John was writing on Patmos towards the end of the first century. Most scholars would suggest that this is the last part of scripture written: let us ignore the higher criticism that states, against the evidence from the patristic texts of the second and third century, that the gospels, acts and letters of Paul were compiled late. This is the final text.

And it begins by saying that the infidel (the dogs), the idolators, the perverse, the murderers are outside the kingdom of God. It calls us to repentence. And that those who practice falsehood will not be there: those who use honeyed words to gain power and control over those who seek God for the shame of this world has broken them.

We should not pretend that Christ will accept all. That we can do anything. Instead, we should be looking at the stains on our garments. Though this world demands safety from such speech, for it is like a burning fire.

It was amusing – at least in part – to read several articles in the US press about how to deal with your MAGA relatives on Thanksgiving. The Planned Parenthood one (no link) was particularly amusing, full as he was with “safe spaces” and such like claptrap; but the others were not very far behind.

All of this would be merely the source of merriment, if it did not hide a danger for freedom of expression and, ultimately, for freedom tout court. The leftists are systematically using such tactics to try to silence everyone who does not think like them: from the accusations of “hate” (which is a convenient way to attempt to silence Christians) or “microaggression” (same) to the whining about “bullying” (a very transparent way to push sexual perversion in schools), all this aims at… making you shut up and accept their agenda.

Whilst the majority of such articles and whining seem to come from women, I blame men for the way the “microaggression” mentality is becoming a more or less accepted part of the discourse instead of being material for laughter and hard mockery. Women have always played the “you hurt my feelings” card and, if made in a healthy, reasonable way, this is a perfectly legitimate expression of beautiful femininity. But one would expect that, as it has always happened until the Age of Insanity, men offer a counterbalance to this and call emoting women back to reality with all the opportune firmness and, if needs be, the necessary harshness and/or mockery.

Not so in the age of the Male Feminist. The Sensitive Guy will – in the hope of finding his way in the graces of feminist women – not hesitate in espousing all that heap of passive-aggressive, manipulative bitching and call it good and holy. I think the reasoning is not only wrong and effeminate, but also counterproductive, as even feminists will – in the very rare case that they are attractive – be attracted to manly men rather than to these pathetic, grovelling manlets;

This is the lie

This is the hatred, again

This is the hatred

How did we get effete? Stickwick, commenting on the collapse of Canadian small towns as a deliberate policy of the urban elite, notes that it is because they worship fairness. We need to burn that idol.

Because it leads to hatred, censorship, and the worship of lies. It is destructive. By your fruit you are known.

I grew up in northern British Columbia, in a remote town with not much to offer but jobs in paper mills and mines. Recently, that town has become one of the most dangerous cities in Canada. It’s an epicenter of the meth trade, an international operation mostly run by Asian gangs. Drugs and gang warfare have become one of BC’s biggest problems.

Meanwhile, Vancouver is on its way to becoming an Asian city, and the average Canadian is being priced out of what is now one of the most expensive cities in the world. When Hong Kong was handed over to China, many residents fled to Vancouver, and it drove up real estate prices at an astonishing rate. A sh*tbox house in East Van — once one of the cheapest and crappiest parts of Vancouver — now goes for over $1M. How does an average Canadian live in Vancouver at those prices? He doesn’t. So, he moves to one of the surrounding areas in the Lower Mainland, but those areas are fast becoming nightmares, because of drugs and related problems.

I went to high school in a quiet farming community east of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. At that time, it was largely European with a sizable Mennonite community. In 2010, in preparation for the Olympics, Vancouver decided to improve appearances by rounding up all of its homeless and drug addicted people and sending them to the Fraser Valley. It has all but destroyed the communities there, with skyrocketing crime. Last year, a 13-year-old girl was brutally stabbed to death by a homeless man inside my former high school during school hours.

Canadians know full well what’s going on, but they honestly have no idea what to do about it. For Americans and others who are confused by this, the key is to understand that Canadians are walking paradoxes:

A) They are incredibly passive about major issues, like multiculturalism, but they get worked up over silly things (like hockey playoffs) and can be surprisingly violent over inconsequential stuff (like hockey playoffs). I saw countless fist fights on the streets when I lived in Canada. I’ve seen precisely one (1) fistfight in Texas in the 16 years I’ve lived here. Many Canadian men play recreational hockey, and it’s one of the few milieus in which the average Canadian man can legitimately express his aggression. Don’t make the mistake of thinking Canadians are entirely passive. They’re not. But it’s like all of their passion is squandered on stupid things, and they have nothing left for the things that matter.

B) Canadians are the only people in the world who can simultaneously hold two opposing opinions. There was a poll in a national newspaper a few years ago that asked Canadians their opinions about healthcare. (Canada is one of the few countries in the world to have a single-tier system with no private option.) One question asked if Canadians should have more options in healthcare, and a majority said yes. The same poll asked if they should do away with their single-tier system, and a majority said no. It was essentially the same question, just worded two different ways. It’s one of those rhetorical things where Canadians see the words “two-tier system” and react in a highly emotional way. “No two-tier system!” has been the Canadian mantra for as long as I can remember.

In Canada, it’s all about “fairness.” Fairness is a concept so ingrained in the average Canadian that they practically worship it. They worship it more than God, more than family, more than real justice, more than any other aspect of Canadian life. So, don’t be surprised if you find Canadians who are still supportive of immigration and helping refugees while at the same time worrying about the plight of the average Canadian.

Fairness is the vector. Fairness gelds us, and then we are seen as unmanly, we produce no fruit, and find ourselves censoring scripture itself because we are too scared of anger to speak truth. The final passage warns us that we are not to add to the words of this prophecy, nor remove them.

Nor leave them unproclaimed. The times are evil, and those who practice lies are in control. We need the truth of Christ proclaimed: he is coming soon. Let the liars hate, for they will be cast out.

Revelation 22:14-21

¹⁴Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. ¹⁵Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶“It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” 
¹⁷  The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” 
     And let everyone who hears say, “Come.” 
     And let everyone who is thirsty come. 
     Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.

¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book; ¹⁹if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

²⁰The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

²¹The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.

Yesterday we were walking and saw an effete lump who briefly scanned my beautiful wife and then checked me out for an uncomfortably long time. I am not pretty. I look like an orc crossed with a silverback gorilla. He is the supporter of a local archdeacon who terrorizes his flock, dividing them into those who persecute him and those who support him. As if this is the church. However, there are false prophets, and they preach pretty lies that the broken hear, and follow, believing, falsely, that this is a salve to their souls while their cultic practices damn as surely as the converged liberals.

We have to remove from our lives the lies that are easier to believe than the truth. No one said this would be easy: but the next task is to do the same in our churches.

But anything worthwhile is a struggle. Let it be as God wills, and not as we do.