Everything Old is New Again
Roman emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius emphasized virtues grounded in reason, resilience, and ethical integrity, reflecting his contemplative and pragmatic approach to life. Foremost among these was the virtue of wisdom, which Aurelius saw as the discernment of the nature of the world and fluctuating human affairs.
Justice, another cardinal virtue he identified required a personal commitment to fairness and benevolence in all dealings. Courage, in Aurelius's view, transcended physical bravery, encompassing moral fortitude and the resilience to face life's adversities and uncertainties with equanimity.
Among his most valued, self-discipline was seen as crucial for maintaining personal integrity and focus, allowing one to resist transient desires and distractions, and align actions with rational principles.
Aurelius’ masterwork Meditations, a kind of personal diary with valuable guidance and wisdom for young men is given no placement in any public schooling curriculum today, which manifests only increasing rates of degeneracy and illiteracy at ever-increasing taxpayer expense.
Aurelius opens Book One with acknowledgments of gratitude and debt to his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Of his father’s lessons, he cites integrity and manliness. Of his grandfather—character and self-control. Of his great grandfather, he learned something more relevant today than ever before, proving some things never change: “To avoid the public schools, to hire good private teachers, and to accept the resulting costs of money well spent.”
Forget the state and its destructive enforcers of immorality. Forget international speculators working for the forces of global technocracy and its planned “woke” agenda being implemented at corporate board meetings and incentivized in HR departments. All collective resistance and revolution starts with individuals and the choices they make for their lives and the lives of their families.https://thegoodcitizen.live/p/androgynopolis
Ottawa Funded the China Ferry Deal—Then Pretended to Oppose It
While Beijing-backed hackers infiltrated Canadian telecoms, federal and B.C. leaders quietly financed a billion-dollar shipbuilding deal with a Chinese state firm—then tried to pass the buck.
https://theoppositionnewsnetwork.substack.com/p/ottawa-funded-the-china-ferry-dealthen
Some of these things I still miss
I grew up without safe spaces.
I grew up without trigger warnings.
I drank water from the hose.
I ate peanuts in class.
None of us wore a helmet.
Kids got hurt. We fell down. And we signed a lot of casts.
We couldn’t pause TV. We’d call out “It’s on!” as soon as the commercials started to end (for those who had left the room). And we watched our favourite shows as a family.
There was no next day delivery.
There was no bundle this with that.
There was no internet. Skip the Dishes didn’t exist.
Fast food was not the norm. It was easier to eat healthy. There were home phones. There was VH.........
