This is the question you almost invariably get when you say that you are a conservative. It’s usually followed by some inane chirping about the 1950s in the US.
“So, you want to go back to the 1950s, is that it?”
Unsurprisingly, the more cosmopolitan, anti-cultural-appropriation and pro-respecting-all-cultures one is, the higher is the likelihood that one is utterly incapable of imagining that “the 1950s” don’t mean the same everywhere in the world. To me, the 1950s are a decade when Stalin died and political prisoners started to get released from the GULAG. Which is why the 1950s carry a completely different set of connotations for me.
Still, my conservatism has nothing to do with the 1950s either in the US or in the USSR. What it has to do with I explained in my new 10-minute video. I was actually going to write about it but I spent all night waking up in a cold sweat as I imagined my Dad curled up in a plastic chair at a Canadian emergency room, so the hope was that making the video would wake me up a bit.
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Do you know why your former videos had subtitles, but this one says “subtitles unavailable”? Does it depend on how you record / save a video? I do not have a perfect listening comprehension in English and sometimes the sound is not 100% clear, so use subtitles too in order not to miss anything.
Hope your father gets treated soon. In Israel, waiting times can be not perfect too, but not like this, hopefully.
Why cannot Canadians show a BLM-level of energetic protests (in a good way) against the current state of their healthcare system? It would’ve been true patriotism.
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I’m definitely going to get a microphone because bad sound quality is one thing where I don’t want to imitate Arestovich. π
Why can’t Canadians protests against the destruction of their much-vaunted healthcare? Because Facebook doesn’t tell them to. The only real causes of mass protests in neoliberalism are what the digital oligarchs tell you. Look at how many young people came out to the utterly idiotic “climate strike” and how many (zero) came out to protest against school closures.
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That has implications for the war in Ukraine as well – people are being told to oppose the war and we have to ask why. I think the response to the war furthers the globalists agenda and thatβs why we are told to care. (Obviously there are Real reasons to care about this, but if Biden tells us we have to sacrifice then that says something)
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Globalists are not a uniform camp. Within globalism, there’s a struggle for domination. My suggestion is that globalism stinks no matter who’s in charge, be it the oligarchs behind Putin or oligarchs behind the WEF. They both suck. Opposing one brand of globalism by supporting the other is a dead end. I’m saying, let’s not pick sides among two flavors of crap and let’s instead choose something that’s really anti-globalist. And that is the nation-state.
It’s like arguing whether people should be forced to take Pfizer or Moderna instead of defending the right to take none.
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I’ll do a video on this later today.
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Is it that time of year again?
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I’m on my way to celebrating but the battle for the Donbass just started and all I want is to listen to the updates.
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A nice poem:
ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ β ΠΠΠΠ¬, ΠΠ Π ΠΠΠ β ΠΠΠΠΠ…
ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ±ΡΠΊΠ΅
ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π», ΡΡΠΎ Π² Π§ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ΅
Π£ΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠ» ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Β«ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Π°Β»,
Π’ΠΎ ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ
Π Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°Π²ΡΡ,
Π Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠ·Π°ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΡΡ
Π ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠ΄.
Π ΡΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΡ Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ³ΠΎΠΉ:
– Π’Ρ β ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ,
ΠΠΎ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΌ
ΠΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π£Π Π Π€!
Π’Π° ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π³ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡ ΡΠ±Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ°ΠΌ,
ΠΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ
ΠΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Ρ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΄ΠΎΠΉ
Π Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ .
ΠΠ° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΡ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ
Π‘ΡΠΎΠΊ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ
ΠΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΠ½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²
ΠΡΠΈΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊ!
ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ,
Π§ΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ΅Ρ Π³ΡΠΎΠ·Π½ΡΠΉ
Π‘Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ
Π Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»,
Π ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠ»ΡΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉΠ½ΠΎ
Π ΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ Π‘Π΅Π²Π°ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ,
ΠΠ΄Π΅ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΡΡ-ΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ
ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ°ΠΆ.
ΠΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ ΡΡΡΠΎ
ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ±ΡΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ,
Π§ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠ»ΡΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΡΡ
ΠΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ΅Ρ Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ΠΌ Β«ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Π°Β»,
Π’ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Ρ ΠΠΠΠΠΎΠΌ
Π ΡΠΎΡ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈΠ³ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΡ Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ
Π ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΡΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ
Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΉΠΊ.
ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΏΠ°Π» ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΡΡ,
ΠΡΠ°Π²Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ
Π ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ
ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ,
Π ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ΅Ρ-ΡΠ»Π°Π³ΠΌΠ°Π½
Π£ΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠ» ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΠΉ
Π ΠΏΡΠ³Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΆΠ°Π²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ
Π§Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ± Π½Π° Π΄Π½Π΅.
ΠΠΎ ΠΊ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ
ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΡΡ
ΠΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½,
ΠΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΎΡ,
ΠΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ, Π½Π΅ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½, ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡ,
Π‘Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡ Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
Π Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ».
ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ
Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ»Π΄Π°ΡΡ,
ΠΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡΡ, Π½Π΅ Π³ΡΠ°Π±ΡΡ,
ΠΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡ Π½ΠΈ Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ,
Π ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌ
Π¨Π»ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠ»ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΡ,
ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ² Π² Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°
ΠΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΡ Π½ΠΈΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ².
ΠΡΡΠΌΡΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΌ Β«ΠΠ°ΠΌΠ°,
ΠΠ°Π±Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π°!Β»
ΠΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ
Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ,
Π ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠΉ-Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ
Π Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ β ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΠ΅,
Π ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ
Π ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ.
ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ»Π°?
ΠΡΠ°Π²Π΄Π° Π² ΡΠΈΠ»Π΅! Π‘ΠΈΠ»Π° Π² ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΄Π΅!
ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡ Π² ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΠΊΠ΅:
Β«ΠΡΠ°Π²Π΄Π° β Π»ΠΎΠΆΡ, Π΄Π° Π² Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π½Π°ΠΌΡΠΊβ¦Β»
Π’Π°ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΏΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉΠ½ΠΎ,
Π’Ρ ΠΆΠ΅ β ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ,
Π ΠΏΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°
Π’Ρ Π½ΠΈ Π² ΡΡΠΌ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ!
ΠΠ½Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²
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ΠΡΠ»ΡΡΠ° is great, as always.
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Have you read Yuval Levin’s Fractured Republic? It deals with why both liberals and conservatives love different aspects of 1950s America and their different narratives of what went wrong.
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Happy Birthday!!
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Happy Birthday Clarissa.
Interesting lecture. Democratic party is too far gone but Republicans are not far behind. Most of them are not conservatives in the true sense and I feel like November will be not about slowing things down a bit rather than changing them.
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Thank you!
And you are absolutely right. Republicans have been blindly following on so many of these issues, unfortunately.
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Happy Birthday!
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