Traditional wife and mother, descendant of Revolutionaries and Rebels. Be so wise and strong that you disgrace your enemies.
The Blue Ridge of Virginia
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Male language matters. If you want to understand why classic male prose is fundamentally Anglo-Saxon, look at the physical architecture of the English language. Anglo-Saxon is the language of action, boundary, and physical realityโthe domain of male classical literature. ๐งต1
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On this day in 1861 โ November 5 โ Confederate Major General Thomas J. โStonewallโ Jackson arrived in Winchester, Virginia, to take command of the Shenandoah Valley District.
Fresh from his stand at First Manassas that earned him his famous nickname, Jackson established headquarters in the town that would later become what he and his wife Anna called โour war home.โ With limited forces of militia and a handful of regulars, he faced a difficult strategic situation: Union forces held Romney to the west and threatened the Valley, the Confederacyโs left flank and vital breadbasket.
From this modest beginning grew the legendary 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Jacksonโs rapid marches, use of terrain, and ability to defeat larger Union forces in detail tied down tens of thousands of Federal troops that otherwise could have reinforced McClellanโs Peninsula Campaign against Richmond. His โfoot cavalryโ became the stuff of military legend.
Winchester and the Valley would see hard fighting in the months ahead, but the foundation of Jacksonโs fame was laid on these early autumn days when he took the field in earnest.
Remember the history.
#StonewallJackson #ShenandoahValley
#OnThisDay #WinchesterVA #ConfederateHistory
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Alice Teller retweeted
Oh, but history says this is wrong.
Man has always been the kinder, gentler, more nurturing sex. It is HE who tends the land & animals- it was HE, who braved the unknown to secure things for his brood at home, willingly giving what's his to those he loves.
Alice Teller retweeted
I donโt recognize my own state anymore. Virginia has been taken over by a satanic death cult.
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Instant classic post. teapaw.org/ArtemisConsort/status/โฆ
The White underclass is a miracle, and probably why the West has succeeded.
Thomas Frank wrote โWhatโs the Matter with Kansasโ to explore why poor Whites donโt vote for socialist policies that would (narrowly, in the short-term) benefit them. Of course he concluded it was about racism, as he was predetermined to do by his ideology.
But I actually think he highlighted an incredibly important fact: poor White Americans, uniquely among underclasses globally, donโt vote for socialism.
The typical dynamic is rich people trying to keep what they have and poor people trying to take it. But the American lower-class White does not behave this way, because he has a deontological aversion to government interference. The collection of attitudes and beliefs described as โrugged individualismโ are often assessed in terms of how they impact the individual, but I think itโs much more important to consider how they impact a nation.
(White) America has the worldโs least resentful or grasping underclass. This is a treasure. They should be preserved and rewarded. Many might be net-negative fiscally in a narrow sense, but they are hugely net-positive if you consider their votes. Trump famously said โI love the poorly educated.โ He was right to say this. Every nation has an elite. No other nation has such a high quality of virtuous common people.
Alice Teller retweeted
My eyes were opened when my old professor Clyde Wilson explained to us that Sleepy Hollow was a story of the old Dutch families resisting the encroaching Puritans.
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When the Romans met the Germanic raiders of the North Sea and Rhine, they called them Saxones, or Knife-People, after their signature seax longblades.
When the Iroquois met Virginians 1,500 years later, they called them Assarigoe, or Long-Knives, after their cutlasses.
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Fall in Dinwiddie, Virginia never disappoints. ๐
The Confederate monument stands tall in front of the historic courthouse, framed by one of the most stunning autumn displays in Southside Virginia. Red, orange, and gold leaves light up the sky behind the soldier who has kept watch here since 1909โerected by the citizens of Dinwiddie County so that the heroic deeds, self-sacrifice, and devotion of their Confederate soldiers would never be forgotten.
This view is pure Virginia. Have you stopped by the courthouse square lately to see the colors? Whatโs your favorite fall spot in the Commonwealth?
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Tanbark Ridge Tunnel - Blue Ridge Parkway mile marker 374.4- Weaverville North Carolina. Photo taken yesterday October 30th.
