"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks. Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)
Another excellent piece of investigation by Heather MacDonald. In doing genealogical research, I was intrigued to discover how structured social norms were in Colonial America. Vagrancy was not tolerated, and to be a 'freeman" required certain standards of behavior and responsibilities. This seems to be one reason why most communities back then thrived.
The early Christian Church, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were both early adopters of the principle that "he that will not work, shall not eat".
Abandonment of that principle has led precisely to where we are now. The message from the belly is a great motivator of proper conduct, and removing it from the menu has led to the plethora of problems that have followed in the wake of such idiocy.
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Another excellent piece of investigation by Heather MacDonald. In doing genealogical research, I was intrigued to discover how structured social norms were in Colonial America. Vagrancy was not tolerated, and to be a 'freeman" required certain standards of behavior and responsibilities. This seems to be one reason why most communities back then thrived.
The early Christian Church, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were both early adopters of the principle that "he that will not work, shall not eat".
Abandonment of that principle has led precisely to where we are now.
The message from the belly is a great motivator of proper conduct, and removing it from the menu has led to the plethora of problems that have followed in the wake of such idiocy.
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