tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post1974211896355827814..comments2024-03-28T15:56:40.911+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: A strategy for permanent resistance against superior forcesBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-4940482938077816752014-02-05T12:28:23.174+00:002014-02-05T12:28:23.174+00:00@FotW - In principle, yes. But in practice paganis...@FotW - In principle, yes. But in practice paganism does not motivate courage in the modern world:<br /><br />http://charltonteaching.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/hope-in-context-of-modernity.htmlBruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-69789689776075793912014-02-05T12:21:41.698+00:002014-02-05T12:21:41.698+00:00Hige sceal þe heardra,
heorte þe cenre,
mod sceal ...Hige sceal þe heardra,<br />heorte þe cenre,<br />mod sceal þe mare,<br />þe ure mægen lytlaþFan of the Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-78510240705826692592013-01-07T02:56:58.503+00:002013-01-07T02:56:58.503+00:00JAD wrote:
For example the Roman Catholic Church i...JAD wrote:<br />For example the Roman Catholic Church in the US preaches the Pauline position on sex and marriage in Spanish, but not in English, presumably because preaching it in English would expose it to the usual PC reprisals - a small compromise, but there is no end to such small compromises, and they add up.<br /><br />Not sure where you've experienced this; I went through RCIA last year (in Arkansas), and both in the process and since then, I've found the church quite clearly presenting these ideas, in all their uncompromising, non-PC clarity.A.K. Abeillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314870692316051801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-70292099734906084242013-01-04T07:27:36.074+00:002013-01-04T07:27:36.074+00:00@JAD - Yes. Except for the Mormons.
Years of res...@JAD - Yes. Except for the Mormons. <br /><br />Years of research have convinced me that that Mormon exception is *hard data*, and something to be explained - not explained-away.<br /><br />But, Mormons aside, I don't see any hope in major denominations nor in their general trend.<br /><br />Hope lies in small groupings within the major denominations (swimming against the tide) and in grouping outwith the large denominations. <br /><br />My further hope is that these small groupings will recognize each other, and cooperate - rather than slighting and fighting each other, as Protestant evangelicals have tended to slight and fight Mormons over the past century (since they stopped trying to annihilate them).Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-75140707693468606092013-01-04T06:02:00.790+00:002013-01-04T06:02:00.790+00:00"because the major 'proper' churches ..."because the major 'proper' churches have become Antichrist organizations - led toward ruin by leaders who are not Christians but instead use Christian themes and distort them to subvert Christianity."<br /><br />Quite so, but it is obvious that this is the result of pressure. For example the Roman Catholic Church in the US preaches the Pauline position on sex and marriage in Spanish, but not in English, presumably because preaching it in English would expose it to the usual PC reprisals - a small compromise, but there is no end to such small compromises, and they add up.<br /><br />The government makes it difficult, expensive, and inconvenient to resist. Organizations don't have to comply immediately and completely, but incomplete compliance leads to costs and problems, which somehow escalate until the organization starts making progress to progressivism.<br /><br />The government finds the least blatant violation of freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of religion that gets groups and organizations steadily moving in the required direction. If any group lags too far, the government will escalate until it gets adequate progress towards progressivism.James A. Donaldhttp://blog.jim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-37920378647002460882013-01-04T01:59:18.622+00:002013-01-04T01:59:18.622+00:00Dogged resistance every step of the way and withou...<i>Dogged resistance every step of the way and without end...<br /><br />*<br /><br />This strategy certainly makes life harder for those who seek to impose evil; it forces them to expend energy they would prefer to use in other tasks, they are dragged-down from the heady intoxications and novelties of the easy victory after easy victory resulting from a successful Blitzkrieg; dogged resistance makes 'reform' boring, thwarts feelings of 'progress', and exacerbates their natural and intrinsic impatience; they lose the expectation of a final and complete victory achievable by one devastating blow.</i><br /><br />I highlight this particular part because it really is true. Among the things to keep in mind when we get despondent is the fact that our enemies *also* get discouraged, more than we realize, by our resistance. If you want to see evidence of this it's not that hard to find on liberal websites.