Tea at Trianon: Are We Headed for Civil War?

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Are We Headed for Civil War?

"You find out who I am very soon." From The Western Journal:

The illegal immigrant in this viral video seems to be alluding to an upcoming catastrophic event that will provide him notoriety. His words are vile and promissory. And he just crossed the border “at No More Death Camp, about 12 miles east from Sasabe,” Arizona, according to Joe Felix of 1strespondersmedia on X. Felix is an independent journalist who holds press credentials. He came upon this illegal immigrant over the weekend at the southern border, where he entered the United States with zero regard for procedure or our laws. He joins millions of illegal immigrants who have invaded the United States since President Joe Biden took office. There is a big difference, however, between many of the others and this man. This man is eloquent, angry, driven, and threatening. Most others can barely speak English. This means that this man has been educated for a reason. What that could be most likely can’t be good for Americans. In the comments shared by Felix on X alongside the video, Felix noted, “A migrant who illegally crossed into the United States threatened me, saying ‘You find out who I am very soon,’ simply because I asked him where he was from. These are the people @AliMayorkas @POTUS @DHSgov and @CBP are letting in.” (Read more.)