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Recently watched Bruce Gore's YT lectures on King Alfred and Charlemagne, you start to realize why they never taught us about any strong Christian kings, as they don't want us aspiring to what sets us free from the current tyrannical misery.

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Especially Alfred. The only English king to get the monicker of "Great" and yet most of my fellow Britons are unaware of who he is. Even the name Alfred is now rare.

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I have to admit Alfred was Great, but I must Confess I was always a fan of Edward.

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Thank you for the recommendation.

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The liberal world order is devoid of enchantment. Thinking themselves wise they became fools. The price of arrogance is foolishness.

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Pride cometh before a fall. Western Liberalism is a farce. Gay rainbow communism at this stage.

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Whatever form of government things morph into, I've enjoyed watching the democracy virtue signalers squirm; and I'm gonna keep enjoying it for a while to come. They claim to know Western civilization and then, as you said, deny the existence of kings like Alfred the Great. They also think the Ancient Greeks were stupid for criticizing democracy - even though they invented it. And I still can't get over those I've met who think C.S. Lewis' Narnia is nothing but "pro-monarchy propaganda."

I will end with the famous words of wisdom from one who once ruled over my ancestors, Queen Jadwiga (now St. Jadwiga), upon the rectification of an injustice: "You can give them back their cows. But you can never give them back their tears." Trump will probably restore a lot of things. But however active or inactive things get, the American people have also changed in this last era of vacillation and pain.

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Yes, I think there has been a fundamental shift in how we view our politicians and the institutions they are supposed to be managing. It's as though a spell has been broken.

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You make a good point. Watching the Trump administration do its thing seems shocking, even subversive. Even those of us aware of the rot are so acclimatized to our governments acting against us that a government doing basic things to help its own people is disorientating.

I also agree it may recalibrate people towards an expectation of liberty and freedom. If the government is not improving and protecting our freedoms they have to go, one way or another. I believe this was Vance's implicit message to the European leaders in his recent speech. Their days are numbered as the world is watching Trump, Vance and Musk clean house.

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Great essay. Hilaire Belloc remarked multiple times in his books that the American Presidency was the most powerful monarchy in the world at the time of his writing (nearly 100 years ago, between WWI and WWII).

And that's not a bad situation to be in, compared to more recent American history. Monarchy is far preferable to oligarchy or aristocracy, and kings and oligarchs are historically at odds.

There is an idea propagated by liberal historians that any victories achieved against monarchy have been victories for the people (the Glorious Revolution, the weakening of the French Monarchy, etc). In many cases they were merely been victories for oligarchs, who tend to be worse tyrants than kings.

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The English response to Cromwell was to bring back another Stuart after his death. Not a ringing endorsement of his type of rule.

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Good article. Especially pointing out that democracy is not an intrinsic good.

I'm interested to see if we're looking at an Alfred or a Sulla. Will there be a procession of good rule, or a Sullan-Marian back-and-forth political war until the system is functionally destroyed? I hope it's the former, I fear it's the latter.

The century of transition from republic to empire was devastating. In Wessex you had a people generally united in ideology. In republican Rome you had the deeply opposed optimates and populare. America resembles Rome in this example far more than Wessex.

Not that it has to happen the same way here. The comparisons aren't 1 to 1, history isn't doomed to repeat, and the USA is not Rome or Wessex. But I do worry.

Christ is King.

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good points, and yes we really just have no idea how this is going to play out. Trump is obviously no King Alfred. Time will tell

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Also mass immigration will play its part. We are not dealing with a handful of Scandinavians. Some of the imports are politically savvy and organized, and Western democracy is wide open to abuse by tribal thinkers. One particular group lust after total conquest. I am sure you know the ones I mean.

So all that complicates things, although I personally believe it will simply accelerate the emergence of ethnic and cultural awareness. If that happens, all bets are off.

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LOVE the name and profile pic! Sorry, had to say it.

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Clearly an individual of superior taste 😈

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It's the Viking invasion all over again, but with different people and different tactics.

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'He who saves his country does not violate any law'? Oh, really? Well, in that case, any ruler who considers himself to be 'saving his country' should, logically, be given carte blanche to ride roughshod over any checks and balances. right?

What Trump is stating there, very baldly, is that he is, or ought to be, above the law. And what interests me most about the current moment is how many people - including a lot of Christians, who ought to know better - are worshipping at the altar of power rather than questioning it. Yes, power can be used for good. But only by good people. Only by those who understand and practice virtue. And even then, absolute power will corrupt absolutely.

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I don’t disagree. Trump is no King Alfred and so it seems inevitable that there will be some sort of rent to come due. All the same, I’d rather live in an era where government starts exercising its power again even if those in power have less than saintly goals- because good also then becomes possible again.

You may be right that some Christian are worshipping at the seat of power, but what I see more of is a simple hope that some things might improve. I don’t think we can fault them for that. The blackpilled mindset can become too intoxicating at a point.

