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Charles Francis Adams Jr.'s An Undeveloped Function.pdf
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Moldbug wrote, regarding a section of this text, that "[i]f the Modern Structure had a manifesto, this might be it." Adams' argument that "it is the student, the man of affairs and the scientist who to-day, in last resort, closes debate and shapes public policy" is a statement that experts had already held the real power. His proposal was simply to formalize and weaponize that influence, using the American Historical Association as the "helve to the axe." This text is, in essence, a blueprint for creating an intellectual Brahminate to act as a check on a degraded democratic process. But what was supposed to be a long-lost strategy for national restoration ended up being merely the petulant fantasy of a scholar class who failed to understand the consequences of their recommendations. A fascinating historical read, especially given hindsight.
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People complain about the removal of early life sections from Wikipedia. But can't we also talk about bringing back Tolkien's "politics" section?
Tolkien's views were guided by his strict Catholicism. He voiced support for Francisco Franco's regime during the Spanish Civil War upon learning that Republican death squads were destroying churches and killing large numbers of priests and nuns. He also expressed admiration for the South African poet and fellow Catholic Roy Campbell after a 1944 meeting. Since Campbell had allegedly served with Franco's armies in Spain, Tolkien regarded him as a defender of the Catholic faith.
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He was horrified by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, referring to the scientists of the Manhattan Project as "these lunatic physicists" and "Babel-builders".
Schopenhauer's Law of Entropy:
If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.
If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.
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Today will be an off day. Tomorrow starts a novel, grueling period of your life. From now on, we will be taking a page from friend of the channel Robin Sharma's book and posting at 5 AM so that you may rise, print your copy, and carry and analyze it throughout the day. This will be your new habit; you will live by the 7 R's:
Rise: DROP YOUR WORTHLESS HIDE FROM THAT FILTHY BUNK AND DOUBLE-TIME IT TO THE NEAREST PRINTING SERVICE—LIBRARY, FEDEX, WALGREENS, OR WHATEVER GOTTFORSAKEN PLACE IS IN YOUR PATHETIC VICINITY, YOU SNIVELING WORM! MOVE IT!
Run off: ONCE YOU'VE STORMED THAT POSITION, DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE DAY'S READING ON THE DOUBLE, YOU DISGRACEFUL EXCUSE FOR A RECRUIT—NO HESITATION, NO WHINING!
Read: ALL DAY LONG, ASSAULT THAT EXCERPT LIKE IT'S AN ENEMY BUNKER, SCRIBBLING DOWN EVERY LAST BIT OF INTEL IN GRUELING DETAIL—NO SLACKING, NO BREAKS!
Reread: THAT'S RIGHT, YOU PATHETIC MAGGOT—REREAD IT ALL OVER AGAIN, WITH MAXIMUM AGGRESSION AND ZERO MERCY, OR YOU WILL FACE THE FIRING SQUAD OF FAILURE!
Reflect: LOCK AND LOAD AGAINST THAT PASSAGE IN BRUTAL HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT ALL DAMN DAY, TEARING OUT EVERY SHRED OF VALUE UNTIL IT'S BLEEDING SECRETS AND BEGGING FOR SURRENDER!
Report: SOUND OFF WITH A FULL-BLOWN REPORT ON WHAT YOU RIPPED FROM THAT TEXT, DELIVERING A SUMMARY PACKED WITH DIRECT QUOTES—ANYTHING LESS IS INSUBORDINATION!
Represent: MARCH WITH UNYIELDING UNBREAKABLE VIRTUE IN EVERY THEATER OF OPERATIONS, INSIDE THE WIRE OR OUT IN THE OPEN—ANY SLIP-UP, ANY SIGN OF WEAKNESS, AND I'LL PERSONALLY BOOT YOU OUT OF THE RANKS FOREVER, YOU DISHONORABLE DOG!
Rise: DROP YOUR WORTHLESS HIDE FROM THAT FILTHY BUNK AND DOUBLE-TIME IT TO THE NEAREST PRINTING SERVICE—LIBRARY, FEDEX, WALGREENS, OR WHATEVER GOTTFORSAKEN PLACE IS IN YOUR PATHETIC VICINITY, YOU SNIVELING WORM! MOVE IT!
Run off: ONCE YOU'VE STORMED THAT POSITION, DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE DAY'S READING ON THE DOUBLE, YOU DISGRACEFUL EXCUSE FOR A RECRUIT—NO HESITATION, NO WHINING!
Read: ALL DAY LONG, ASSAULT THAT EXCERPT LIKE IT'S AN ENEMY BUNKER, SCRIBBLING DOWN EVERY LAST BIT OF INTEL IN GRUELING DETAIL—NO SLACKING, NO BREAKS!
Reread: THAT'S RIGHT, YOU PATHETIC MAGGOT—REREAD IT ALL OVER AGAIN, WITH MAXIMUM AGGRESSION AND ZERO MERCY, OR YOU WILL FACE THE FIRING SQUAD OF FAILURE!
Reflect: LOCK AND LOAD AGAINST THAT PASSAGE IN BRUTAL HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT ALL DAMN DAY, TEARING OUT EVERY SHRED OF VALUE UNTIL IT'S BLEEDING SECRETS AND BEGGING FOR SURRENDER!
Report: SOUND OFF WITH A FULL-BLOWN REPORT ON WHAT YOU RIPPED FROM THAT TEXT, DELIVERING A SUMMARY PACKED WITH DIRECT QUOTES—ANYTHING LESS IS INSUBORDINATION!
Represent: MARCH WITH UNYIELDING UNBREAKABLE VIRTUE IN EVERY THEATER OF OPERATIONS, INSIDE THE WIRE OR OUT IN THE OPEN—ANY SLIP-UP, ANY SIGN OF WEAKNESS, AND I'LL PERSONALLY BOOT YOU OUT OF THE RANKS FOREVER, YOU DISHONORABLE DOG!