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Author: M.C. Atkins
I have six wee bairns who are all seventh-generation Henry County, Tennessee, and all from the same doe. It is the people of Henry County that I most want to reach but I am writing to Southerners generally. I am without credentials but rather dare to speak by the same authority as the little boy who cried 'The king has no clothes!' My core belief and starting point is that like everything, we humans have a nature, it is not so hard to understand, and to pretend that it is other than it is, is to jump off a cliff. Which is what we Americans have in fact done.
Let’s talk about Black Folks.
As a rule, it is safe to say that man is never able to say just anything to just anyone. There are always subjects that, for whatever reason, are taboo. Peoples, or a majority, or a sizeable minority will always have some views of things that they are just unwilling to have questioned, must less criticised, must… Continue reading Let’s talk about Black Folks.
Human nature does not change, thus history does not end. This fight ain’t over.
It has been famously said that there is nothing new under the sun. It was true thousands of years ago, and if the intervening years are any indication of the future, it will be true thousands of years from now. It is also true that there are certainly new things under the sun, such as… Continue reading Human nature does not change, thus history does not end. This fight ain’t over.
What restrains the hand of man other than love or self-interest?
Man, if allowed, will take merciless advantage of his fellow man. If you are over fifteen years old you have observed it and it is quite apparent from history. There appears to be no end to the greed or lust of man, be he the individual or the corporate body. It appears that at the… Continue reading What restrains the hand of man other than love or self-interest?
We Must Build Our Society on a Foundation of Common Sense, Not Ideas
The basis of all things human is our human nature, and we cannot escape it any more than the dog can escape his, not that it would ever occur to a dog to try. But unlike a dog's nature, our nature does allow us to consider and imagine anything whatsoever. We can contemplate our very… Continue reading We Must Build Our Society on a Foundation of Common Sense, Not Ideas
Southerners Are Truly Nice People
Years ago I went to the Co-op in Cottage Grove, Tennessee, to fill up. A grain truck was already at the pump so I pulled up behind it and waited. The driver was sitting in the cab. I kept waiting. He kept sitting. I was getting aggravated. What I did not do was honk, or… Continue reading Southerners Are Truly Nice People
How We Go From 20 to 60 in One Second
Several years ago, I was out late one night in Rome, Italy, with two brothers from Texas. Walking back to our hotel in the Forum we saw at a major and busy intersection two very angry men facing off with each other, shouting into each others' faces what must have been some very hateful Italian… Continue reading How We Go From 20 to 60 in One Second
The Inescapable Reality and Importance of Worldview
We humans are capable of imagining and believing almost anything. If there is a limit I think it is safe to say that we have yet to find it. One recurring interest for all peoples everywhere at all times seems to be a preoccupation if not obsession with time. What comes before and what comes… Continue reading The Inescapable Reality and Importance of Worldview
Institutional Power vs. the Right
Like habits, institutional power is hard to break. Power by its nature is hard to take from the possessor as he will naturally use it to retain it. Institutional power is especially hard to take because not only will institutions defend themselves, their power is granted by the collective acceptance and habits of the people… Continue reading Institutional Power vs. the Right
Metamorphosis: How the Right now perceives the Left
We Americans have always assumed a few things about other Americans, at least since that great unifying moment after our victory in WWII. We assumed that we all agree that this is the Home of the Brave, Land of the Free, and that In God We Trust. We all believed in The American Dream, the… Continue reading Metamorphosis: How the Right now perceives the Left