That said, you’re still certainly right at some level. I think both “sides” can become an easy-way-out. I suppose for myself, I want to focus on the good for now. But we have to stay wary

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A nice sentiment, but in Western society today, the law is used as a weapon to subjugate the masses, enrich the powerful, and maintain the status quo. We should also not worship the law and legalism. The laws were made for the betterment of the citizens, if they don't do this, or instead harm the citizens, then there is no moral imperative to follow them. Only a legal imperative.

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Something of a generalisation, wouldn't you say? Some laws 'subjugate the masses' but some protect us. Which laws would you like your above-the-law president to raze and which to keep, and who gets to decide? It'll take a while to convince me that a millionaire and a billionaire are working on behalf of 'the masses', especially as one of them is conveniently aiming his fire at laws which protect workers from corporations like his.

It's fine to talk about the 'moral imperative' of the law. It's true, of course, that laws are sometimes unjust and need to be broken. The trick is working out when, and which ones. What is happening now in America is that the right is so excited to have a president who is talking an anti-woke language that they are becoming drunk on power - just as the left did before them. good luck with where that takes you. I genuinely hope it is in the direction you are longing for.

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Would you at least agree that it is better for things to be “happening” again as opposed to the era of neoliberal stasis- or do you take an entirely different stance?

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I think that needed to happen, and I wonder whether Trump's role in history is going to be breaking things that needed to be broken. The entire system was decadent and anti-democratic and it had been coming to a head for a while. Some of what he does will be good and some bad. But I think it's important not to fall at the feet of power just because it is currently being wielded in ways we might like.

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Trump himself is much less impressive than what he is currently representing. I don’t think he’s half as fascist as either extreme wishes he were. I try to avoid the black pill but there’s certainly a scenario where this could lead us down an even worse road than we were already on.

There might be a generational element here as well. The zoomer generation can’t afford not to hope- they’re going to have families to raise and careers to build soon. You might answer that that hope is dangerous and to that I don’t think I have a good answer yet

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I wouldn't say hope is dangerous. It's hard to live without it! And yes, especially for the young. If I was 23 instead of 53 I might have a different view. As it is, I am kind of relieved to see history happening again, and glad to see woke liberalism on the defensive. But I am also old enough to see the stirrings of some dark energies out there. Not necessarily Trump himself, but those that might follow him. And on the other side too. We'll see. Hope is no bad thing, but false hope is a trap. It can be hard to tell the difference, though.

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Sometimes you just have to cut the Gordian knot. If a house is crumbling, you need to decide whether to fix it or demolish it. Sometimes you need to tear it all down and start over. I hope that's not the case. In any case, the man who Trump quoted was also a contraversial man of action. Whether Napoleon was a hero or a villian is a matter of whom you ask.

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True enough. Napoleon is an interesting choice though, given that he conquered most of Europe and started a vast intercontinental war. He was certainly a genius, but that's no recommendation. My point stands: what happens will happen, but it's wise not to put your trust in princes, especially those who think they are above the law.

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I'm not a Frenchman, so I have no interest in defending Napoleon, but that is not the point. When a time of change comes to the world, it is almost always lead by change agents, and good or bad, Trump is an epic change agent. Sometimes that change is violent, sometimes not, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. However, I agree with you that whatever happens will happen. I just happen to have a differing opinion on the sanctity of "The Law". Napoleon as a change agent introduced the Code Napoleon, which replaced the hodge-podge of laws and privileges passed down from the Middle Ages and helped prepare much of Continental Europe for the Industrial Revolution. I think perhaps the Anglo-Saxon world's experience of having more continuity with their laws and legal systems has given them a different perspective on its overall validity.

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While I appreciate your historical perspective, let's remember that there is always a power behind the throne.

In Trump's case, the oligarchs whose sole aim is to create a surveillance state where every decision is tracked, tying our brains to a computer, and irradiating the entire planet with satellites and AI drones via Thiel and Musk, all while turning a blind eye to transhumanist mrna cancer injections.

Trump is an employee of the techno-banking interests, Kings ruled their own land.

Thoughts?

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You say this, and who knows, it could be true, but this conspiracy requires just as much faith from you as trusting in Trump requires from the hardcore MAGAs

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Thanks for your reply Andrew. It's a good point you make - however I don't believe it's a conspiracy, as Elon has the tech, and has explicitly said he wants to connect our brains to the cloud. Non-native electromagnetic radiation has also been proven to be harmful, however Silicon Valley and the global governing body ICNIRP will have us believe it's not the case. They base all of the wireless safety standards on heating of skin tissue, and do not consider the silent biological effects. Radiation harms us silently more than through heat. Remembering the power behind the throne is crucial - especially when Trump has had the same bankers as the Rothschilds - Wilbur Ross.

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Operation Warp speed, the Stargate plan, Gaza ethic cleansing, and "anti semitism" EOs doesn't require faith to believe. Those things happened.

