Today’s far-left terrorists can raise money in one country; they can host their communications in a second country; they can receive training in a third country; they can recruit militants in a fourth country, and then together strike a target in a fifth country. And so, we have no choice but to confront this menace together. We will either cooperate across our borders or the terrorists will continue to exploit the gaps between them.”

“We can – and we must – identify and map this threat and rebuild our counterterrorism architecture to defeat it. Just as we have done together before, now we must do it together again. Through intelligence and information sharing, through coordinated law enforcement strategy, through financial targeting and disruption, we will dismantle these networks brick by brick. It is time for the people of the civilized world to defend ourselves, to stand united against this encroaching darkness, and fight – fight for what is ours.”

“It is easy to destroy great things; it is far more difficult to make them. The enemies of civilization are only capable of the former. They are only capable of destroying great things. All they know is destruction. But we have built great things together. We have done it time and again. We know what we must do, and now we must do it.”

It is important that we all read and understand this speech, as it is crucial that we eradicate far-left terrorism. Otherwise, we could see the end of Western Civilization and the terrible consequences of this end, as I have written in my collected Chirps on "Western Civilization".

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