When of one mind, Janus' views
form a composite of his two main sides. He attempts to consider issues with care and thoughtfulness, though he remains biased towards Christianity and Western
traditions. Outsiders might call him a Conservative, but in fact he is a Fundamentalist in that he promotes the Christian values that raised Western civilization to its peak.
One of the faces, looking to our right and called Patulcius, is the headstrong and determined side of Janus, tending to authoritarian ideals. Patulcius looks to history and upholds the traditions of
Christianity and Western civilization, and the well-being of Western nations. Patulcius sees world events as a struggle between divine and demonic
forces.
The other face—the easy-going, more open-minded, left-facing Clusivius—dislikes authority and prefers a more individualistic outlook. Clusivius looks to the future and contemplates changes. While
Christian, Clusivius takes an interest in the well-being of other civilizations as well as the Western. Clusivius tends to believe that elitist conspiracies play a major part in world events.
When possible, the complete Janus seeks to form a synthesis of the two sides when making a decision. At other times Janus allows any differences to stand without resolution. But now and again the two sides must battle one another until one side wins Janus' acceptance.
Tending to sensationalize, and sometimes to hyperbolize, C. F. van Niekerk over-analyzes any number of subjects from mundane minutiae to the great philosophical questions of life itself.
Katáxiros, the parched one, alone and adrift at sea, yet ever rowing ahead anyhow, sometimes weakly and sometimes vigorously, thirsting after God through the Orthodox Christian Church, contemplating the ways of the Lord, recognizing that while he is inadequate to the task, he must press ever ahead. Katáxiros writes about matters pertaining specifically to the Orthodox Church.
Barzillai Alpheus Bozarth claims to be a 19th Century man marooned in the 21st Century after a failed experiment in inter-dimensional travel. Not at all impressed with the wonders of our time, he would give just about anything to return to his beloved world of "horse manure and civilized etiquette". Barzillai writes historical observations and pores over old books and documents.
We don't know what to make of the Wanderer. He walks in with the moon and rolls out with the wind. He uses no name; the smells of rank sweat, dirt, and smoke mark him as much as anything. He's always near, but never close. Heedless of human ideals and bounds, he stands unyielding for honor on the ground. He's practical to a fault when he's not romantic to even greater fault. He says little, but when he does finally speak, we listen up. The Wanderer is our lawman of final resort. By hook or by crook, he sees a job done, just don't ask how. Frankly, we're a little afraid of the Wanderer.
Nature can be cruel to mankind.
If Concussus had his way, nature would be crueler yet. Concussus tends to arrive at the blackest of times, when humanity seems the most despicable.
Diabolus, the devil's advocate. Sometimes we are tempted to embrace the evil world that we despise. Diabolus is there to encourage us in this folly. Fortunately a rare visitor here.
Clusivius:
Should anyone be surprised that the US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal for privacy against the NSA?
The justices without comment Monday rejected an appeal from a privacy rights group, which claimed a secret federal court improperly authorized the government to collect the electronic records.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed its petition directly with the high court, bypassing the usual step of going to the lower federal courts first. Such a move made it much harder for the justices to intervene at this stage, but EPIC officials argued “exceptional ramifications” demanded immediate final judicial review. There was no immediate reaction to the court’s order from the public interest group, or from the Justice Department.
The NSA has publicly acknowledged it received secret court approval to collect vast amounts of so-called metadata from telecom giant Verizon and leading Internet companies, including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Yahoo and Facebook.
The Supreme Court has lately developed a taste for rejecting controversial cases without comment. Perhaps American conservatives should be thankful for this. Should the justices choose to actively take these cases, they would likely rule in favor of the Establishment position, as they did with Obamacare and the Arizona immigration law.
But even if the Supreme Court had ruled to end the NSA spying, there is no chance that the NSA would really dismantle its enormous surveillance systems and cease its spying on every phone call, every e-mail and web transaction, and ultimately every electronic communication throughout the world. They’ve got too much invested and have too little accountability.
This is all a farcical reaction to the exposure of the NSA by Edward Snowden. The Establishment won’t seriously back down.
The American people must learn to live with a government that keeps a constant eye on its citizens (and on non-citizens in foreign countries). Like pets or livestock, the people must be tagged, tracked, fenced-in, and hand-fed for our own protection and well-being. We, as a people, have certainly come a long way in just a few years towards the acceptance of police state intrusions and hand-outs from our benevolent masters.
FINES ET INITIA 
Brittius
/ 19 November 2013Reblogged this on Brittius.com and commented:
Predicated only upon the Court believing people are incapable of their own safety and protection. As an infant will only want to suckle the teat, solid food consumption is an acquired necessity. Self defense, defense of family, defense of nation, all are threads of security and safe in a greater fabric of American society. An all mighty government will only lead to all mighty corruption and tyranny.
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Janus
/ 19 November 2013You’re absolutely correct, Brittius. The question is: are there enough people who don’t want to live under the smothering teat of government to make a difference in the near future? 🙂
People are waking up more and more, so there is still plenty of reason to hope.
Thanks again, Brittius!
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