Listen now | One of the ideas emergent in the dissident right is the tactic of having "No Enemies to the Right." Many are trouble by this. Should they be? Is this something Christians can embrace?
That is a good question. The challenge is that conservatives will likely have to take a step back before going forward. In terms of conventional politics, it would likely mean the breakup of the Republican Party as a start. Once the right finds an organizing core, whether in conventional politics or outside of it, people will garner around this core if it has the strength and wisdom to oppose the regime properly --not so much by opposing it per se, but by doing the right thing-- then it will be able to draw those willing to live within its boundaries on its terms. In many ways, because the left is about breaking down boundaries, the path forward will be the reestablishment of proper boundaries. For those willing a place will be found. The rest will either be homeless politically and ideologically or will drift into the arms of the left. I suspect the later, knowing the culture. I think persecution is coming and those who are persecuted will be marked as the ones the regime fears. This will give them a power and strength they lack now, I think.
I did question that myself, but I want people expanding their idea of "theology." I use the term more in the sense of Christian thinking about the world through the lens of their faith without limiting themselves to choosing either philosophy or theology or biblical proof texting. The idea is to create a fluid whole in which we think about the world "theologically." Does that make sense?
How would NETTR address those on the so-called right (who are actually left due to naivety)? Would they be loosely embraced or something else?
That is a good question. The challenge is that conservatives will likely have to take a step back before going forward. In terms of conventional politics, it would likely mean the breakup of the Republican Party as a start. Once the right finds an organizing core, whether in conventional politics or outside of it, people will garner around this core if it has the strength and wisdom to oppose the regime properly --not so much by opposing it per se, but by doing the right thing-- then it will be able to draw those willing to live within its boundaries on its terms. In many ways, because the left is about breaking down boundaries, the path forward will be the reestablishment of proper boundaries. For those willing a place will be found. The rest will either be homeless politically and ideologically or will drift into the arms of the left. I suspect the later, knowing the culture. I think persecution is coming and those who are persecuted will be marked as the ones the regime fears. This will give them a power and strength they lack now, I think.
This is a remarkable piece, sir. I'll digest it for some time, just as I do everything else you write.
I have one question. Why did you use the word Theology instead of another word like philosophy?
I did question that myself, but I want people expanding their idea of "theology." I use the term more in the sense of Christian thinking about the world through the lens of their faith without limiting themselves to choosing either philosophy or theology or biblical proof texting. The idea is to create a fluid whole in which we think about the world "theologically." Does that make sense?