Their are texts older than others that seem to be the basis of the Jesus story. They have been discussed and it isn't really worth arguing over.
There are several paths to the truth.
Their are texts older than others that seem to be the basis of the Jesus story. They have been discussed and it isn't really worth arguing over.
There are several paths to the truth.
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My way of looking it at is based largely on the framework that Adam Smith elucidated in his Wealth of Nations.
First and foremost, economic strength must precede military and political strength. Without the necessary resources, a fighting spirit and organization won't get you very far.
So I try to explain Roman strength from an economic perspective. However, economic prosperity does not occur in a vacuum either, so there must be something underlying that as well.
I surmise it is cultural, specifically, the intellectual traditions.
That is where the Greeks come into it.
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
Last edited by Mister D; 10-08-2016 at 10:27 PM.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
You have to remember though that Smith wrote in the midst of European colonialism and he resided in a state that was quickly becoming the premier colonial power. Smith was, IMO, quite clearly a man of his times who, consciously or not, accepted some of the fundamental premises of his day among them the primacy of economics. It was precisely in the time of Adam Smith that economics, as such, was coming into its own as a phenomenon perceived to be independent of cultural or intellectual particularity.
I don't think economic strength need proceed political and military strength. I would point to the nomads of the Asian steppe (e.g. the Huns, the Mongols, the Turks) as examples. You could also mention the Aztecs and Inca. I think the development of economic strength is crucial to a have a lasting civilization impact. I would agree with that.
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist