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Today’s Book Quote: The “Crusade” to Re-Write History

Posted: August 26, 2026 by datechguy in catholic, culture, Today's Book Quote
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Today’s book quote tackles a fact that people 100 & 500 & 700 years ago knew but has recently been re-written by those who wish the west to fail.

The huge response to [Pope Blessed] Urban’s [II] call at the council of Clermont is even more amazing when considering the cost to go on Crusade—for a knight, four to five times his annual income. Although some modern critics assert that the Crusades were focused on the accumulation of wealth, the historical record shows that the vast majority of those who took the cross suffered financial hardship as result. The certainly did not profit from it. In order to finance such an expensive undertaking many knights and their extended family sold or mortgaged their land and possessions. (emphasis mine)

The Glory of the Crusades Steve Weidenkopf 2014 page 43

I have seen the history of the crusades re-written during my lifetime and it’s always been a bit of a shock how fast the generation who thought they knew better than their parents decided to play games with history to justify their rejection of the heroes who kept violent Islam at bay.

It’s no coincidence that those same times are now allying with said Islam in order to secure political power that their numbers can’t justify.

Today’s Book Quote: Reading (was) fundamental

Posted: August 21, 2026 by datechguy in culture, Today's Book Quote
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The first of what will be a series of posts containing a passage from a book that I own that I think has significance to society as it is today:

Winston was clearly ready for intellectual stimulation, and one might expect that he would have found it in the home of a lord who was also a member of Parliament and a charismatic MP at that. Instead, the boy’s mind was fired by, of all people, Mrs. Everets’s brother-in-law, John Balaam, a senior warden at Parkhust Prison. British workman in the 19th century, undiverted by mass media, often read deeply and thoughtfully.(emphasis mine)

The Last Lion Winston Spencer Churchill 1876 – 1932 Visions of Glory (1983) Page 130

I have often wondered why and how schoolboys of the 19th century were able to master Latin and Greek while today people go to college unable to read or do basic sums. The lack of mass media and a generation of people who grew up on TV, didn’t read, and didn’t encourage their kids to read is the answer.

Thus is the wisdom & lessons of centuries of experience forgotten.

Burrito Gate vs 5 Minutes of Time and 1 1/2 Miles of Gas

Posted: August 16, 2026 by datechguy in culture, economy
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I noticed this from Bill Mahar today:

Let’s give another example that includes takeout.

Today I ordered a Pizza from Dominos a 1 topping large for $8.00 (7.99 plus tax).

Now rather than have it delivered I got in my car and drove a 1.5 mile round trip, it took me 8 minutes.

If I had a Uber delivery it would likely cost $5-$8 or more plus tip.

It doesn’t sound like much but I’ll be on Social Security in a few years and those extra 5-8 bucks won’t be an option.

So let me put it to the young folks in a way they can understand.

Take that $20 Burrito example. Let’s say the local place sells them for $4-$6 bucks.

If you don’t want to take the time to pick it up, think of it this way:

Don’t think of that $14 bucks as $14 bucks

Think of it as the amount of TIME you have to work to earn $14 bucks.

If that doesn’t get you to get it yourself, nothing will.

Repeats Under the Fedora: Fauci diaries, DeSantis v Fauci, 4th Doctor Remains Undefeated on the Powerful & the Stupid, Biden’s Tapes and let’s say it one more time

Posted: July 28, 2026 by datechguy in Always look at the bright side of Trump, Blame Trump, covid, culture, medicine, under the fedora
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It never ceases to Amaze me that people write things down that incriminate them. The Fauci diaries reveal him to be everything that people have claimed he was for quite a long time. It’s also worth noting he didn’t know that he had a pardon coming when he did.

This is what happens when folks assume their allies will have power forever, it also illustrates the difference between an “Italian” and a “Sicilian” and also an old saying that nobody does good like a good Catholic and nobody does harm like a bad one.

The diaries also not how much Fauci detested Governor Ron DeSantis who apparently was too smart to fall for a lot of his stuff.

This is one of the reasons why I supported DeSantis in the Primary over Trump as I believed that the COVID stuff and the Fauci stuff would be tied to Trump like a scarlet letter while DeSantis would be able to use the COVID business against Biden or whoever the nominee for the Democrats was.

Trump was of course able to deal with this by simply not discussing Fauci during the campaign, he learned quickly it was a loser & dropped the subject. In fairness to Trump on this subject he was born into a culture that held medical doctors in high esteem, a culture where the Hippocratic Oath had not been edited and one where the idea that a Doctor or any medical professional would give false advice to harm the nation & the people in it for fame, wealth & power was practically unthinkable.

There has been a lot said on Twitter/X about the Fauci situation but the thing that is most true is that those who have worshiped Fauci (and let’s not pretend it isn’t worship they have friggen Fauci votive candles) will completely ignore the diaries because to acknowledge them would violate their worldview & they can’t have that.

This is also why the left/media can be outraged by Donald Trump jokinkly comparing Kathleen Collins to Dylan Mulvaney without being able to say WHY they’re outraged because to say why is to admit that men who pretend to be women are not.

The 4th Doctor’s line about the very powerful and the very stupid changing the facts to fit their views remains undefeated.

Speaking of facts and views the Biden tapes are now out and it’s rather clear that the President had classified documents in his possession, knew that the items were classified and discussed them with his ghostwriter.

Look for the same media that went after Trump and supported the Mar-a-lago raid to completely ignore this or pass over it quickly, in fact I think they already have.

(see 4th doctor reference above)

Finally let me repeat something I said a long time ago on the subject of Transgenderism that I’ve been repeating for years and still bears repeating:

If a person decides they are Napoleon & decides to talk, act, & dress like Napoleon even to the point of surgery or even chemical use to make them more closely resemble Napoleon that’s on them, their problem, their delusion, none of my business.

The moment that person insists that I shout: “Vive L’Empereur!” & then tries to use local state & federal law & or cultural pressure to make me do so, then it transforms into my problem to defend my rights & I will defend those rights & not submit.

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