Tea at Trianon: Trump’s Victory Inaugurates the Postliberal Era

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

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Trump’s Victory Inaugurates the Postliberal Era

From Postliberal Order:

During the last four years, the Biden administration inflicted untold harm on America’s international reputation, the integrity of its borders, the situation of public safety and even the sense of shared democracy. In each of these areas, Democrats assumed that they could exclude Trump and his supporters from the realm of polite company and from American political life as a whole. After changing the laws to enable their supporters to vote “more easily,” Democrats apparently thought that they could rule with impunity over a powerless American public.
But over the succeeding years, it became clear that the Biden administration had no plan for building American success and prosperity, or maintaining the American position in the world. Whereas Democrats had claimed that Trump was a destabilizing force on the world scene, the world quickly fell apart, beginning with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Since then, everyone has suffered from the high prices that have followed this destabilization.
Heading into the election, polls showed that 75 percent of Americans felt that the country was on the wrong track. Yet to win, Trump needed to convince a broad segment of the American population that they would be better off under his administration. This call ended up receiving the support of one of the broadest political coalitions in modern times. Even though Trump had been branded as a “racist” for years, a majority of Hispanic men voted for Trump, and Trump also achieved his best score among blacks (particularly black men), in spite of running against a black woman.
The Harris team had touted its selection of Minnesota governor Tim Walz as a brilliant pick, intended to bring a “folksy” charm (covering over Walz’s aggressive left-wing agenda). Voters saw through the deception, and the Midwestern states that have suffered from deindustrialization and despair went with Trump and his Ohio-born running mate, J D Vance. (Read more.)

From Right Flank:

As educators across the United States succumb to Trump derangement syndrome, it’s still more important than ever for we the people to stand firm in our convictions. This means proudly wearing Trump hats, no matter how much left-wing elitists despise it.
Over the next four years, Democrats are going to do everything they can to bully and intimidate pro-Trump Americans. Whether it’s lashing out on college campuses, shunning relatives during the holidays, or attempting to “cancel” patriots on social media, the vitriol is here to stay.
At their core, radical leftists are terrified of the corruption that Trump will root out. They’re shaking at the notion of compromised agencies like the FBI finally being held accountable for their actions. We saw the fearmongering throughout this year’s election cycle. That’s now kicked into high gear since Democrats lost…and lost big… this month. (Read more.)

Meanwhile, the Biden regime becomes more despicable by the hour. Also from Right Flank:

In yet another sign of the pending apocalypse, Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter. The pardon was made after Joe stated he would never pardon his son. The pardon also comes on the heels of the Democrats stating the impeachment inquiry was unsubstantiated.
If the impeachment inquiry was a total nothingburger, why would Joe issue a pardon to his son? It has never been more obvious that Joe Biden pardoned Hunter in response to the accusations made during the impeachment inquiry.
Joe Biden’s nepotism toward his son has some questioning whether presidents should have the power to pardon. The Hunter pardon comes in the aftermath of the Hunter Biden laptop saga in which embarrassing pictures of the president’s son were made public.
Those pictures revealed that Hunter was a drug addict, a criminal, and promiscuous.
Hunter’s shady business dealings with foreign governments have also come under scrutiny. The potentially illegal deals made Hunter rich. The worst part is Joe Biden appears to have influenced those shady transactions. (Read more.)