Nonsense.
Christianity has even opposed space exploration today for the same reasons they opposed the discovery of the new world, basic scientific scrutiny etc.
The Renaissance was a direct rejection of Christianity and those at the forefront of the movement paid with their lives for the sin of contradicting the teachings of the church.
You are the one going full retard here.
The infamous times you call the Dark Ages were an era of intelligence on strike, when men of ability went underground and lived undiscovered, studying in secret, and died, destroying the works of their mind, when only a few of the bravest martyrs remained to keep the human race alive.
Every period ruled by mystics was an era of stagnation and want, when most men were on strike against existence, working for less than their barest survival, leaving nothing but scraps for their rulers to loot, refusing to think, to venture, to produce, when the ultimate collector of their profits and the final authority on truth or error was the whim of some gilded degenerate sanctioned as superior to reason by divine right and by grace of a club.
That’s what happens when Christianity rules and dominates metaphysics, ethics, politics and even aesthetics.
In the history of Western civilization, the period known as the Dark Ages, after the fall of the Roman Empire, was a period when Western Europe existed without any social organization beyond chance local groupings clustered around small villages, large castles, and remnants of various traditions—swept periodically by massive barbarian invasions, warring robber bands, and sundry local looters. It was as close to a state of pure anarchy as men could come.
And that, my fellow pede, as you’ve already acknowledged, is when Christianity reigned supreme.
Yeah, I’ve heard some insane libertarians make the same argument about the dark ages. That’s not credible at all.
To say that the dark ages were “dark” because of restrictions is an understatement. Yes, that period of time saw a lot of restrictions on all freedoms precisely because Christianity isn’t and wasn’t concerned with the concept of individual rights.
It’s kinda weird to see someone openly admit that when Christianity had power that period of time was “fairly restricted”, so much so that darkness took control lol
That’s not a red flag to you bro? This reminds me of CNN’s mostly peaceful BS.
“The dark ages were fine bro. Yeah, sure, they were slightly restricted and we don’t know much of what happened because knowledge outside of Christianity was literally suppressed but the period was mostly fine”.
Come on man.... that’s bullshit and everyone knows it. When Christianity controlled society society turned into a shithole, one (similar but) even worse than Soviet Russia or the Third Reich.
Christianity prescribes altruism, which leads to collectivism, which turns into statism and inevitably leads to totalitarianism. The evidence for this is literally around you and all throughout history, including the dark ages.
You get an F in American history, Christianity and history as a whole. Go read a book man, ideally one written by secular thinkers. Get your mind out of the gutter, join Americanism.
These people are the true traitors and seditionists.
Nonsense.
People had a moral compass before Christianity, and when Christianity was the dominant force in ethics we called that period the dark ages.
A lot of what Jesus taught was so bad in fact that it now serves as the moral foundation of ideas like Marxism and Socialism. It’s not a coincidence that Leftist atheists incessantly point out the hypocrisy of Christians who support the free market and oppose things like the welfare state. The ironic thing is that those secular leftists actually accept and adhere to the Christian altruist ethics.
Without Jesus’ anti-profit/rich message and without his teachings about the virtues of human sacrifice to the poor people like Marx and Sanders would have nothing to stand on, no argument.
Christianity not only isn’t the root of individual liberty (which begs the question -why wouldn’t a wise god include EXPLICIT arguments for individual rights?) but it’s actually the basis of altruism, and therefore collectivism which leads to statism, socialism and eventually communism.
The Declaration of Independence has more wisdom and truth within its text than the Bible does, and that’s a fact.
Wtf are y’all taking about...?
This came out over a week ago. Why is Based Pillow Guy just now finding out??
It’s a shame that neoconservatives have effectively married the concept of patriotism and Americanism with belief in the supernatural.
I am not religious -far from it, I’m of the Hutchins school of thought that religion poisons everything- and I am far more American than many conservatives who falsely claim Americanism is based on mystic revelation.
America is the byproduct of the enlightenment, reason and the concept of individual rights. None of those things are a byproduct of faith or Christianity.
Man. That was so close to a perfect statement.
He should have stopped at “our ideas are superior” and leave it at that. He proceeded to suggest Americanism consists of things like faith and duty to country (the state?).
That couldn’t be further from the truth. America is the first proper nation precisely because it was a byproduct of the enlightenment and reason, NOT faith and mysticism.
America abolished the concept of duty to country. It literally became the first nation to set man free from such nonsense. NeoConservatives are not rescuing America from the left, they are basically conceding the entire argument in the name of patriotism and faith.
That’s disgusting.
I appreciate him realizing the left is censorious because it has to -it’s ideas are moronic and cannot survive without it. But he is terribly mistaken about which ideas properly represent America. It’s not faith and it’s not duty to country. It’s individual freedom.
Facts
This right here. Very good advice. Gun skills are only a small part of the overall skills necessary to survive the kind of environment the country would be in.
I have some experience with survival training. I spent a couple months camping out in the Carolinas, spent a 18 days completely by myself. Something about relying on a map, compass and basic survival skills.... It’s something everyone should try to learn.
I don’t completely agree.
I don’t think drawing from the holster should be the first thing one should practice. There is a long list of things inexperienced shooters need to address before they can even properly execute a good draw from concealment.
A lot of people -specially these days- are not buying a gun to carry anyway. Drawing from the holster is not even a relevant skill for a lot of these folks.
I think that’s what comes after you get the fundamentals of stance, grip, sight alignment/picture down, it’s not where you should focus or start as a new gun owner.
Wanna bet, faggot?
I guess I was wrong. I didn’t order this on Etsy. I don’t remember where I got it. I thought maybe it was Mercari but I also couldn’t find the transaction there.
Sorry.
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Well, not sure what else I could add to that. I recommend it, but certainly watch out for those minor habits. I think the benefits outweighs the negatives. Less than ideal practice is ALWAYS better than no practice at all. Shooting is good for the soul.
However, I’m not sure where you live, but in my state even .22 is completely out. I haven’t seen .22 in a hot minute.
Peltor Sport Tactical 500. Well worth the money if you shoot often.
I’m working on tightening my groups of three fast ones, I can already shoot accurately at 30-40 yards but I’m trying to get faster and faster.
I don’t pay for range time or targets!
Custom order from Etsy
Train with both!
Wish I could help. The situation with ammo is completely fucked right now. I’m lucky because I instruct and sell guns so I usually have access to ammo and can shoot almost daily.
But things are rough, I wish I could help.
Mostly against the wishes of the church and the established religious order.
It’s funny how you conveniently forget to mention that too.