Degeneration of consciousness?
... and languishes the power of weakness in the hands ...
William Shakespeare, Sonnet 66
William Shakespeare, Sonnet 66
The topic of this publication is not new to me, I often consider it from different sides in my articles. This topic has divided all media for me into three categories: some resolutely refuse to take my materials, others take selectively, and others - happily and unconditionally. I treat all positions with understanding, because the topic is always provoking violent arguments in the comments, and often the wrath of my opponents falls on me personally and on those media outlets that publish my arguments.
However, an amazing thing happened with the text below. He was unanimously refused to publish just like me media! They explained that consideration of the topic for them is undesirable from the position that is available in this article. So I ask indifferent readers to inform me in their comments: what, in their opinion, borders, red lines and flags I crossed in this text?
The word "degeneration", which I have designated for myself what is now happening in the public consciousness and government of all modern civilized-developed countries, including Russia, should not be interpreted literally as "the power of degeneration" or "the power of degenerates". It is not that simple. Degenerates are always a minority, and they are too weak to obtain and retain power, so for me, degeneration is the power not of degeneration itself, but of the psychology of degeneration, that is, a form of social consciousness generated by modern civilization of consumption. Now this form of public consciousness is already very strong, and in some countries of old Europe it completely dominates in all state institutions, determining their policies and actions decisively. Much has been written and reflected on the degeneration of the modern civilization of the collective West. This problem is complex and multifaceted. Personally, I will understand it in terms of the attitude of society and the state to the possibility of personal armed defense of the honor and dignity of a citizen from criminal encroachment.
First, in the Western, and world civilization, the military worldview prevailed, which required a person to be ready for exertion of all his forces to achieve personal or public goals, readiness for the most severe responsibility for his actions, for the actions of his team, for failures and failures. Honor honored above their own lives. No, not even the slightest humiliation could be tolerated by a real warrior. And people unable to meet these requirements were not perceived by warriors as equals. Along with the army weapons a weapon has always existed and was constantly worn to protect personal honor from insult or humiliation. Somewhere at the end of the 19 century, honor weapons were transformed into compact bulldog-type revolvers and portable browning pistols. Just under them the tailors then invented a back right pocket on the trousers, and I remember how in my childhood adults called this pocket pistol, and teenagers - “piston”.
So, on the foundation of a military attitude to all aspects of life and human activity, an honest, energetic and courageous attitude, a Western civilization of storm and onslaught arose! That is, bold, independent, armed people, always ready to stand up for themselves and their interests, began to vigorously seize and master the riches of the planet, concentrating them in western countries, thanks to which industry, trade, science, culture and state institutions began to develop ahead of schedule. , providing such development great opportunities for continuous growth of the living standards of its population. The laws of these countries directly implemented the principles: “My home is my fortress” and “I don’t have to retreat,” that is, if you attacked your territory, you or your loved ones, and you gave any resistance, even fatal, then attackers for judgment are always wrong and condemned. It was enough to put a “private property” sign on the border of one’s own plot, and almost no one would violate this border.
Lifting always gives way to decay. In the West, pampered generations have grown up, which, having inherited the wealth and achievements of their ancestors, failed to preserve their valor in themselves. The era of the storm and the onslaught was replaced by the era of consumption. In the 20 century, the natives of the European colonies almost kicked out their conquerors armed to the teeth just because they were ready to risk their lives, but they could not, and chose to leave home, knowing that they would not be scorned at home, will provide a calm and secure existence.
The slogan of “live to live”, that is, the minimum of tension, the minimum of risk - the maximum of consumer pleasures, became the slogan of the new era. In order to justify this shameful need by means of literature and art, patriotism, the desire to take risks and sacrifice in the name of higher goals were almost neglected. This was greatly facilitated by the fact that medicine and general easing of morals allowed a huge body of degenerate people to survive and live comfortably, who used to simply die in childhood, or somewhat later, rejected by society and even relatives. This human reservoir has practically no and can’t have traditional notions of honor, for life is a gift received by chance, so the most important thing for them is to keep this gift at any price, and if you're lucky, get comfortable in this life, and after them even the flood! They vehemently support everything, even the most shameful and absurd "humanisms" in politics, which allow them not to think about their own natural flaws. And the so-called tolerance allows them to penetrate even into the highest echelons of state power, making it possible to effectively influence the education system of young people in order to inculcate in them their attitude to life.