<br /><br />Never neglect regular prayer, bible study and fellowship with other believers. Remember the story of Gideon (in which God makes Gideon face absurd odds so that His glory may be displayed).Samson J.http://samsonsjawbone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-36245205397805375282013-01-03T05:58:21.660+00:002013-01-03T05:58:21.660+00:00@rightsaidfred - I don't think that is possibl...@rightsaidfred - I don't think that is possible for most real Christians; because the major 'proper' churches have become Antichrist organizations - led toward ruin by leaders who are not Christians but instead use Christian themes and distort them to subvert Christianity.<br /><br />@Contemplationist - you are asking for tactics; what I am talking about is strategy. <br /><br />There is a single strategic aim but a very large number of tactics (how to achieve that aim) - depending on local conditions and changing over time. <br /><br />I can't possibly get into all that stuff! - and anyway I am not competent to do so.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-38211235758400564752013-01-03T01:53:22.812+00:002013-01-03T01:53:22.812+00:00This is a bit too abstract. I hope you expand on h...This is a bit too abstract. I hope you expand on how this strategy is to be applied in specific 'battles' - would like to see an ongoing exploration.Contemplationisthttp://contemplationist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-1142008790637985662013-01-03T01:32:39.684+00:002013-01-03T01:32:39.684+00:00Would you say resistance should/could be organized...Would you say resistance should/could be organized via a proper church?rightsaidfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074128270057493787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-32026629345270461532013-01-02T18:48:46.271+00:002013-01-02T18:48:46.271+00:00@Corky - yes, I agree (indeed, I was/ am intending...@Corky - yes, I agree (indeed, I was/ am intending a follow up post to say this - but maybe you've saved me the trouble!). Furthermore, these networks ought to be local (rather than web based!). They ought, also, to be Christian - if at all possible. But I suspect they will be small - we are talking about something more like the scale of the Inklings than a whole college. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-55224022300919940792013-01-02T18:43:17.447+00:002013-01-02T18:43:17.447+00:00Our future, it seems to me, is in the catacombs an...Our future, it seems to me, is in the catacombs and samizdat. <br /><br />So the most important resistance activity right now (besides tending to our own souls) is establishing personal networks of like minds and people we can trust.<br /><br />...which in turn means developing or improving discernment and judgment of character. Don't be misled by pretty words, pretty faces, or "deep" thoughts! In a pinch, you'll want a Sam Gamgee by your side -- ugly, simple and unlettered though he might be.CorkyAgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16118775131210676777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-36557439172655491222013-01-01T21:12:18.789+00:002013-01-01T21:12:18.789+00:00What would Richard Wurmbrand say?What would Richard Wurmbrand say?Wurmbrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345523517796356674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-67623758835928394882013-01-01T18:38:48.509+00:002013-01-01T18:38:48.509+00:00That certainly seems the message we should head: w...That certainly seems the message we should head: when things look the very bleakest is exactly when it is most important not to lose hope.George Goerlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916687977887167466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-78104121713059922772013-01-01T13:15:42.412+00:002013-01-01T13:15:42.412+00:00I am already behind enemy lines and heading in the...I am already behind enemy lines and heading in the opposite direction, adopting more “traditional” values day by day.<br />My children’s generation seem to be the main cheerleaders for the Leftist push. Unfortunately for them the Leftist generals plans have resulted in a “scorched earth” of difficult employment prospects and horrendous house prices. The troops will have a little less stomach for it soon, once the reality sets in.<br />Money is another weakness as it’s needed to fuel the big push.<br />stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-19350680888593900862013-01-01T12:24:37.509+00:002013-01-01T12:24:37.509+00:00...avoid the worst form of resistance......<i>avoid</i> the worst form of resistance...Daybreakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-53483870465767902632013-01-01T12:22:11.782+00:002013-01-01T12:22:11.782+00:00This is all very good.
Also (and I know you cover...This is all very good.<br /><br />Also (and I know you covered this before), about the worst form of resistance, which is to adopt the language and assumptions of the enemy in the hope of some tactical win.Daybreakernoreply@blogger.com