[Blind Eye Jones]

Relativism that Hanson decries is a luxury. Rome fell because it was decadent and could indulge in any whim it so desired and so to with America. If life and death choices were part and parcel the make of the American fabric then relativism would be out on its ear. School and everyday life is one big festive occasion to celebrate without any sense of the sacrifice that previous generations have fought for. Education is mere trifling, flirting with the abyss. Our moral vacuum is a hollowness that we have imported wholesale from Europe to give us a sense of ennui, sophistication, a loss of grounding, but ultimately an existential pedigree without any deadly repercussions. It is a romantic self indulgence we feel entitled to because, as Woody Allen would say, “it’s not bad as hollowness goes.” And we can appreciate Woody’s humour in safety, which just confirms our safe play with the unlimited.

[humint]

Education is mere trifling, flirting with the abyss.

Academia serves to pacify the masses. Nothing works better. But Americans, by definition, cannot be pacified. We were born to start righteous fights. Look at our history. Our insular decadence is sinusoidally married to our ambition to redefine the world. Maybe you haven't looked over the horizon lately. Even if you have, I don't think we are seeing the same things. My compatriot, we are not safe in this world because of who we are.