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Republican StrengthMichael Baronne's Almanac of American Politics is out, and it contains a lead essay that is very happy reading for Republicans, at least if the Washington Times summary is accurate. I recommend it, but here are a few highlights.? In...Science Fictional Wisdom
I Told You It Was Sweeping The Nation (or at least South Dakota)Firstly, it should be noted that the Chief is a aficianado of science fiction - particularyly "hard" science fiction, as well as military science fiction. (No warlocks, dwarves or dragons PLEASE! Tolkien is good, but forget the rest.)
I just completed reading THE WATCH ON THE RHINE by John Ringo & Tom Kratman, with the setting of a sort of mass - horde invasion of the planet by some hungry and rapacious aliens who have us on the main menu. There are several books out there in this universe, of which this is the latest.
Without going into all the gory details (and are there EVER gory details that could be gone into) this latest effort is placed in Germany, and the surviving Waffen-SS, after galactic technological rejuvenation are brought back to join the fight. There are lots of interesting developments in this - for example a "Judas Maccabeus" Jewish SS Brigade (phew!) - but this is all just background for the purposes of this post.
The following part of an "Afterword" is the real substance I wanted to pass on (emphasis added):
Right now, Western Civilization, however much many of its members may refuse to admit it, is involved in a world war. No, it has seen no entire cities destroyed; no trenches have drawn their scars across entire continents. It is a world war all the same. Moreover, it is a world war that is putting to the test every notion of individual liberty, freedom of conscience, and rule of law that the West prizes. And should we lose we will see, or our grandchildren will, the erasure of all that is good in Western Civilization.We cannot afford to lose. Yet winning will have its price, too. Just as the invasion John described is ordained to change humanity into something that one of Hitler's Waffen SS would recognize and call home, so too will this war change us. Because side by side with the virtues of Western Civilization are paired vices that may destroy us: a narrow legalistic mindset, an emphasis on form over substance, and an unwillingness to do the ruthless and violent things we must if we are to survive. This list is not exhaustive. Perhaps worse than these things, however, the West has nurtured at its own breast a set of execrable, vile, treacherous and treasonous villains that seem to seek at every opportunity to do all they can to ensure its destruction.Yet there is hope. "Survival cancels out programming."Indeed!
Mt. Blogmore has a funny string on the picture. I have no comment on anything in this string having to do with Sibby, although it is unclear why anyone would want to put Tim Johnson in a ringer....Just a Question
Who is the guy in the yellow tie in the background who keeps nodding his head?...Target: DLC
Via Eric the Viking, we learn that there's a movement afoot by lib bloggers to actually make the centrist/moderate Democratic Leadership Council "radioactive." Quoth the Kos, nevermore: Two more weeks, folks, before we take them on, head on. No calls...Bric-A-BRAC
Kathryn (I Refuse to Call Her "K-Lo") Lopez at The Corner: An e-mail: "Is it possible that the whole Ellsworth AFB thing was a set-up from the start ? intended to make John Thune look like Superman? He?s a much...Speak No Ill Of the Dead
Juan Cole is a disgusting prick, a Middle East "expert" who also serves as one of Islamofascism's most ardent -- and disturbing -- apologists. He also happens to be the "go to" guy for a lot of people on the...Credit where Credit is Due
Our Democratic colleagues in the regional blogsophere are being rather more generous in sharing the credit for today's good news than they were when Ellsworth was put on the BRAC list, which is probably what we at SDPolitics would have...
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