Audentes deus ipse iuvat
God favors the bold ~ Ovid, Metamorphoses
While I strive to maintain a certain level of detachment and self-control that enables me to navigate the chaos of the modern world without being consumed by it, I occasionally have to stop myself from sinking too deeply into the maelstrom of negativity that the internet produces. Unfortunately, some stories are too horrific to ignore.
The recent murder of Iryna Zarutska and the assassination of Charlie Kirk are just the latest. They’re not disturbing just because people were killed—tragically, people are killed every day—but because of the sick, callous reactions they provoked. The widespread celebration of the deaths, the gloating, the lack of sympathy, the calls for more violence, excuses, and outright support of the killers over the victims have been unconscionable.
While there has never been a shortage of morally bankrupt ideologues eager to exploit tragedy for personal gain or to score cheap “political points,” these reactions have been especially reprehensible, even by today's low standards. Sinking to new lows, the perverse inversion of reality by politicians, talking heads, and activists rivals the fear-driven manipulations of COVID and the "mostly peaceful" riots of 2020.
Demons are real, and they wear human faces. We must face this reality and continually gird ourselves against these twisted mattoids—these genuinely evil individuals who seek only to cause pain and suffering out of hatred and malice. The trick is not to become like them.
"He who fights monsters," warned Nietzsche, "should see to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." (Beyond Good and Evil)
Often, in the wake of some horrific incident online, we see the words: “We don’t have to live like this.” Only if we take back our civilization—wresting it from the global elites and their useful idiots who have corrupted its schools (culture), its courts (justice), its governments (power), and above all, its churches (faith).
Prayer is essential, or else they wouldn’t be condemning it so much—but we also need action. Not violence, but a renewal of traditional principles—fealty to God, to family, and to country (pietas). America is at a crossroads, and if she cannot be reclaimed, then we must carve out sanctuaries—fortresses of faith where the flame of tradition endures. From these strongholds, rebirth can spread.
The choice is stark: surrender to the abyss, or rise with courage. If we do nothing, the demons will not stop—they will grow bolder, feeding on silence and apathy until nothing remains but ruin. But if we reclaim the inheritance of our forebears—the spirit that bound families, communities, and a people—then America can be more than a nation staggering from one outrage to the next.
This moment is not for cowards. It is for those willing to fight the decay not with despair, but with conviction. It is for those who believe, as Ovid did, that God favors the bold. And it is for those who refuse to bow to hatred, lies, and death. The hour is late, but not yet lost. Stand firm, pray deeply, and act boldly. The abyss does not decide our fate—we do. The future still belongs to those who dare.
~ By Giovanni di Napoli, September 23rd, Feast of San Pio da Pietrelcina
