I wish I could apologize for the noisy downstairs neighbors.
(I came across the "Liberals", "liberals" thread")
They aren't aware that the nation is fast become that rustic, ignorant backwater that de Tocqueville journalled about.
(I came across the "Liberals", "liberals" thread")
They aren't aware that the nation is fast become that rustic, ignorant backwater that de Tocqueville journalled about.
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wish I could apologize for the noisy downstairs neighbors.
(I came across the "Liberals", "liberals" thread")
They aren't aware that the nation is fast become that rustic, ignorant backwater that de Tocqueville journalled about.
(I came across the "Liberals", "liberals" thread")
They aren't aware that the nation is fast become that rustic, ignorant backwater that de Tocqueville journalled about.
Sparano contro l’ingresso di una discoteca in zona corso Como: notte folle a Milano
https://www.europesays.com/it/258716/
Notte piena. Un’auto senza targhe passa davanti alla discoteca Tocqueville dell’omonima via in zona corso Como a Milano.…
https://www.europesays.com/it/258716/
Notte piena. Un’auto senza targhe passa davanti alla discoteca Tocqueville dell’omonima via in zona corso Como a Milano.…
Sparano contro l'ingresso di una discoteca in zona corso Como: notte folle a Milano - Italia
Notte piena. Un'auto senza targhe passa davanti alla discoteca Tocqueville dell'omonima via in zona corso Como a Milano. Dall'abitacolo sparano verso
www.europesays.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sparano contro l’ingresso di una discoteca in zona corso Como: notte folle a Milano
https://www.europesays.com/it/258716/
Notte piena. Un’auto senza targhe passa davanti alla discoteca Tocqueville dell’omonima via in zona corso Como a Milano.…
https://www.europesays.com/it/258716/
Notte piena. Un’auto senza targhe passa davanti alla discoteca Tocqueville dell’omonima via in zona corso Como a Milano.…
How Terrorism Ends by Audrey Cronin SIGNED 2009 1st ed 2nd print HCDJ
There are two things a democractic people will always find very difficult; to begin a war and to end it. - Alexis de Tocqueville
There are two things a democractic people will always find very difficult; to begin a war and to end it. - Alexis de Tocqueville
December 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
How Terrorism Ends by Audrey Cronin SIGNED 2009 1st ed 2nd print HCDJ
There are two things a democractic people will always find very difficult; to begin a war and to end it. - Alexis de Tocqueville
There are two things a democractic people will always find very difficult; to begin a war and to end it. - Alexis de Tocqueville
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
The boyfriend (Canadian) is taking a class on American history and I was reminded of Tocqueville. Might just nerd out and read the best writing on American politics ever.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The boyfriend (Canadian) is taking a class on American history and I was reminded of Tocqueville. Might just nerd out and read the best writing on American politics ever.
dat zijn iig De Telegraaf, EW, Wynia's Week, WNL, EO, De Nieuwe Wereld, De Nieuwe Denktank, X, Tocqueville-netwerk, CIDI. Met verpakte en soms minder goed verpakte invloed van Rusland, maar ook Musk / Trump (en via Trump weer Milei).
2.8
2.8
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dat zijn iig De Telegraaf, EW, Wynia's Week, WNL, EO, De Nieuwe Wereld, De Nieuwe Denktank, X, Tocqueville-netwerk, CIDI. Met verpakte en soms minder goed verpakte invloed van Rusland, maar ook Musk / Trump (en via Trump weer Milei).
2.8
2.8
"Dodo, dodo, dodo, dodo, Fah fah fah fah Fascism. We are the goon squad, and we're coming to town..." (with apologies to the modern De Tocqueville, David Bowie)
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Dodo, dodo, dodo, dodo, Fah fah fah fah Fascism. We are the goon squad, and we're coming to town..." (with apologies to the modern De Tocqueville, David Bowie)
I didn't want to be an immigrant. I was forced to be an immigrant. Alexis de Tocqueville, the French writer, said that the powerful and the happy never go into exile. He was right.
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I didn't want to be an immigrant. I was forced to be an immigrant. Alexis de Tocqueville, the French writer, said that the powerful and the happy never go into exile. He was right.
“Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends” ― Alexis de Tocqueville
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends” ― Alexis de Tocqueville
You're an American. We have been characterized by unreasonable optimism since Crevecoeur & Tocqueville.
December 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
You're an American. We have been characterized by unreasonable optimism since Crevecoeur & Tocqueville.
«Temo que los hombres acaben amando la igualdad y la seguridad más que la libertad.». Tocqueville.
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
«Temo que los hombres acaben amando la igualdad y la seguridad más que la libertad.». Tocqueville.
Alexis de Tocqueville is turning in his grave.
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Alexis de Tocqueville is turning in his grave.
