Last week, I published an article on The Truth of the Peace of Westphalia followed up with the forgotten Jewish-Christian-Muslim-Confucian Alliance of the 8-9th century. The following story should be seen as a continuation of that unfolding series. It isn’t often that a generation lives through a systemic breakdown crisis. While many shallower minds are quick to lay blame to the cause of their troubles on a convenient scapegoat (1), the fact is that these sorts of systemic collapses take time and the root causes are to be found in something both more universal and more subjective.
Hi Matt, I'm a big fan of your channel on Rumble and watch all your history lessons there. I learn so much from you. 🙂
When Leibniz says the following below, I wonder why Europe can't be better geopolitical partners today than it currently is. I'm sure Britain and America have a lot to do with it being that China is a major enemy according to the West. The Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit the country of Africa and the Middle East the most. Perhaps Leibniz would have something interesting and intelligent to say about this fact. I believe it's a brilliant move by Xi to build alliances with poorer countries that the West has neglected for so long, just as Russia is.
“I consider it a singular plan of the fates that human cultivation and refinement should today be concentrated, as it were, in the two extremes of our continent, in Europe and in China, which adorns the Orient as Europe does the opposite edge of the Earth. Perhaps Supreme Providence has ordained such an arrangement, so that as the most cultivated and distant peoples stretch out their arms to each other, those in between may gradually be brought to a better way of life."
I'd like to know your thoughts in particular to China's focus on building strong trade partnerships and infrastructure alliances with other countries than Europe.
Hey James. Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I think you can guess my answer to the question re: China and Europe. If Europe is going to avoid falling into a dark age, it will be because of China's BRI and associated new system. Without that factor in play, I don't see anything capable of defeating the oligarchy's aims of general population reduction
I found this article very insightful and compelling. It allowed me to see Augustine in a way I didn’t prior to reading Matt’s article. I would also love to hear more of Matt’s insights on Alexander the Great. Alexander is a very controversial historical figure, and historians continue to make wildly different assessments of him. His conquests and the resulting Hellenistic era marked a major turning point in human history. Not to mention that he conquered most of the Middle East, a region that has been receiving a great deal of attention lately. Who knows? Perhaps something relevant to the current state of the world can be gleaned from the story of Alexander’s achievements.
Things move a little faster now, but the following clearly applies to the current globalist empire:
"What made this more complicated is that Rome had over-extended itself several times over and had little capability to maintain its international concessions with a capital that had long found itself addicted to ever greater spoils of pillage and slave labor from the subdued peoples of the world. The governing class, military leaders and administrative managers had all glutted themselves in a corrupt system of governance which had grown fat with lethargy and arrogance over the centuries."
I blame the government. And to be fair, some good people were making valid criticisms forty-five years ago. I think particularly of Dr. Ron Paul and his work in congress against the lies of the feral reserveless scam, Frank Church and his work revealing the cia and fbi malfeasance, and the house select committee on assassinations. Some of us were listening to the voices of reason while many were asleep. I used to say, "Prosperous people don't want to change much." At least we are no longer limited in that way.
Hi Matt, I'm a big fan of your channel on Rumble and watch all your history lessons there. I learn so much from you. 🙂
When Leibniz says the following below, I wonder why Europe can't be better geopolitical partners today than it currently is. I'm sure Britain and America have a lot to do with it being that China is a major enemy according to the West. The Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit the country of Africa and the Middle East the most. Perhaps Leibniz would have something interesting and intelligent to say about this fact. I believe it's a brilliant move by Xi to build alliances with poorer countries that the West has neglected for so long, just as Russia is.
“I consider it a singular plan of the fates that human cultivation and refinement should today be concentrated, as it were, in the two extremes of our continent, in Europe and in China, which adorns the Orient as Europe does the opposite edge of the Earth. Perhaps Supreme Providence has ordained such an arrangement, so that as the most cultivated and distant peoples stretch out their arms to each other, those in between may gradually be brought to a better way of life."
I'd like to know your thoughts in particular to China's focus on building strong trade partnerships and infrastructure alliances with other countries than Europe.
Hey James. Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I think you can guess my answer to the question re: China and Europe. If Europe is going to avoid falling into a dark age, it will be because of China's BRI and associated new system. Without that factor in play, I don't see anything capable of defeating the oligarchy's aims of general population reduction
Thanks for your reply, Matt. I totally agree with you. Join BRI or fall into the Dark Ages abyss. Cheers
I found this article very insightful and compelling. It allowed me to see Augustine in a way I didn’t prior to reading Matt’s article. I would also love to hear more of Matt’s insights on Alexander the Great. Alexander is a very controversial historical figure, and historians continue to make wildly different assessments of him. His conquests and the resulting Hellenistic era marked a major turning point in human history. Not to mention that he conquered most of the Middle East, a region that has been receiving a great deal of attention lately. Who knows? Perhaps something relevant to the current state of the world can be gleaned from the story of Alexander’s achievements.
Thank you for the amazing work, Matt!
Things move a little faster now, but the following clearly applies to the current globalist empire:
"What made this more complicated is that Rome had over-extended itself several times over and had little capability to maintain its international concessions with a capital that had long found itself addicted to ever greater spoils of pillage and slave labor from the subdued peoples of the world. The governing class, military leaders and administrative managers had all glutted themselves in a corrupt system of governance which had grown fat with lethargy and arrogance over the centuries."
Sounds familiar 🤦♀️
I blame the government. And to be fair, some good people were making valid criticisms forty-five years ago. I think particularly of Dr. Ron Paul and his work in congress against the lies of the feral reserveless scam, Frank Church and his work revealing the cia and fbi malfeasance, and the house select committee on assassinations. Some of us were listening to the voices of reason while many were asleep. I used to say, "Prosperous people don't want to change much." At least we are no longer limited in that way.