Synthesizing the Great Awokening - Lecture 7 

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As will any ideology which attempts to bypass objective truths of various kinds on a large scale. Chaos is the inevitable result when all laws and boundaries are taken away. Lack of order leaves us with only will to power and violence to settle our differences. Nietzsche knew this and embraced it.

Yes, yes, yes--the Right has violence too. But do you really think that that isn't labored on enough in the mainstream society. Blacks are 7 times more likely to assault Whites than vice versa. Two New Jersey state council members were assassinated last week. So stop with the false equivalency. That said, a conservative untethered from the Christian moral compass IS a legitimate concern that needs to be discussed. All in due time. First things first, let us tackle the main devils in our society in their appropriate order of danger.

Hahahahah, I am stunned at the comment threads for this series. Are all the viewers old Boomers? Do you NOT understand what they say about you is orders of magnitude worse. The good professor has said nothing sinful and therefore has nothing to apologize for. Wake up.

Haha, I’m a millennial in doctoral studies! But some have noted my “old soul”. I never stated that his words were sinful or that he should apologize for anything. Did you not just read that I appreciated the series? At times the delivery (passion? Fervor?) likens that seen on far right or far left journalism that, to me, is distasteful and uncharacteristic of what I usually see on Word on Fire. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QbLR4pUCW1Q.html

You seem upset and ungrateful. The Right has been sorely lacking for decades in diving into the heady intellectual undercurrents of our society. This is a fine start as it equips the laity with a greater grasp of the cancer that is engulfing our wider society. From there, you can study more specifics. Also, "born this way" is just rationalization and, accordingly, an extension of the self-definition principle attendant in the ideologies mentioned throughout this video series. God speed.

@@justinfoard3322 Thanks for the reply. Saying I sound ungrateful may be fair, I say in a comment on the last video in the series that it is very difficult to put together a series of short lectures like this, and I should have emphasised that I appreciate the effort. I hope i am not angry but I have to admit I am a little frustrated as I think this was a good opportunity squandered. I note that you have said elsewhere that this is about History of Ideas and not Sociology and I think you are right to emphasise the difference in disciplines and I agree that a deep exploration of the intellectual undercurrents of society is a valient endeavour (I found Bishop Barron's lecture/videos on the philosophies shaping the present valuable). I don't however think this series really provides a very good introduction to these ideas, or it only does so to a much more limited extent than it might have done. To draw on my comment above, I don't for example think all 'born this way; arguments are about self-definition (though some are) and I think recognising complexity and engaging with those who legimately struggle with desires or tendencies they cannot help has enriched both Catholic thought and pastoral care without challenging the ethical foundations. Only presenting the most extreme opposing view does not seem very sophisticated to me? My major disappointment with the series though was that it was also to tell us 'The Catholic Response' and I had hoped it would present this as a real positive alternative. I am very much on board with what he was saying about the dignity of the human person and the dangers of placing group identity at the centre of things. I don't think the series did a good job in presenting the great value of this alternative which was a shame as it probably would have been more welcome to those who are unsure. Perhaps I unfairly expected too much. I would like to make one more point though. I don't think the Catholic alternative or Catholic Social Teaching can be classified as 'Right' as you seem to suggest. Some ideas on the Right surely also prioritise group identity in problematic ways especially when it comes to the Nation? Surely Catholic Social Teaching must be something different and more challenging and satisfying because of this? Thanks again