Trump is owned by big pharma, big tech and ZOG, these are facts.

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I had predicted Trump would win, because he would swing the moderate vote only because the "left" let their stuff run amok to necessitate a shaker-upper.

Pointing out the inherent contradictions to the MAGA people makes their citize.exe program reboot.

Jeffery Epstein, Adnan Khashoggi, Robert Maxwell, Roy Cohn, Fertitta mafia family, so many more connections that show the forward facing politics is a giant joke and the factions aren't quite so easily established beyond a certain stratosphere.

You're either voting for:

A) Communist hellhole

B) Fascist hellhole

And these MAGA folks are gonna have a historic egg on their face when this bullshit is over, sadly. I understand where many come from and why they think Trump is a savior...but seriously, stop analyzing the obvious shit, the profane or exoteric reading, it's clear as day.

What was the real blackmail operation going on with Epstein? Trump and him were very close and please go watch Derick Broze interview in 2019 when it was confirmed Trump himself never kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-lago, it was gm who did it.

But good gods this cult of personality is strong.

I thought people voting for Kamala had it bad but after the election the MAGA people are saying 'hold my beer".

Did we forget Wilbur Ross (a rothschild banker (rothschilds connect to the clintons and others, oh wait arent they the globalist bad guys...?)) was Trumps Sec of finance during the first run?

Did we forget Trump putting in CIA Mike Pompeo (wait, arent they behind offing trump? are they the deep state?) as Sec of State.

I could go on and on but I'm glad I saw at least one salient comment.

I wrote an article on Elon's Sci-Fi salute, as Elon is literally named after a technocrat martian character from a scifi book named "Project Mars" written in the 50s by Nazi rocket scientist Werner Von Braun. Confirmed by Errol Musk he chose to name his son after that...pair that up with Elon calling himself TechnoKing....

Confirmed that Elon's father Errol chose to name his son after the book, "Project Mars".

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I also notice a trend that Catholics (many friends of mine) go into full apologetic mode for Elon and Trump now. It is reassuring THESE billionaires love us so much.

Get people asking the wrong questions and you don't have to worry about providing the right answers.

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Profoundly simple, but deeply true, article Mr. Saxon. I've pushed against liberal/globalist/modernist ideologues, both personal and impersonal, on the issue of power and I hesitate to summarize my experiences with a phrase as binary as this but...there really are two types of people.

Those who think power itself is inherently and irredeemably negative, and those who see power as amoral force waiting to be applied. The moral gauge of the power is in the directionality and outcomes of the use of that force. Did the use of force produce moral good and human flourishing (the real kind, not the gay western moral-anarchy kind)?

I used to teach in a classical private school and I would always use the example of a brick to describe power. A king is handed a brick (power) and he can do three things with it. One, he can do nothing with it. Just put it aside and never use it for any number of fears. Two, he can build the city walls, infrastructure, great cathedrals, and generally uplift his people. Three, he can bash a skull in with it.

The presence of an allergy to power is a fundamental starting point for me in evaluating someone's worldview. How do they expect the brick is going to be used? Can it be used to build anything good at all? I believe so. I know so.

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Your words ring true! 🎯

What has been happening since day one of the Trump administration is a thing to behold. It is a well-planned well-executed process without the chaos of his first term. All of the ways we have been destroyed not just in the last 5 years but for decades is being reversed and the daylight into the deep state is making the transparency of the evils evident even for those brainwashed masses. I am finally finding my hope again.

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Two comments: one thing missing in our current American politics is a REPENTANCE. Without a return to God, nothing will last anyways. The second thing is that most “Trump supporters” are fully aware and watching-not all in. We act all in because it’s fun right now to feel like we’re on the winning side and there’s a thread of optimism in our country that we may not become as our mother, England, or the European states.

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I always leave room for hope but Id bet anything on a “massive con” as the end result of this power. Will definitely be looking into Alfred and his family further! Thanks

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Perhaps the days of Kings shall return maybe not fully in there natural appearance but in there natural philosophy. Perhaps the songs of Saintly monks and Pius Kings shall ring over the west again. But even in those days wars were upon them raiders and false heirs. so we must stand guard on the bruh walls and trust in the Divine King the Lord Jesus Christ to guide our lands and keep our hearts enchanted.

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There are no good earthly kings.

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Quite a black pilled view. And not one supported by Christian history

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That's funny that you believe history books. And Christians worship Satan so there's that.

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I don’t have much time for schizo posting here honestly

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Well then do some research and stop believing what the entire world believes.

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I'm not American (from the U.S.) so I naturally won't feel the same way about Trump as actual Americans, but I honestly think Trump is way to much under the influence of the Grendel of Zionism to actually be a good king or be the best he can possibly be.

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You said “you can just do things” towards the end but in that context I think you meant to say can’t lol

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Never mind, it’s towards the middle before the button asking me to subscribe

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