“It is not the strong who benefit in their system, no matter what they say. It is the weak. It is the ones willing to do anything, sacrifice anything, to rise. It rewards avarice.”
"That's the problem with people, though, isn't it? They always think that other people are the problem. You want to remove the Princeps The senators? You'll just become them, sooner or later. If all you're trying to do is change who's in control, then you don't really want to change anything."
- The Will of the Many
It was great talking with @Guy Swann
and my boyz from @Bitcoin Veterans
Guy has been an awesome dude to talk with. His heart is really in the right place and he really is the dude you think he is.
I’m really stoked to have Guy as a friend and a brother in the fight against tyranny.
I’ll see you boyz in the trenches!!
So Trump selects the guy who supports the government’s ability to spy on American citizens to head the CIA… using the same process that allowed the Deep State to spy on his campaign and frame him for conspiring with a hostile foreign adversary?!
“The incoming CIA director is a supporter of sweeping government surveillance powers as he lobbied for the extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that allows the government to spy on American citizens without a warrant.”
- Dave DeCamp
The Roman Empire attempted to incorporate all the Gods of the people it conquered, so as to bring them into the cultural fold.
By prioritizing and accepting everything, the destroyed the culture that made them exceptional.
The American Empire has done the same thing and it will end the same way; by barbarians picking apart the useful scraps of the Empire and forging new nations from its carcass.
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38th book of 2024 complete:
Becoming A Barbarian by Jack Donovan
Second time reading this book as well. This 3-part series should be read every year and could really be made into one book. But Becoming A Barbarian really gets into how you tap into tribalism and head down the path of The Way of Men.
The most poignant take away is how “The Empire of Nothing” pushes universal moralism to the point of accepting anything and anyone, at the expense of everyone’s individuality and common sense. If you prioritize everything, you’ve prioritized nothing.
