In the age of leftism

[mystery-ak]

October 25, 2019
In the age of leftism
By Valerie Sobel

Christopher Columbus is a warmonger.

NBA players are profiteers of a communist regime.

Democratic 2020 candidates propose elimination of mandatory HIV disclosures.

Canada elects a substitute drama teacher for prime minister.

Third-trimester abortions of fully formed babies are legal.

Calling someone an "illegal alien" (a legal term), carries a fine of up to $250,000.

There are 72 genders.

Climate change will kill us in 12 years unless we kill our transportation and cows and turn to cannibalism.

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[goatprairie]

This is the age of crazy as standard operating procedure.

[mountaineer]

Up is down, good is bad is good is bad ...
These people are nuts.

[Absalom]

The basis for these neuroses was birthed by the French Enlightenment, hostile to spirituality,
which promoted material betterment as the solution to the core problems of Mankind.
We have been paying for the consequences of this fateful and ominous turn, for the past 300 years!

[berdie]

The basis for these neuroses was birthed by the French Enlightenment, hostile to spirituality,
which promoted material betterment as the solution to the core problems of Mankind.
We have been paying for the consequences of this fateful and ominous turn, for the past 300 years!

Just curious as I'm not sure what you are saying. I really believe that the desire for material betterment predates the French Revolution. It's been going on since the first caveman wanted a larger cave to live in.

[mountaineer]

I could be misunderstanding, but perhaps @Absalom  was referring to the rise of humanism?

[Absalom]

Just curious as I'm not sure what you are saying. I really believe that the desire for material betterment predates the French Revolution. It's been going on since the first caveman wanted a larger cave to live in.

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What I'm saying is plain and simple.
Since Adam; pre-dating all structured religions, Man was self-governed by the Natural Law;
the moral order that allowed him to survive and thrive, over time.
To achieve this, he needed a powerful spiritual sensibility, exemplified by the Art he produced, commencing in the Fertile Crescent.
The French Enlightenment was a revolt against those spiritual attitudes/values, exalting material betterment as Man's highest aspiration and was fostered by the simultaneous birth of Capitalism.
Simply compare the quality of Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Sculpture, even Science; before
and after 1750 and then pause and reflect!!!