theoldjamestownchurch

Lools like paleoconservative commentator Chilton Williamson, Jr. was on to something in his December 18 article, Crescent Moon Over Europe:

The European Union is operated by bureaucratic eunuchs incapable of thinking politically, of responsible decision, and of decisive action. Repelling the invasion of Europe requires the self-mobilization of the resistant parts of its national publics, probably beginning with the "far-right," "right-wing," "xenophobic," and "irresponsible parties" the European establishment loathes and reviles-and fears.

Some of these groups have unfortunate ties to neopaganism and neofascism. Should Europe's Christians therefore not be involved in vigilantism in order to avoid the association? I for one answer no, the presence of neopagan vigilantes should not deter Christians from organizing and patroling their communities. The European New Right may lean strongly in a neopagan direction, but there is a Christian faction as well, as evidenced by the "far-right" rising star Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, who is a devout Roman Catholic.

I would recommend to my readers the blog and books of author and military analyst John Robb, who argues that the West is entering into a period marked by the rise of "hollow" states and, consequently, the rise of "tribes" and "resilient communities" that organize locally along ideological, cultural and/or religious lines for the purpose of self-preservation. In short, Robb is saying the same thing that Williamson says in the aforementioned article: liberal states have become "bureaucratic eunuchs incapable of thinking politically, of responsible decision, and of decisive action", and that the time is coming, and now is, when the people will have to organize and practice politics by other means. This is what we're beginning to see in Europe, and as I mentioned here, it may eventually lead to a 4th-Generation Warfare-like struggle between the new tribalists on the one side and the liberal states and the European Ummah on the other. I suspect this struggle will come to North America someday as well.

The Christian church is a "tribe" of sorts, and within it are many sub-tribes. This realization is what underscores much of Rod Dreher's argument for the practice of the "Benedict Option". I would take it a step further and argue that the Church needs not only a New Benedict, but a "New Knighthood" of the sort championed by St. Bernard of Clairvaux but tailored for modern times. We need armed Christian men protecting our churches and our communities. Yes, this is a form of "vigilantism", but that word need not be a perjorative one, especially when hollow states are no longer able to carry out their intended functions, one of which is to defend the innocent. "Vigilance" is a good thing, and the saying, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" is one that resonates with many Americans. But it may also be the price of security.