https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/what_will_it_look_like_when_we_lose_our_civilization.htmlJune 25, 2019
What will it look like when we lose our civilization?By John Dietrich
Civilizations are tested in a crisis. Their strengths and weaknesses are revealed in such events as earthquakes, the sinking of ships, and social or political eruptions. Recent events in Hong Kong have illustrated how an area with strong civilizational characteristics performs. A massive demonstration was conducted peacefully, without property damage and without leaving behind an area strewn with garbage.
The values that allow advancement in a society are often described as "Western values." They are not "Western," "Chinese," or "Catholic." They are universal values and no more "Western" than 2 + 2 = 4.
A dramatic example of these values was provided in 1852, when HMS Birkenhead sank off the coast of Africa. Its sinking was immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his poem, "Soldier an' Sailor Too." There were, as on the Titanic, insufficient lifeboats. The women and children were escorted to the ship's lifeboat. The men were mustered on deck, and Captain Seton drew his sword, ordering men to "Stand an' be still." They stood stiffly at their posts as the ship disappeared beneath the waves. As Kipling wrote: "We're most of us liars, we're 'arf of us thieves, an' the rest of us rank as can be, But once in a while we can finish in style (which I 'ope it won't 'appen to me)."
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