The last remnant of the military worldview in the Western way of life remained the legislative possibilities for personal armed self-defense of their home and themselves from criminal encroachments. But nowadays, too many people in the West are raised in such a way that they are simply not able to exercise these rights, preferring to save their lives in the attack of criminals at the cost of any loss and humiliation. However, the understanding that this is shameful and flawed, especially against the background of those who still retain a sense of honor and the ability to defend this honor, led to the fact that in many Western countries a powerful legislative and propaganda offensive took place in order to limit or eliminate these opportunities. The rights to armed self-defense are either eliminated altogether or are so limited by various amendments that they are practically emasculated. Here are some examples. In Luxembourg, where the prime minister is an LGBT representative, a civilian firearm is prohibited. In England, in the 1997 year, after the Labor Party came to power, among which there is also a lot of LGBT people, they banned possession of a shortbore. In Germany and France, personal weapons can only be stored at home, you can not carry and carry with them all the time. Even in Finland, where the most liberal arms legislation in Europe, has recently been condemned by the owner of the house for giving armed resistance in his house to migrant robbers. And these restrictions everywhere they only increase! And what are the results! Everyone knows New Year's mass rape committed by migrants on the streets in Cologne, in England after the ban on the short-range street became the most dangerous in Europe, the terrorists killed a soldier (!) On the street in broad daylight. Across Europe, even the police are afraid to enter the migrant quarters. Psychopaths arrange mass executions exactly where it is forbidden to carry any weapon with you, in zones of gunfries.
Here all these manifestations of irresistible helplessness, along with similar, but not related to the issue of armed self-defense, I call degeneration (Degeneratocracy!), That is, the power of the psychology of degeneration, the psychology of defeatism leading to the inevitable catastrophe, no matter how the country now looks, who profess this psychology.
Russia, of course, has its own development path. From the beginning of the 20 century, a form of power was established in it, which was inconvenient to the people, consisting of independent, persons having the right to weapons, with whom it is necessary to negotiate, but you cannot just build and command. Therefore, the right to arms and full protection with it was abolished for citizens. But at the same time, through universal military duty and patriotic education, military outlook and respect for the traditions of honor among the people remained. Therefore, all those who are now fighting for the restoration of the right of our citizens to self-defense with personal weapons save the country from a possible nightmare of future degeneration. This dirty trick did not ripen on our own ground, it is brought to us by those of the ruling stratum who decided that only by imitating in the whole West we can ourselves reach the "heights" of the consumer well-being that exists there so far. The degenerate attitude towards civilian armed self-defense so far is in complete harmony with the habit of the prohibitions that have been preserved for us since former times. But you need to end up with them urgently, until the degeneracy is not rooted, thanks to them. What will happen to Russia if the degenerate thinking enters entirely into our way of thinking? If the word "Honor" is completely forgotten?
The idol and mentor of the hussar-partisan-poet Denis Davydov, General Kulnev used to say: "I love our mother Russia because we always have a fight somewhere." How actual these words sound today, and they will sound like that for a long time. And how will those who have this obscene term in their minds fight, save Mother Russia: “Live to live”?
Crime is not only a dangerous nuisance, but also a humiliation for the person against whom it is directed. Our opponents, as arguments against personal armed self-defense and legalization for citizens of normal short-barreled weapons, bring many “scare stories”. One of them is supposedly that the criminals, knowing about the possible armament of the object of attack, will try to kill him immediately, so there will be more killings, and personal weapons will not only be useless, but will also become an additional danger for the owners. I will quote the answer of a Russian citizen who delighted me as a magnificent mindset of a true warrior. I do not consider and will never consider the criminals "superhumans" from whom ordinary people should and will always suffer inevitable defeats. And if I, the armed, are not lucky to survive a criminal attack, then so be it. I will know that the criminals will kill me because they are afraid, and this is better than, being unarmed, to stay alive as a wimp oppressed, whom the determined bastards cheerfully despise, hoping to have further.
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