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“None of the dogmas of modern science are immutable. Gigantic factories, office buildings rising to the sky, inhuman cities, industrial morals, faith in mass production, are not indispensable to civilization. Other modes of existence and of thought are possible. Culture without comfort, beauty without luxury, machines without enslaving factories, science without the worship of matter, would restore to man his intelligence, his moral sense, his virility, and lead him to the summit of his development.”

— Alexis Carrel (via WrathOfGnon)

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Charles I of England was executed two centuries before Louis XVI was murdered during the French Revolution, yet the former’s death doesn’t hold the same weight as the latter has. People don’t have an idea how significant this turn of events was. Kings were killed before either in battle or assassinated, but it was the first time ever that one was tried and executed like a criminal.

His death marked the beginning of the end for absolutism, since kings were proven to not be all powerful and had to be obeyed. Yet Louis’ death caused shock and horror across Europe, Charles’ was more tepid in comparison possibly because most people were too busy recovering from the Thirty Years War which just ended a year before his execution.

It could be that in Britain monarchy was restored shortly afterwards while in France, the king’s death had permanent, long lasting consequences. But things were no longer the same anymore since Anglos could now choose to pick a new monarch if they didn’t like the one they had (see Glorious Revolution).

If the death of Charles was the first nail in the coffin for divine rights of kings, then Louis’ was the last.

“I die innocent of all the crimes imputed to me. I pardon the authors of my death, and pray God that the blood you are about to shed will never fall upon France.”

-Last words of Louis XVI, king martyr.

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HEY LOOK MORE CLASSWORK

We had to make a nonfiction comic (cough) detailing some sort of process. I chose the process of putting on a suit of roughly 14th century medieval armor. Uh, more or less.

The knight’s name is Maximilian and he’s doing his best

If I’d had more time I would have liked to color all of this and do more silly medieval manuscript margin doodles. Alas, I was up working on this way too late as it is.

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Tooth Infection: Can literally kill you and wreck your overall physical health. United States: Dentistry is a frivolous cosmetic luxury which we should bar the poor from having. To even have access to a dentist should be a sign of affluence akin to some forms of plastic surgery. How else will we laugh at the poor and their disgusting toothless mouths which showcase how inferior and uneducated they really are in comparison to our pearly-smiled perfection?

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Like honestly?! I’m a nurse on a cardiac surgery unit. Do you have any idea how many patients I see every year have to go through open heart surgery to get a valve replacement because they got a tooth infection that caused endocarditis and vegetation on the heart valves? It’s appalling that people have to go through such a traumatic surgery when it could have been prevented by routine dental care.

I also once had a patient lose his fucking EYE because a tooth infection migrated into his sinuses and then his eye. And of course he had shit insurance so he didn’t get seen until it was too far gone for us to be able to save his eye. We did save his life but he was left without an eye and I can only imagine how much debt for that hospital bill.

The US healthcare system is so fucking broken.

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Dentistry was the first form of medicine that humanity invented. That’s how seriously bad dental health can ruin someone’s health.

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‘Make out’ with your coffee cup using this face-shaped lid

But first, 💋 💋 💋.

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WHY.

WhhhY.

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What she says: I’m fine.

What she means: I understand the Chronicles of Narnia was at its heart a fairytale with theological analogies for children. But why did Lewis never address how they had to adapted to life on Earth again. Why does no one talk about how the Pevensies had to grow up with a kingdom of responsibilities on their shoulders, only to return to Earth and be children. Take Lucy, she was youngest and perhaps she adapted more quickly-but she had the memories and mind of a grown woman in an adolescent body. Edmund literally found himself in Narnia, he went from a selfish boy to mature and experienced man. He found a purpose and identity through his experiences to come back as just Edmund, Peter’s younger brother. Did people wonder why the sullen, sour boy came back, carrying himself like a wisened king? Did his mother wonder why he and Peter suddenly got along so well, why they spent so much time together now? And Susan, the girl of logistics and reason came back with a difference in her. She learned how to be a diplomat and ambassador, Susan the Gentle had to live to endure not-so-gentle circumstances. She had the respect she wanted, only to be just another teen girl. And Peter, he entered the manhood and maturity he so wanted. He earned the responsibility and stripes he yearned for. He learned to command armies and conduct the menial tasks demanded of a king to rule a nation. But he came back, appearing to be just anther glory-hungry boy. Not to mention the PTSD they must have struggled with. Especially Edmund. How often did he wake up in a sweat, screaming a sibling or comrade’s name? His parents believe it’s the war, but it’s an entirely different one he has nightmares about. How often did he have trouble with flashbacks and mood swings? And how many times did he and Peter sit over a newspaper or near the radio listening to reports on the troops. How often did they pour over lost battles and debate better strategies. Did their parents ever wonder why they seemed to understand flight war so well? How long was it before they stopped discussing these things in front of people? Why does no one talk about this???

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Why am i fucking crying

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Why does no one talk about how the Pevensies had to grow up with a kingdom of responsibilities on their shoulders, only to return to Earth and be children

It’s not addressed because it’s understood. It was the shared experience of the generation. You are describing coming home from World War One, battle wearied and aged beyond belief, but walking around in the body of a youth. C S Lewis went to the front line of the Somme on his nineteenth birthday and went back to complete uni in 1918 after demob.

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Not seen it with this very very pertinent addition before

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Oh man, all art really is a reflection of the society it comes from, isn’t it?

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THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY

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Truly a man of God.

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“And yet at that moment when a tree of his own creation turned against Him and became a cross, when the iron of His earth reacted against Him and became nails, when roses rebelled against Him and became thorns, at that second when a sickle and a hammer combined to cut down the weeds on Calvary’s hill to erect a gallows and drive nails through hands to render impotent the blessings of love incarnate, He, like a tree which bathes in perfume the ax which kills it, lets fall from His lips for the earth’s first hearing the answer to the riddle of hate and anger: “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”

— Archbishop Fulton Sheen, The Seven Riddles of Life