TAC: Aristopopulism During Holy Week — Occidental Dissent

April 18, 2019

TAC: “Notre Dame political philosophy professor Patrick J. Deneen gave a lecture in March titled “Aristopopulism: A Political Proposal for America.” In the talk (available here), Deneen described our current political paradigm as pitting “an increasingly corrupt elite against an increasingly coarse and angry populace.” Both of these, Deneen observed, are “morally adrift and engaged… TAC: … More TAC: Aristopopulism During Holy Week — Occidental Dissent

REALPOLITIK: The Internet Erupts With Speculation About Who Started The Notre Dame Fire — RIELPOLITIK

April 18, 2019

Source – zerohedge.com – “…What we do know is that all of this comes at a time when churches all over France are being attacked. On March 17th, the second largest church in France erupted in flames, and police later ruled that it was not an accident…”While Notre Dame is undoubtedly the most well-known landmark […] … More REALPOLITIK: The Internet Erupts With Speculation About Who Started The Notre Dame Fire — RIELPOLITIK

The Creeping AI Economic Revolution Is Here — Occidental Dissent

April 17, 2019

While the rest of the Alt-Right was drunk on the Trump Train, I was far ahead of the curve on how Blompf was selling out to the donors and was going to screw everyone. Similarly, I am ahead of the curve on how Andrew Yang is only the messenger of a looming transformation: “Walmart has… The … More The Creeping AI Economic Revolution Is Here — Occidental Dissent

Christians Haven’t Always Been Mewling “Judeo-Christian” Pacifists — Occidental Dissent

April 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: This is a work in progress. “Judeo-Christianity” is a weird movement that was popularized in the USA in the 20th century and has utterly nothing to do with France or Notre Dame https://t.co/7aGxgaaTmO — EMPEROR ‘KINGFISH’ WHITEPILL (@CptBlackPill) April 15, 2019 When I visited #NotreDameCathedral in 2012, its majestic beauty brought me to… Christians … More Christians Haven’t Always Been Mewling “Judeo-Christian” Pacifists — Occidental Dissent

Notre Dame Central Cathedral is Lost…. — The Last Refuge

April 16, 2019

A horrific historic and cultural loss. The 850 year old architectural masterpiece is a central monument to the Catholic faith. A spokesman said the entire wooden frame of the cathedral has come down, and the vault of the edifice could be threatened too. ‘Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame,’ Notre Dame spokesman […] … More Notre Dame Central Cathedral is Lost…. — The Last Refuge

A Wrathful God: Notre Dame Cathedral Burns To The Ground During Holy Week — Occidental Dissent

April 16, 2019

This is a blow that hurts whether you’re a Catholic, a Sedevacantist, a Protestant of any type, or someone who just doesn’t adhere to religious faith altogether. Something that has stood through the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, both World Wars (including indiscriminate Allied bombing), and the beginnings of a new Islamic conquest has fallen today… … More A Wrathful God: Notre Dame Cathedral Burns To The Ground During Holy Week — Occidental Dissent

Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

April 15, 2019

A careful reading of John of Ruysbroeck‘s works reveals the great distance that separates contemporary thought from Medieval spirituality. The meaning of those older texts is often obscured by translations which assume that archaic language is more uplifting than clear writing. For example, here is a sentence as it appears in the English translation of John’s Adornment … More Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage