Rather than submitting to sensory assault, your time would be better spent quietly preparing in three separate senses I will explain later. I won't be seeing the movie, for reasons given by my Alypius and the Gladiators.
Addendum: Why bother watching a fictional civil war scenario when the first phases of hot civil war are unfolding right before our eyes on the nightly news? We have an advantage over St Augustine: we are able to watch the collapse of civilization on television. The big disadvantage for us is that the collapse may take a nuclear turn.
So what do our pollyannish friends and neighbors do? They piss their lives away gaming, golfing, drinking and dancing, willfully oblivious of danger, feeling no responsibility to preserve the civilization that made it possible for them to live good lives up to this point, and irresponsibly ignoring the obligation to preserve it for future generations.
The worst of this bunch are those who brazenly deny the impending disaster.
Victor Davis Hanson, historian and classicist, can help you understand the gravity of the situation. Can you pay attention for eight and a half minutes?
Thank you for your link to your Substack and to VDH.
When considering all this, it is difficult to avoid the sin of despair. We will need to gird our loins and do our best to meet the challenge. While material existence is our current residence, it is not our home.
Posted by: jim reibel | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 04:59 AM
Remember, Mr. Reibel, that evil is actually very weak, because it is in rebellion against God. Evil only fluffs itself up like a scared kitty trying to appear bigger than it really is. There is no cause for discouragement, and we have every reason to be joyful, and so onward into this wonderful world !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fndZpGGuN9c
Posted by: Joe Odegaard | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 07:15 AM