Tea at Trianon: Gates Under Scrutiny

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

Friday, September 27, 2024

Gates Under Scrutiny

From the Rand Paul Review:

Over the years, Bill Gates has rightfully come under scrutiny due to a number of issues. The former head honcho of Microsoft raised eyebrows over his advocacy of plant-based meats, microchip implants, and the covert agenda to make people eat insects.
Of course, when Americans point out how concerning these things are, they’re immediately subject to gaslighting. The mainstream media, along with others who have a vested interest in covering up for Gates, insist the aforementioned matters are nothing more than “conspiracy theories.”
Though despite the considerable campaign efforts to rehabilitate his image, the truth remains undefeated. Not too long ago, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul blasted Gates for his unscrupulous connections to gain-of-function research. (Read more.)