Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Patriotism (and Monarchism!) vs. (Liberal!) Nationalism

Compare...

and contrast!

Both anthems are in French. But one is a Christian hymn of salvation sung by children. And the other is a dreary pagan chant about bloody banners and soldiers and fatherlands.

One is about long life and the rule of law. The other is about cutting throats and howling.

There is something genuinely sinister about the various pointless, Godless nationalist entities that were spawned by the revolution.

And none can possibly be more sinister than France.

The Nostalgia of Time Travel and the End of Politics... as We Knew It!

Reports of the death of Doctor Who are of course amongst those things that historically have indeed been greatly and repeatedly exaggerated...