Alexis de Tocqueville - The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. #QuoteBot
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Alexis de Tocqueville - The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. #QuoteBot
Ook Lex Hoogduin (genoemd bij Tocqueville netwerk ook) is een bezoeker van DNW. Deze openlijk FvD steunende econoom is vz. van NLe (pro-Russiche) Mises Instituut en heeft invloed bij de partijen FvD, PVV, SGP, JA21, BBB en VVD,
Ook dat baart mij - met de huidige formatie-onderhandelingen - zorgen.
Ook dat baart mij - met de huidige formatie-onderhandelingen - zorgen.
Wie is Hoogduin:
Econoom direct te liëren aan FvD en het NLe Mises instituut (hij is vz) dat het zgn. ‘libertatisch’ gedachtegoed uitdraagt en voor ‘vrede’ is.
Hondenfluiten voor FvD gedachtegoed en Ruslandpropaganda.
Het enige doel: Europa onstabieler maken.
‘Precies dat van de VVD’.
aldus Y.
Econoom direct te liëren aan FvD en het NLe Mises instituut (hij is vz) dat het zgn. ‘libertatisch’ gedachtegoed uitdraagt en voor ‘vrede’ is.
Hondenfluiten voor FvD gedachtegoed en Ruslandpropaganda.
Het enige doel: Europa onstabieler maken.
‘Precies dat van de VVD’.
aldus Y.
December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ook Lex Hoogduin (genoemd bij Tocqueville netwerk ook) is een bezoeker van DNW. Deze openlijk FvD steunende econoom is vz. van NLe (pro-Russiche) Mises Instituut en heeft invloed bij de partijen FvD, PVV, SGP, JA21, BBB en VVD,
Ook dat baart mij - met de huidige formatie-onderhandelingen - zorgen.
Ook dat baart mij - met de huidige formatie-onderhandelingen - zorgen.
A European working with Americans on clean energy in 2025: “I often feel like I’m somewhere between Tocqueville and Borat — impressed by American innovation, but puzzled by the anti-science politics that seem to hold it back.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A European working with Americans on clean energy in 2025: “I often feel like I’m somewhere between Tocqueville and Borat — impressed by American innovation, but puzzled by the anti-science politics that seem to hold it back.”
Democracy demands clarity and discernment. The real question is not whether moral and intellectual authority exist, but how they are measured and esteemed. A healthy democracy depends on an informed public with the courage to seek the truth. #Surge4Democracy
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Democracy demands clarity and discernment. The real question is not whether moral and intellectual authority exist, but how they are measured and esteemed. A healthy democracy depends on an informed public with the courage to seek the truth. #Surge4Democracy
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
December 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
Too slow of a crumble but
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Too slow of a crumble but
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
This is Tocqueville, by the way
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is Tocqueville, by the way
Right, but my point is: there are plausible generalizations to be had that apply to both. I'd _hope_ that statistical methods would confirm their observations. There's a fair bit of political science that checks up on observations of Plato, de Tocqueville, etc. in that way.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Right, but my point is: there are plausible generalizations to be had that apply to both. I'd _hope_ that statistical methods would confirm their observations. There's a fair bit of political science that checks up on observations of Plato, de Tocqueville, etc. in that way.
Neocons never tired of quoting Alexis de Tocqueville. He shaped how they saw society—as a single civilization in which politics and culture, economics and morality, democracy and spirituality were all fundamentally inseparable. (Atl.)
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Neocons never tired of quoting Alexis de Tocqueville. He shaped how they saw society—as a single civilization in which politics and culture, economics and morality, democracy and spirituality were all fundamentally inseparable. (Atl.)
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." -Alexis de Tocqueville
I'm sure they all read Tocqueville.
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm sure they all read Tocqueville.
Sources :
1 - David Graeber, Dette: 5000 ans d'histoire
2 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3 - Joseph Henrich, The WEIRDest people in the world
4 - Tocqueville, De la démocratie en Amérique
5 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
1 - David Graeber, Dette: 5000 ans d'histoire
2 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3 - Joseph Henrich, The WEIRDest people in the world
4 - Tocqueville, De la démocratie en Amérique
5 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Sources :
1 - David Graeber, Dette: 5000 ans d'histoire
2 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3 - Joseph Henrich, The WEIRDest people in the world
4 - Tocqueville, De la démocratie en Amérique
5 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
1 - David Graeber, Dette: 5000 ans d'histoire
2 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3 - Joseph Henrich, The WEIRDest people in the world
4 - Tocqueville, De la démocratie en Amérique
5 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
non-conformisme, culpabilité, esprit analytique, fidélité à des valeurs plus qu’à des relations, individualisme… Ceci avec les conséquences négatives que l’on sait : besoin anxieux de se distinguer, narcissisme, hubris, et ce sentiment de solitude dont parlait Tocqueville (4) :
December 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
non-conformisme, culpabilité, esprit analytique, fidélité à des valeurs plus qu’à des relations, individualisme… Ceci avec les conséquences négatives que l’on sait : besoin anxieux de se distinguer, narcissisme, hubris, et ce sentiment de solitude dont parlait Tocqueville (4) :