I pretty much agree, except the part about the current administration. It is a bit over the top.
It’ll probably seem stupid today, but maybe I should rent Rollover tonight...
First, we CAN win wars, we just largely lack the political will and fortitude to do what it takes to do so. When we approach a conflict with a politically correct mindset, we set ourselves up for a hard battle, if not to lose it altogether. Oh, for the courage of conviction that we had in WWII.... But I'm afraid we won't see that again without a new breed of politicians in the mix.
If it’s anything comparable to “peak oil”, it’s not worth your time, especially if you have to skip to the middle of it to find the so-called “analysis”.
Although I am a fan of both Belloc and Chesterton, Distributism seems but a pipe dream. I am not knocking these two great minds. They lived in a very different world than we do now.
Having said that, I agree with the aims of this philosophy. I see it as a noble attempt to reconcile capitalism with the preservation of human dignity.
Anyway, pessimism sells. To steal a line from Mark Twain, reports of the US demise are greatly exaggerated.