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Criticus, pause

The coming months are particularly busy, I put Criticus sleep again before finding time to write. No solemn farewell, farewell, since there is none. Not delete the blog either, obviously, since Criticus return one day.

You can now read my prose on website Taxpayer's Cry, which, being part of LHC will allow me to continue to contribute to the life of the network.

See you then,

Roman Bernard

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News of Soviet subversion

As I announced on the group and page Criticus Facebook, I realized the "playlist " below from videos found at Franck Boizard . This is a lecture given in 1983 in Los Angeles by Yuri Bezmenov, aka Tomas Schuman, a former KGB propagandist in India to the West in past years 1970.Il explains the process of subversion carried out by the USSR during the Cold War to demoralize and destabilize the West.

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We first learned that only 10 to 15% activity corresponded to the KGB espionage itself. The rest, the vast majority, therefore, concerned Soviet propaganda aimed at subverting the Western liberal democracies.

As part of the Cold War, the Soviet Bloc, for Bezmenov, was not strong enough to attack frontally the Western camp. Applying the principles of several martial arts, and it was the KGB to support democracies in their movement by encouraging individuals or groups able to subvert society. The first task of KGB was therefore to identify in each country, those who can influence society in a negative sense.

An example would be to Catherine Ashton, now High Representative for EU Foreign and Security Policy, who was treasurer in the 1970s, the Movement for Nuclear Disarmament, funded by the USSR, which saw it as a way to militarily weaken the Bloc in the West.

This first phase of exploitation of influential people is the phase of demoralization . During Bezmenov by 15 to 20 years, that is to say the time required for the indoctrination of a generation, it seeks to cast doubt on the opponent of the merits of its values, and thus there would need to defend them.

Who, reading this, will not think of one or even several of his high school history teachers, systematically presenting the history of the West in a negative way, whether the Slavery, colonization, the Holocaust?

Once the population of the enemy demoralized Bezmenov says the process of subversion going to destabilization, which should last between 2 and 5 years.

The USSR is gone before that can phase to an end. Nevertheless, how not to think about Action Directe in France, Brigate Rosse in Italy, or Rotte Armee Fraktion in West Germany as signs of the attempt of destabilization?

The logical consequence of this destabilization is crisis. In two to six months, she sees the legitimate power falter and become vulnerable to groups of individuals capable of imposing a Marxist insurgent government type.

While in earlier stages of the process of subversion, the response was mostly cultural (answer denigration of the West by a reaffirmation of their identity and values), it becomes the stage of military crisis. This is what happened in Chile, and so happy in 1973: a military coup restoring first order, then, gradually, the public liberties.

If, however, the crisis phase was conducted in a manner favorable to the Soviets conducted, it then goes to the terminal phase, that of "normalization .

This is the establishment of a "popular democracy" imposed by force of arms.

Bezmenov mentioned the case of intervention American Granada, the same year that the conference, so that this Caribbean island from falling into the hands Soviet.

Ironically, at this stage is that the "useful idiots", those who actively participated in the demoralization and destabilization of liberal democracy, are the first run. Drawn to the rebellion, they become dangerous indeed for the new power. Anarchist Kronstadt sailors have made the bitter experience in 1921.

One thinks then why not alert, upstream, these "useful idiots" of the danger that awaits them? Bezmenov response: is unnecessary, because the real is powerless against the ideology. While providing examples of what awaits the "useful idiots" of communism, they are unable to see, therefore, accept the reality.

Bezmenov goes even further. In the seventh video he grabbed a piece of chalk to write on the board: 2 x 2 = 4. It is certainly true, but nobody ever died to defend this truth. Only a religion or, in the case of communism, a millennial substitution can lead men to sacrifice for it. This is summarized

the aporia of Western scientism, unable to keep in individuals the survival instinct necessary for the perpetuation of civilization.

So, too, appears the burning issue of this conference. As noted by Frank Boizard , Islamists are now reaping the fruits of the subversion of Western society made by the Communists.

First, because the "useful idiots" of Islam, many are left or extreme left, are unable to see the reality of the Islamic danger.

Then, because in most of the western population has broken the spring of religion, which could immunize people against this scourge. Conversely, Islamists, because they believe in transcendence, are progressing.

Not believing that the people of Israel being the "chosen people", or even that one of its nationals may have been the son of God, I can only be embarrassed by this observation. However, I know, having already written , only Christ, or at least faith in him, save the West from Islamic barbarism. So much has always oscillate between agnosticism and deism, I resolved to await the result.

