Theme: Civilization

By Moritz Bierling

THE ISLAND FORTRESS OF ENGLAND, THE CULTURAL FORTRESS OF GERMANY

GERMAN DUTY

1. landed aristocracy surrounded by (potential) enemies

2. imperative: bind all existing resources on the territory (even sub optimally) to the overall socio-political unit to prevent its use by hostile actors

—> tends to discount material prosperity; put a premium on strong social cohesion as a defensive strategy against external threats

3. emphasis on duty of every individual to contribute to the group, its cohesion, and overall martial progress, with the state as an expansion of the nation’s will

4. Create maximal inter-operability between any individual and the group through strong cultural equation, cultivation of individual value in relation to the group, and strong hierarchies of authority

BRITISH LIBERTY

1. Landed aristocracy surrounded by a natural fortress (the sea)

2. Build up maximally productive individuals to retain independence from the larger Socio-political unit so as to preserve individual agency as defense against a corrupted (parasitical) government

—> tends to discount group agency; put a premium on distributed ability for revolt as defensive strategy against internal threats

3. Insistence on individual responsibility and self-sufficiency as well as the ability to separate from the state as necessary (desired), leaving open the option to confederate with others for exploitation of opportunities or in defense of existing capital against internal (and sometimes external) threats

4. Create maximal inter-operability between individual and the market through strong individual ability, cultivation of individual productivity, and fluid continuous formation of hierarchies for the exploitation of arising opportunities

The British benefited from a natural fortress and therefore have had a huge historical discount on defense allowing to engage in their fantasy of liberty without duty. They’ve been able to leave commons construction up to the individual aristocrats for that reason.

Bill Joslin

So the task at hand really boils down to a merging of Germanic and Anglo strategies.

Joel Davis

Bill the strategies have already been merged.. They call it “America”.