Divine Wind
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A few know that I love the study of both history, especially military history, and human behavioral psychology (studying what makes people tick).
Genetically, and psychologically, if you separate out a group of people who are anti-authoritarian, independent and willing to die rather than live under the thumb of others from people who are content to bow down to authority, then you end up with a bunch of radicals in a hostile country who must fight to survive rather than suck off the tit of monarchy, socialism or any other all powerful authority who promises to care for those who fall to their knees.
That concept is not idealistic, but it's not 100% accurate since human beings, despite their 99.5% genetic alikeness, can vary widely in personality. This is why we have a lot of "Tories" in America not only in 1775 but also 2017. In fact, we have a majority of "Tories" today, people who believe it's best to bow down to authority rather than stand on their own. Both Left and Right Winged. LWLs and RWNJs, alike, believe in bowing down to authority. To dictating to others how to live, what to believe and what to think.
That said, besides genetic human behavior differences and similarities, there is also the phenomenon of human culture; almost a life of it's own and much more longevity. The common name for this is "meme", but it's much more than that. Obviously "American culture" is much different than "German culture" and "French culture" even though. Much different. As much as they are different, the French and Germans are much more alike in culture than Americans. The closet cultures to our own that I've found are Australians and Brazilians. Even so, our culture is radically different, even from our neighbors to the immediate North and South, for the reasons I previously mentioned: people who voluntarily removed themselves from an authoritarian culture. It's no secret that much of that was religiously based, which also explains why Protestant religion plays such a big part in our culture.
Culture can't be changed with the wave of an Executive Order or even an Amendment to the Constitution (look at Prohibition!). It takes decades, sometimes tens of decades.
My main interest here is discussing whether or not the American ideal of revolution is a good or or out of date. Any ideas? Thoughts? Comments?
Genetically, and psychologically, if you separate out a group of people who are anti-authoritarian, independent and willing to die rather than live under the thumb of others from people who are content to bow down to authority, then you end up with a bunch of radicals in a hostile country who must fight to survive rather than suck off the tit of monarchy, socialism or any other all powerful authority who promises to care for those who fall to their knees.
That concept is not idealistic, but it's not 100% accurate since human beings, despite their 99.5% genetic alikeness, can vary widely in personality. This is why we have a lot of "Tories" in America not only in 1775 but also 2017. In fact, we have a majority of "Tories" today, people who believe it's best to bow down to authority rather than stand on their own. Both Left and Right Winged. LWLs and RWNJs, alike, believe in bowing down to authority. To dictating to others how to live, what to believe and what to think.
That said, besides genetic human behavior differences and similarities, there is also the phenomenon of human culture; almost a life of it's own and much more longevity. The common name for this is "meme", but it's much more than that. Obviously "American culture" is much different than "German culture" and "French culture" even though. Much different. As much as they are different, the French and Germans are much more alike in culture than Americans. The closet cultures to our own that I've found are Australians and Brazilians. Even so, our culture is radically different, even from our neighbors to the immediate North and South, for the reasons I previously mentioned: people who voluntarily removed themselves from an authoritarian culture. It's no secret that much of that was religiously based, which also explains why Protestant religion plays such a big part in our culture.
Culture can't be changed with the wave of an Executive Order or even an Amendment to the Constitution (look at Prohibition!). It takes decades, sometimes tens of decades.
My main interest here is discussing whether or not the American ideal of revolution is a good or or out of date. Any ideas? Thoughts? Comments?
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