Lot to digest here!
“Until we reject the false goddess of Liberty and return to a society based upon God”.
I think Liberty, in the form of a recognition of Natural Law as the ultimate arbiter of what “is”, works well. So I don’t know that Liberty culture is the problem. I am a big big fan of natural law, as opposed to case law. But I am a little out of my depth in this discussion! I just don’t have the time to really digest some complicated arguments your making. But I think we have some common ground here. I’m thinking that some of your philosophy is classic Catholic Church philosophy which you go into some very interesting historical debates that dominated the Napoleonic wars. “Attempts to establish a social order based upon equality or consensus are doomed to fail, for they go against human nature and the natural order.” I believe that humans are accorded the right to go as far as talents, means, intelligence can take them. I also agree that we are not all equal. Some are smarter, some are faster. Some have skills that were in great demand a hundred years ago but don’t garner much today (mechanical skills).
Your advocating elected sheriffs I like. It does not seem that the city counsel, mayor thing really provides much oversight to the Police.
But great post, I just need to think through some of this stuff when I have time.
Sorry for the info-dump. I don’t post much on FR compared to what I once did; when I do post, it’s either something short and sweet for sheer fun, or a big blast like that one.
Feel free to ignore it; it’s all just my opinion, anyway.