When discussing the experiment of the Mouse Utopia, which, again, to recap, was completely faked, probably tried various habitats to get the results that fit with his preconceived notions (Calhoun’s Mouse Utopia) a friend suggested perhaps the mouse utopia suggested that having everything handed to you and not having to struggle.
That I know this was never suggested as the meaning of Calhoun’s Utopia. Though, honestly, that’s probably only because they never thought of it, since the left, where he definitely was, love to claim that prosperity makes you weak and decadent.
It’s nonsense. If anything what the Mouse Utopia shows is that it’s a really bad idea to get captured by an alien species that sets up what they think is utopia for you and in the process stress you to a breaking point.
Most of the behaviors associated with “decadence” or in Calhoun’s mind, “overpopulation” are in fact stress behaviors, from over-grooming to infanticide to the entire issues the mice displayed.
For the mice, of course, is was being held captive by an alien species that dictated their every living condition.
For us…
Well, Russia tried very hard to convince us that it was because we were so wealthy. Think about it, the lie might even have been aimed mostly at their people. The USSR couldn’t give them food, it couldn’t give them even basic necessities. It certainly couldn’t give them luxuries. And even right after WWII with the rudimentary technology of the time, it was impossible to completely keep out that we were richer, happier, more free than they could ever hope to be.
This needed to be dealt with, and was, by convincing them that any aberrant behavior, any problems in our society were because of how rich we were. Wealth causes decadence, donchyouknow?
That of course filtered back here, partly because their useful idiots were… idiots. And were all through our society. Even as late as the eighties, in Charlotte NC, I remember reading some brain damaged journalist who had spent time in Russia, extolling how wonderful the ridiculously simple, stupid cartoons in Russia were compared to our cartoons. Because they were simple, of course, and stripped down. As someone who, after the revolution, endured a lot of programming from behind the iron curtain, I’d like to point out this was an exercise in self deception and insanity.
Of course (I don’t need to tell you) over here it hooked into our Puritan roots and a certain very strange idea that being rich is — somehow — sinful. Oh, there is a certain twist of that in all Christianity. It’s not real, meaning it’s not actual good doctrine, but it’s what people tend to get when they fixate on rich and camels and eyes of the needle and such and don’t look at the deeper meaning.
The end result of that is the whole idiotic idea that good times create weak men and hard times create strong men.
No, they don’t. As what remains of the Soviet Union, the various corrupt always on the edge of starvation South American banana republics, and the perpetual sh*t show that’s Africa can attest, what hard times create are … weasely men, slippery men, men who are lawless and shelfish and cruel. Hard times create barbarians, even if sometimes barbarians wear suits and ties. If Putin is your idea of a strong man (as opposed to a political strongman) you might be confused.
So, what caused the symptoms of degeneracy and decadence in the west? Which have worsened exponentially in the last half century?
Well…
Some decadence you shall always have with you. Look, people can find themselves purposeless and be of the kind that breaks at any level of wealth. Or we wouldn’t have such stories dating back what must have been dang near close to the Neolithic.
But mostly?
Mostly what seems to cause the symptoms of society coming apart? I.e. the men become drunkards (and gay), the women become whores, crime goes through the roof, children are destroyed (or never born)?
Being occupied.
It’s the way a culture comes apart when it’s been invaded and occupied by an alien culture.
But, you’ll say, this has never happened to us, ever.
Ah. What do you think happened when the socialists (national and for that matter international) captured the over culture and started trying to impose their “scientific” governance on the masses, and social engineering on a grand scale?
We’re doing all right, for having been occupied for pretty much a century now. We’re fighting back.
In the US we’re fighting harder because we have a healthy disrespect for the overculture, and because frankly disrespecting “our betters” is part of our culture.
We’re starting to win.
Heinlein believed humans — for good and ill — couldn’t be tamed. And frankly our puppet masters are not all that. They’re just Marxists.
“Were they ever really intelligent? By themselves, I mean? I don’t know, and I don’t know how we can ever find out.”
Fortunately, we don’t need to. We just need to remember not to let them manipulate us — the only thing they’re actually good at — and keep in mind that their cultish beliefs are not scientific and are not superior and bring about hell on Earth.
Communists bring about hard times. Stop them and thrive. There is no virtue in poverty and decadence.
BLOG FUNDRAISER 2025
Five more days. Four? Well, I took the 14th off, so this will go on through the nineteenth. sorry.
Yes, I know it’s a nuisance. And I’m not going to claim that if I don’t get enough money I’ll shutter the blog because we all know I won’t. It will on the other hand make it harder to do this on weekends and holidays when my husband objects to my sitting up late or getting up early to put up the post. Which is fine. I’ve survived it for near on 20 years. I’m not going to wilt.
I’m just going to say every blogger to the right of Lenin has paid the price in career, in wealth, in prospects. And that keeping us poor and meek is a great way to serve as a warning to others who would speak out. If you want to nullify the “warning,” consider donating.
And thank you to everyone who donated.
For this year, I’ll (merely) give you ways to donate.
The Give Send Go is still active. (And to the person who compared me to Jerry Pournelle, G-d bless you.)
There is also paypal. Yes, I removed the button from the side (though I’ll return it) a couple years ago because they were threatening to fine people for badthink. Whether that was entirely organic or part of the Autopen administration it’s open to debate. They were being very enthusiastic about forcing everything from social media to everything else including debanking. At any rate, I think it is safe to use a paypal link for the next four years. Give or take. (Look none of these services are pure. We use what we can and seems safe at the time.)
So, here’s the paypal link.
While on that, yes, the address in Las Vegas is still available:
Sarah A. Hoyt
Goldport Press
304 S Jones Blvd #6771
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(Note this is a drop box. Please don’t send perishables that will be damaged by heat. If you want to send something out of the ordinary, contact me first. I’ll figure out antoher place to send it where things won’t be damaged and I can retrieve it. And if you want to give me physical stuff, it might be best to catch me at a con. (Younger DIL says I have do do more cons. Sigh.)
And please, please, please do not send either a multitool of any kind of learning center for Indy. The cat with hand-paws and the engineer mind who yes indeed does understand English is already enough trouble as is.
And I’m THIS close to having the first third of NML ready for an earc. THIS close.
Bear with me. (Why yes, the sinus infection is TRYING to come back. I’m fighting it.)