I think I have previously shared every separate question in this video except for the discussion of Trump's first week, but here's my commentary on them again.
The discussion on the Divine Right of Kings is very good. He makes the point that Aristotelian-Thomist 'mixed government' is the best form of government, but he distinguishes that from so called 'absolute monarchy'. However, he stresses that even the worst 'absolute monarch' had less power than the 'absolute republic' in which we live.
He also points out that 'democracy' doesn't actually exist and that all States are divided between the rulers and the ruled, but that in the High Middle Ages this was up front, instead of the current pretence that the people rule.
The discussion of Tomberg is fascinating. My first introduction to Tomberg was a mention in Mr Buck's Cor Jesu Sacratissimum, and I'm still doing research on him, so I cannot say whether I agree with the Chevalier or not.
He denounces a Pope he actually admires, Pius XI, for his abandonment of the valiant Cristeros, who were slaughtered by the atheistic, Freemasonic government of Mexico after they were told to lay down their arms on his Order.
As he has in many of the videos I've shared, the Chevalier talks about love of Country and how one may express patriotism for these United States without falling into the condemned heresy of Americanism. His discussion is a call to learn, know, and love your country so that you can convert it to the True Faith.
The Franco answer startswith pointing out that Franco was not a fascist, a horse I've been beating for 40+ years. As I said when I shared this excerpt, I disagree with one point he makes. He assumes that if Franco had lost the Spanish Civil War, communism would have still fallen. I have my doubts. Had the Reds won in Spain, I think all of Europe would have fallen and it would still rule Europe.
Whilst he expresses hope for the youth of the Church, he does point out their failings, including an amusing reference to sharing their (lack of) work ethic.
Trump's First Week as President 0:35 The Divine Right of Kings 9:00 Valentin Tomberg & Christian Hermeticism 13:58 Pope Pius XI and the Cristeros 18:17 Reconciling Americanism with love of Country 21:37 Francisco Franco's Fascist Regime 29:38 Is Charles Hopeful about the Catholic Youth? 34:47
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