Tea at Trianon: 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, April 27, 2025

Civil War

From Tierney's Real News:

General Flynn published this article and it’s a view that’s rarely discussed - so I thought I would share it. As you read it - think about the implications for America.
As many of you know, Angela Merkel of Germany was famous for saying that she wanted to build an EU army and that’s why she imported so many fighting age men from 3rd world countries. Her motive for “helping the poor immigrant” was not a humanitarian one - it was so they could die to protect HER country. The motive behind LBJ’s “new society” was the same - he changed the draft rules so he could force MORE young black men and Hispanic men to die for him in Vietnam. I believe that’s one of the reasons why the left has opened America’s borders wide as well - to bring in fighting-aged men for an eventual draft - just like they are doing in Ukraine. It’s not just for votes and cheap labor - it’s also for the military. In fact, Ukraine has drafted so many men that they are now rounding up women off the streets to die for their war with Russia.
Now they want Americans to die them for as well. What does General Flynn think will happen in Europe after the Ukraine-Russia war ends? CIVIL WAR.
Europe’s Next War Won’t Be in Ukraine—It’ll Be in the Streets
The European Union is quietly dreading the day the war with Ukraine ends. Because when the war ends, the real trouble begins.
Not all the weapons being sent to Ukraine are staying there. There are credible reports of smuggled arms already making their way into black markets across Europe. Think assault rifles, grenade launchers, anti-tank weapons—serious hardware.
We’ve seen this movie before. After the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s, Europe was awash with surplus weapons. Those weapons were later used in everything from gang shootouts to terrorist attacks. Ukraine has become a training ground for paramilitary groups. What happens when these people come home to Europe?
You don’t have to imagine it. Just look at post-ISIS Europe. Veterans of jihadist fronts came back radicalized, traumatized, and ready for violence. The EU has spent the last decade allowing—often encouraging—mass immigration with minimal vetting.
In countries like France, Sweden, and Germany, authorities are now struggling to deal with rising crime, gang violence, and extremist networks. Some neighborhoods have effectively become no-go zones. Sexual violence has spiked. Integration has failed in key places.
Now ask yourself: What happens when radicalized individuals already inside the EU—some of them with ties to extremist Islamist groups—get access to the same black-market weapons flowing out of Ukraine? It’s a nightmare scenario that nobody in the EU wants to talk about. (Read more.)