Posted on 04/29/2021 12:59:54 PM PDT by PoliticallyShort
In France this week, 20 retired military generals, 80 officers, and 1,000 lower-ranking soldiers signed an open letter expressing concern over “mortal dangers” they say face the Republic. President Macron’s government has instructed the army chief of staff to discipline the signatories for inciting insurrection.
Although the signatories warn they wish to act only after the outbreak of civil conflict, Macron’s response shows the government understands the situation has already deteriorated to a point where a true coup or uprising—an event quite unlike the shambolic ordeal in Washington on January 6th—might erupt at the slightest provocation.
At the same time, the letter itself shows just what failures of statecraft and betrayals of representation run the inexcusable risk of provoking the kind of civil breakdown the signatories decry. Western governments that enable or appease self-proclaimed “anti-racists” fomenting racial hatred and hatred of country, or tolerate the growth of parallel societies based on beliefs and practices hostile or irreconcilable toward the regime, will increasingly find their survival at stake. We present the letter here in a translation by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. It is a cautionary tale for what could happen in America if our own ruling class continues to attack and betray our foundations. No one, least of all us, wants to see America pushed to the point at which civic tensions break into civil war. But we at The American Mind do, however, want to warn all Americans that history and reason show our government’s present path leads only to grievous consequences. No race or caste must stand supreme in America, but rather our principles, our laws, our people, and our way of life.
The letter was written by a former officer, Jean-Pierre Fabre-Bernadac. Its lead signatory was Christian Piquemal, who previously commanded the Foreign Legion.
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Thank you for posting this. I wanted to see exactly what this letter said.
i like this quote as used by the open letter:
As Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Belgium, once said: “When prudence is everywhere, courage is nowhere.”
What scares the globalist/fascists is not that some people hold this view, but rather, that 1000+ former military are organized enough to make a unified statement.
Just like Jan. 6, the point of the fake “insurrection” narrative, and “white supremacy” witch-hunt, the capitol fence, the DOJ/FBI attack and purge on protestors - its to make a point to those who dare to organize.
Unlike France we have Article V. About time it gets used.
Prudence is used incorrectly in this sentence. Prudence does not guard against courage, it guards against recklessness. The foundation of acting on courage is prudence.
> Prudence is used incorrectly in this sentence. Prudence does not guard against courage, it guards against recklessness. The foundation of acting on courage is prudence.
Aha— thank you for the clarification.
After reading the letter, I’d say it only expresses dismay with France’s coddling of leftists and Muslims, instead of upholding the traditional values of the Republic.
When Macron calls this treason and rebellion, he is the danger to France, not the letter signers.
Not a fan of the translation. You can read the original here:
Ack! That’s the wrong link.
Here is the right one.
Unbelievable. What happens next?
The cardinal used it wrong. The book: “the four cardinal virtues” by Josef Pieper is a good read and does a great job of explaining the virtues from a historic and Christian perspective. The virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance are rarely what society has come to think of them.
I think Cardinal Mercier was employing a less common usage of the word, comme ça:
4 : caution or circumspection as to danger or risk.
He wasn't suggesting that prudence *guards against* courage, but simply reminding us that even excessive caution is not sufficient to drive the danger away. For that next step, courage is required.
Ok, Thanks. That makes sense.
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