The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Even the dialectically materialist children’s books of my Soviet youth nurtured the idea of an “animal kingdom,” the realm where the lion was tsar. Presumably this autocrat ruled in consultation with his ministers, other imposing mammals like the elephant and the buffalo, and of course the principal temptation for a youthful intellect was to arrange the whole planetary zoo on the lines of the Table of Ranks introduced in 1722 by Peter the Great, whereby every citizen held a civilian rank corresponding to its military equivalent.
It seems our new Chief of Staff of all the armed forces, one Milley, has come out in favour of teaching Critical Race Theory at West Point and has endorsed other “woke” opinions and initiatives. Who is this disgrace to every person who has ever died or suffered in arms for America in the last two centuries?
In this episode Dr. Fleming and Stephen take on “SpeedLearn,” which the Village Authorities pretend is about education when it’s really all about propaganda. Join us as we discuss: -The educational phenomenon of 100% entry, 100% pass -How our modern “vaccine” regime is analogous to SpeedLearn -Another sendup of modern art -Who was Frederick of Austenburg and when was the Treaty of Adrianople -WHY?
America is supposed to be a republic with democratic elements. The republic part, such as the electoral college, the Senate and Supreme Court, limits the excesses of democracy. The democratic element is that, if the people really want something over a reasonable period of time, they’re supposed to get it.
An excerpt from the 2021 Fleming Foundation Summer Symposium from Dr. Fleming’s lecture, “ Boethius, Failure and Success”. Lectures are now available for download at the website store for a limited time introductory price of 99.00.
Dr. Trifkovic reflects on 50 years since the publishing of Jean Raspail’s Camp of the Saints.
Life is rife with disappointments, none more bewildering, perhaps, than the crash of adolescent illusions. Ever since the distant days of youth I have had a soft spot for the nostalgia of the Russian gypsy song, those early twentieth-century laments that, rather like a gypsy fortune teller, seemed to foretell the impending loss of our homeland and of our liberty.
Long ago when Trump first took office, I advised him on Fleming Foundation to fire all his generals. Including the admirals. Instead, he packed them into his administration: Gen. Mattis, Gen. Kelly, Gen. McMaster. The only good one, Gen. Flynn, got railroaded by Trump’s own “Justice” Department, then later exonerated.
In this episode, Dr. Fleming and Stephen confront the doubling of #6 to #12. Subjects include: -Mind reading as a gateway to the occult -The feeling of reality when your identity is in question -Dr. Fleming’s father’s left-handedness -Dr. Fleming’s take on second chances To prepare for the following episode, watch “The General.”
Dr. Fleming explains to Rex, Foreign policy, Diplomacy and the fish or cut bait theory
