If we purchase a house and pay compound interest. We pay more than the double the cost. If this is done as a monopoly, then when a banker builds a palace, he has taken so much from the public that he even purchases the politicians. If he owns the stock market, he seems to know the price he is willing to give himself. This statement is so simple, so who are the people’s real enemies? How about ignorance?
So happy to read this, for a number of reasons. One is that I just downloaded that amusingly and hyperbolically titled (but not really) little book as a kindle edition so am looking forward to it even more now. (I've got so many other things underway including multiple "saved" substack reads, it's embarrassing.). Two, is that Dugin is brilliant, relevant, and important to pay attention to. Even as with Trump, one can disagree with this or with that, but generally speaking these men are important and ought to be heeded very carefully. Especially Trump for, among others, at least the reasons outlined by Hoffmeister. I have another book on Kindle I'm digging into on Traditionalism and its opening essay is by Prof. Dugin all about René Guenon. Super interesting.
Third, when I read the end of your essay regarding being in the "no children" trap, I saw myself. Unfortunately I never fell out of it as you did. Congratulations on that, good sir!
I like Dugin too. Started reading some of his essays and recently finished The Great Awakening v The Great Reset, which I really enjoyed and will be reviewing shortly.
Also, thanks for the pledge. I'm not sure I'll ever open it up...been resisting it....mainly because I don't want to feel obligated to write. I try to write when I have something I want to write about. Don't want to have to force it.
I just finished a large project for my Day Job and have been experimenting to see what this feels like putting a lot more time into it. I have been enjoying it. We shall see.
If we purchase a house and pay compound interest. We pay more than the double the cost. If this is done as a monopoly, then when a banker builds a palace, he has taken so much from the public that he even purchases the politicians. If he owns the stock market, he seems to know the price he is willing to give himself. This statement is so simple, so who are the people’s real enemies? How about ignorance?
Good post. Have you read The King in Orange by John Michael Greer? It has similar themes.
I have not. I will take a look. Thanks for the recommendation.
So happy to read this, for a number of reasons. One is that I just downloaded that amusingly and hyperbolically titled (but not really) little book as a kindle edition so am looking forward to it even more now. (I've got so many other things underway including multiple "saved" substack reads, it's embarrassing.). Two, is that Dugin is brilliant, relevant, and important to pay attention to. Even as with Trump, one can disagree with this or with that, but generally speaking these men are important and ought to be heeded very carefully. Especially Trump for, among others, at least the reasons outlined by Hoffmeister. I have another book on Kindle I'm digging into on Traditionalism and its opening essay is by Prof. Dugin all about René Guenon. Super interesting.
Third, when I read the end of your essay regarding being in the "no children" trap, I saw myself. Unfortunately I never fell out of it as you did. Congratulations on that, good sir!
I like Dugin too. Started reading some of his essays and recently finished The Great Awakening v The Great Reset, which I really enjoyed and will be reviewing shortly.
Also, thanks for the pledge. I'm not sure I'll ever open it up...been resisting it....mainly because I don't want to feel obligated to write. I try to write when I have something I want to write about. Don't want to have to force it.
I just finished a large project for my Day Job and have been experimenting to see what this feels like putting a lot more time into it. I have been enjoying it. We shall see.