Roman Bernard

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The spirit of Europe is dead

I republish below the Flora comment in response to the article entitled Loïck "The New Catholics" :

I said that Europe was dead, we must I'll explain.

I heard that his mind is dead. The passionate sense of truth, that Europe has extolled to make a civilization is dead. The thought is dead. At least it is very rare. The meaning of truth has gone astray in radical relativism (note the aporia: relativism as a certainty), which has little to do with that other relativism, which, properly understood, was the engine of our civilization (read Rémi Brague: Europe: the Roman road . The author shows that if we define the common identity of Europe by Greek sources Judeo-Christian Roman who fed, we should still further emphasize the influence of the latter. And, less by the contents of what she has sent to Europe as an attitude, an ability and awareness to appropriate, without assimilating, the stranger, Brague attitude reflected in the concept of "cultural secondarity" as he writes so well, culture is not " the weight of membership "but the result of an effort," a late-won "- the cultura animi the Latin of Cicero (1). It is (or should be) always before us. Not us.).

Hitlerism and Stalinism are not accidents, during the long history of Europe, as you seem to consider .

Hitlerism and Stalinism (or, to speak in terms of time, both socialism, national and international), these ideologies abhorrent, I think the symptoms of our failed, the consequences of the loss of our ability to think, our rejection of God (our "Promethean temptation," as others say).

You may retort that all ideology is made of certainties; then you can not see well the relation of cause and effect relationship between relativism and radical ideology. But ideology (recent concept, no doubt) is the necessary product of skepticism of the modern era (2).

In other words: we can distinguish the active nihilism what those ideologies, passive nihilism in which we live. And when trying to get out of this nihilism second is almost inevitably to fall back into the active nihilism. The proof that the justice we prefer the "commitment" to the truth we prefer the "cause" instead of principles that we talk about "values" that we are no longer thinkers, but at best (at worst so) "intellectuals" (3).

Thus, it is now truth than human (skeptics postulate), then there is more truth. For anything higher, transcendent, not just establish and entrench our presence in the world . Self-deified men, self-sacred, we are judge and jury. We no longer test to discriminate true from false (if it's verifiable). In this world of opinions (outside the scientific sphere by conducting audits), we are doomed to affirm. It is to that state with the greatest vigor, with the loudest voice. That is, who yelled the loudest, with his guts or anything, if he feels like it and if it is filled. This reassures us, it gives us the illusion of filling the great void of a world that no longer Creation, the work of a God who made us in his image (with the duties involved in that modality our being). This gives the illusion of mastering something, failing to control oneself (self-control, "one man, it will contain" (4) is what makes humanity of those strange animals that we are ). Thought, by nature, is opposed to love of self (which is an instinct to persevere in its being part of our animality). Like love of self (the sacralization of man) is the engine of modern man, we can say that it is more thought (and we do not often the man these days) . Well, I do not see how we can reverse the trend. And that is why I stated (Specifically, since we can not do anything (5)), that Europe is dead. She is undead anyway. It survives only in its nihilism. We are the children of Dangeau, for those who know this wonderful satire of Boileau. But we do know more because the very idea of inheritance is repugnant to us. Our love of ourselves leads us to refuse to be accountable for anything at any of the ancestors, to any past. Hence our cowardice (some would say so, in my opinion, restrictive, our dhimmitude ) today.

1. Here point, see also The growing crisis , Hannah Arendt.
2. I do not feel the intellectual capacity to trace here (or elsewhere) a genealogy of the skepticism of modern times. It grows in the Renaissance (see Pico della Mirandola), it exists in the nominalism (Occam), or it goes back perhaps to the Platonic idealism.
3. We are not, as men, thinkers. And we disclaim this common faculty of professionals, intellectuals.
4. "A man that is contained "Or" it holds back, "said the schoolmaster of Camus.
5. Inevitably, if I may say, since my attempts to think will be reduced to nothing more than an expression of opinion regarding many others, all equal.

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How I became hippophagy

hippophagy: use horsemeat for human food.

( Wiktionary )

My readers will remember that, unlike that proposed Eric Timmermans to boycott the chain of fast food Quick which eight restaurants have moved to the "halal " , I suggested unlike support its burgers pork (eg Quick'n Toast ).

