September 4, 2010
Patriotism
Whatever the reason, it seemed and still seems to me that our attitude towards life can be better expressed in terms of a kind of military loyalty than in terms of criticism and approval. My acceptance of the universe is not optimism, it is more like patriotism. It is a matter of primary loyalty. The world is not a lodging-house at Brighton, which we are to leave because it is miserable. It is the fortress of our family, with the flag flying on the turret, and the more miserable it is the less we should leave it. The point is not that this world is too sad to love or too glad not to love; the point is that when you do love a thing, its gladness is a reason for loving it, and its sadness a reason for loving it more. All optimistic thoughts about England and all pessimistic thoughts about her are alike reasons for the English patriot. Similarly, optimism and pessimism are alike arguments for the cosmic patriot.
- G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
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kind of like Texas.
or the United States, the Glenn Beck rally interviews made me look up this quote.
agreed. although if Palin is president, I’m out.
honestly, I think that’s impossible. but I understand the fear.
I used to think it was impossible.
What Chesterton speaks of is close to whatever it is that has stayed my hand at the times I have felt closest to ending my own life.
No need, Shelia. We’ll get Deron to wrestle that access prescription from the physicists he mentioned. Any time now. Then we’ll take off full-speed for the branes.
Deron can do anything. He just shoots people That Look.
The physicists gonna give up the secrets for Deron. Once they find them. Hiding in gravity. Or somewhere.
Gravity is a big place to hide. Good place to hide.