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Clyde's avatar

Those were some interesting thoughts Chad, and as much as I might enjoy the full experience, I really cannot reconcile how I can upgrade to paid when I find myself struggling with even getting paid for the most trivial task. It's not that your work and efforts are unappreciated, they are appreciated... I suppose what I'm saying is that when you are too poor to pay attention, what other means is left to a man who finds himself desolate of daily need due to bureaucratic beat downs?

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Chad Crowley's avatar

Clyde, thank you for the kind words. I want to be clear: I am not here looking for handouts, nor do I lock anything behind a paywall. I do not offer different material to those who pay and those who do not. Those who support my work typically do so because they find meaning in it and want to make it possible for me to devote more time to the task.

The truth is, what I write is meant to speak to something deeper than currency. It is meant to reach those who still carry a sense of duty, of weight, and of future. I write, and I do much more besides, because I believe it matters. If you are reading, thinking, and finding something of worth in the work, then that alone is enough.

We all serve in different ways. Remaining clear-eyed and committed, even when the world makes that difficult, is no small thing. Stay steady. Stay frosty.

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Henry Solospiritus's avatar

A sparrow will tell us! The sun and moon know! The stars have foretold! The cosmos is not going backwards! The road to glory is the road to the stars!

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Henry Solospiritus's avatar

Glory!

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Clyde's avatar

That reminded me of a Latin phrase that an old friend taught me called "Per Aspera ad Astra" (Through hardships to the stars).

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Henry Solospiritus's avatar

The Cosmos doesn’t give a damn about fairness!

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Smithson Winst's avatar

What does the cosmos give a damn about? Asking for a friend.

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Clyde's avatar

So do you presume to speak for "The Cosmos"? If your assertion is true, then why do we have words like balance, harmonizing frequencies and yen and yang? Would you like to elaborate of that assertion?

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Dumb Pollock's avatar

Many people are afraid of another Lenin, but there is also Oliver Cromwell, a radical who proved to be a far superior general and “king” than any other actual king or queen in the English History. He never lost a battle or was caught by a disaster. He almost single-handedly set England to become the great power, and set the pattern for constitutional monarchy after his death. He was much more conservative and tolerant than expected, which helped restore peace and order after the incredible violence of the civil war.

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Instauration's avatar

Very good essay.

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Judith's avatar

Thank you Chad. Your words are always profoundly inspiring. I deeply appreciate your voice in our cause.

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Gabby Mouse's avatar

Peasant revolts always fail because they are concerned with immediate needs and gripes, they don't have forward vision.

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