I called the policy "Reconquicksta" convince leaders of Quick, puffing pig, they have no commercial interest to put on slippers.

But all who crossed his bouts of weakness (although some have failed plunder Venice before going to Constantinople to bag), I finally got tired of that strategy.

Besides, I do not get it started, never gonna eat at Quick.

short, I understand, the settling in Paris and subsequent helping overweight, need to change methods. The need to "try something else." So I decided to eat nothing but pork, even "reconquickster" later.

I was looking for an idea, when I received the email below, and which led to an enlightening correspondence. This is, initially, the fight against horse meat, that is to say, the eating of horse

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Curious, although relatively little concerned (I do not eat horses, do not do), I say this:

Why could we not eat horse ?

(Note that I do not eat.)

Waiting for arguments, not feelings.

The following should be read below (careful, it's heavy, as they say):

Caller: The horse, as dog and cat is a pet. We do not eat pets. As we do not eat dogs or cats, it is very easy to understand that the horse can not eat.

Me: You do not prove what they should not be allowed to eat his dog or cat, which is in southern China. Again: I do not eat horse, but I see no reason to forbid others from doing so. Why would not you not like me: let everyone eat what they want without pissing the world?

Caller: No . What do wild Chinese [sic] is despicable and it is certainly not an example to follow.

Me: How is it vile? This is where your argument cruelly sin ...

Caller: If you have no sense of civilization, Respect, Ethical Behavior in the Human [sic] the duty of providing to the environment and animals around him, then can not do anything for you. Be said that in the contexts of immorality and inhumanity in which we vivont [sic] now, it comes as no surprise ......

Me: Spare me your majusculées sentimentality, please.

You still have not said why eat beef would be acceptable, not the horse.

Unless you are advocating vegetarianism? That would at least have the merit of being consistent, if not convincing.

Caller: Yes , effectivment [sic] Vegetarianism is absolutely the future of humanity. Meanwhile already starting by respecting the Pet Company.

Me: Well, next restaurant that I am, I chose a place where I can type a good tartar nag myself. It will allow me to celebrate the Galop 2 I got to 12.


Roman Bernard

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Egypt: Coptic Christmas bloody

1. The killing of 6 January

Wednesday, January 6, Christmas Day for the eight million Copts in Egypt (10% of Egypt's population), as most Eastern Christians, was a bloody day, a day massacre. At the exit of the midnight mass, three individuals who were traveling in a car opened fire on worshipers who were leaving the main church of Naga Hammadi, a town in Upper Egypt (Qena province) located about sixty miles Luxor. The attackers also fired at a convent and buildings the diocese. Six Christians were killed, along with a policeman. There were also nine wounded. The next day, outside the hospital where had been deposited the bodies of victims of violent clashes between Copts 2,000 demonstrators to the police.


2. An excuse jerrybuilt

The excuse apparently-sewn with white thread-invoked to explain the killings apparently refers it to charges of rape allegedly committed in November 2009, a Muslim girl of twelve years by a Christian living near Naga Hammadi. The alleged rapist is currently in custody awaiting trial. These accusations, true or not, had angered the Muslims and the city had experienced five days of riots in which houses, shops and pharmacies belonging to the Copts were attacked and burned. Thereafter, threats were made against the Coptic community in the days before Christmas, which had pushed the Coptic bishop of this city, Bishop Kirillos, to call police reinforcements who ultimately have shown very little effect. Did Bishop Kirillos also not had to complain that the police did not act preemptively to neutralize the primary aggressor, a Mohammed Ahmed Hussein, which he assured, moreover, he was known to police but he enjoyed political protection?


3. Copts in Egypt: a discriminated minority

The Coptic minority in Egypt has learned long ago not to rely on justice and policing of Muslim Egypt. So does she "accuses the prosecution of any discrimination suffered" (H. Tincq) and says that she "Previous attacks against Christians have gone unpunished or [that] attackers escaped with light sentences" (H. Tincq). After the killing of Naga Hammadi, Athanasios Henein, a Coptic priest serving the community of Greece, and had said at a conference in Vienna: "We're almost accustomed to burn our churches, our women being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, our possessions to be confiscated and the younger generations of Copts have the same opportunities for training " . And compare the situation in the wake of Coptic Egypt a "cultural genocide" . Indeed, the Coptic community, concentrated mainly in Upper Egypt (Minya, Assiut, Qena, Luxor), is the subject of discrimination and harassment constants from the Egyptian authorities, particularly in the context of accession to the University or public employment. In addition, construction of a new church is in fact prohibited. In 2005, an embryo of discussion regarding the establishment of a Coptic party was cut short, the Egyptian law prohibiting the creation of parties connotation ... religious measure that had initially intended to stem the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. Marginalized politically (in the last parliamentary elections of 2005, only two Copts were on the list of 444 candidates of the National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak), the Copts have legitimate concerns about the Islamization of visible Egyptian society.

