Join this Memorial Day weekend episode, in which Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc explore the medieval tales of “Beowulf” and “The Song of Roland” and then talk about Patton’s role post-D-Day invasion. They first touch on some current news of Putin, Xi, Raisi, and Menendez.
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Sami needs to consult St. Augustine on the ethics of warfare; including the definition and provisions of “just warfare”.
Victor –
When you mentioned that Christians paid penance during the Dark Ages for killing Muslim attackers, are you referring to Roman Catholics?
Roman Catholicism is a separate religion than biblical Christianity. Christians separated themselves during the Dark Ages and before the Protestant Reformation from the Roman Catholic System and were punished and executed for doing so.
Yes, correct.
OUTSTANDING.
JUST WHEN I FEARED VDH WAS BOGGING DOWN IN HIS EXEGESES OF BEOWULF AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, HE THEN LAUNCHED INTO A TRULY BRILLIANT SUMMATION ABOUT THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION WITNESSED BY THE EVENTS OF THE PRESENT DAY; AND THEN AS ONLY THE MOST GIFTED LECTURERS DO, THEN TIED ALL THE VARIOUS SEEMINGLY DISCONNECTED THREADS TOGETHER INTO AN UTTERLY SUPERB CLIMAX.
AS A FELLOW HISTORIAN AND LECTURER I CAN ONLY BUT STAND IN AWE…
Your articles never fail to captivate me. Each one is a testament to your expertise and dedication to your craft. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world.