Who Came First: Civilization or the State?

Man’s Original Home, the Garden,
Was the Beginning of Civilization

Reading through, The Left, The Right and The State (Rockwell Jr., L.H. LvMI. 2013.), I came across this curious statement: “…the law of association is a fact of human existence whether or not there is a state. Indeed, the foundation of civilization itself precedes the existence of the state” (Rockwell Jr., Llewellyn H.. The Left, the Right, and the State (p. 253). Ludwig von Mises Institute. Kindle Edition.).  If civilization came first then when did the State arrive and what impact did it have on civilization? As a Christian I believe the Bible gives man insight to answer the fundamental question I posed in the title of this blog as suggested by Mr. Rockwell’s statement. Let us explore this assumption. Continue reading “Who Came First: Civilization or the State?”

Locusts: Devouring Civilizations

Lowly Locust is Innocuous Singly
But as a Horde its Bitter Legacy is Death

In my last post (Islam: Illogic of Contradictory Dualism) I made reference to Islam being as the locusts of Joel (De 28:49-51; Pr 30:27; Joel 2:1-11; Re 9:1-11). I would like to explain this in greater detail in this post. First, we need to understand that Islam is not the religion of coexistence! It is popular today to join hands in solidarity with Muslims but this is done in either absolute ignorance of the sacred writings of Islam (Quran, Sira, Hadith) or in dhimmitude with Islam {semi-slave state of humiliation to further the goal of Islam}. Continue reading “Locusts: Devouring Civilizations”