Eric Timmermans


Sources:

• "A shooting has referred the Coptic community in Egypt" , LeMonde.fr, January 7, 2010, 3:55 p.m.
• "A massacre in Upper Egypt aggravates the disarray of the Coptic community" , Cécile Hennion, 08 January 2010, 10:44
• "Egypt: the police would identify those responsible for the shooting against the Copts' , AP , January 8, 2010, 11:10
• "The plight of the Copts' Henry Tincq, Slate.fr, Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Quick Halal: secularism does have a say

In addition to the article Eric Timmermans Here my investigation (a little dated now):

chain fast food Quick imposed in several of its brands of halal meat to satisfy his Muslim customers, large areas of affected restaurants. A private matter, which looks nothing defenders of secularism ? No.

Secularism help hamburger? The idea might have seemed incongruous, not so long ago, if Quick had not decided to impose halal meat in some of its institutions. Now, in eight of Quick France (Toulouse Argenteuil, Garges-les-Gonesse, Buchelay, Villeurbanne, two in Marseille, Roubaix), customers, Muslim or not, are serving halal meat of beef or turkey instead of pork in two hamburgers (Strong Quick'n Toast and Bacon). Why not have both suggested, so that everyone can find pleasure ? Answer: For the meat is certified halal, it must not be near normal meat, which could "contaminate " halal meat offered.

Ironically, the restaurants have banned beer from their menus. It must be said that halalisation restaurants in question is presented by Quick as a simple "test .

Quick company " Belgian " ... state-owned French

A priori , nothing outrageous that a private company adapts to the demands of its customers. This is the argument of those , we could not suspect capitalist zeal of so many who think that no matter of controversy. Except ... Quick is not a private company. It is owned to 94 % by Caisse des Depots et Consignations, the financial arm of the French state. The fast food " Belgian "Is a French public company !

Naturally, the state does not control the sense Quick Renault when he controlled was the main shareholder. The control here is indirect, through QUALIUM Investment, a subsidiary of the Deposit and Consignment. Is there not here, however, mixing genres ?

After the grant by the municipalities, public land for the construction of mosques, to the lowest price, the public does not spell it out its role, and is there not an attack, even indirect, to the separation of church and the State (see Act of 1905) ?

indirect funding of religion, Muslim

And when known the halal certification bodies charge fees for their control slaughterhouses before to repay their recipe to church organizations, we understand therefore indirectly funded by the Quick Muslim faith by providing halal meat to its customers.

According to the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud , Islamic associations "collect a fee per kilo of product certified halal ... and thus collect funds for a significant amount " has ith an additional cost per kilogram estimated between 3 and 15 cents, as reported The Echoes . Certainly on a menu, the difference will be minimal, but on the whole halal market, manna for Islamic organizations is enormous : up to 45 million euros, for a market of 300 000 tonnes.

Quick is not the only one affected : France, many pieces of meat would be halal without that consumers do knowledge. With the tax certificate to the key.

Interviewed by telephone, customer service Quick responded that " not communicate " on this delicate subject. Consumers worried about where his money goes ... appreciate

A kosher so well hidden

What, then ? Quick shun burgers, as suggested by some Internet ?

Even though most consumers already buys chocolate bars and dairy kosher (which are in accordance with the Jewish religion) without even knowing ?

Our " cousins " Quebecois have gone much further in this direction : now, 7 5 % of food products are kosher without even that Quebecers are really informed.

Why, ask some Internet Muslims therefore, the transition to Quick halal some shocking there, when the imposition of kosher in many consumer products not trigger any outcry ? Would there be preferential treatment, as they say ?

If some halalisation Quick shocking is due to the fact that Quick is a " national brand " who shall thereby separation territories according to its communities. That is what has reacted mayor of Roubaix is that which must be reacted defenders of secularism. Even if there is not much else to do but protest.

Roman Bernard