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by prezjordan 2025 days ago
Anyone who writes [0]

> Not all humans are born the same, of course, and the innate character and intelligence of some is more suited to mastery than slavery. For others, it is more suited to slavery.

should be disqualified from having his works shared here. I'll pass.

[0] https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2009/07/why-carlyle...

2 comments

"Aristotle said that some people were only fit to be slaves. I do not contradict him. But I reject slavery because I see no men fit to be masters." -- C.S. Lewis

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/393200-i-am-a-democrat-prop...

Yes, he said that 2300 years ago. Yarvin said it 10.
I was going to share that exact quote. And I think I'm going to believe Lewis more than Moldbug...
Gack. How did you wade far enough into that pretentious twaddle to find that quote?
Know your enemy as they say!

But in all seriousness I find it important and necessary to do due diligence before throwing big claims around like I did - if you can stomach it.