David Lindsay: Catholic Republican Thought

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

There must be some, perhaps from Venice, or from the Catholic half of Switzerland. Does anyone know where I can track it down? Very many thanks.

Catholique et Royale said...: You are not going over, are you?; 4 February 2009 18:34
David Lindsay said...: Perish the thought!

I am helping out, more than anything, on trying to come up with a Catholic loyalist critique of Americanism. I am surprised that this never appears to have been done, especially among the paleocons. But if it has been, then I am not the only person who cannot find it.

The problem that I envisage is that America was the first republic ever designed to be large. Venice was, as the Swiss cantons still are, Christianised continuations of the Graeco-Roman tardition, in which republics might have had vast empires, but they themselves were very small, and thus in every way very different from their empires (if any).

Whereas in America, of course, the republic is the empire and vice versa, with imperial expansion built into the republic's Constitution from the start.

But 1776 came before 1789. Never forget that.; 4 February 2009 18:41
Latinist said...: The SSPX is very strong in Switzerland and its Superior-General is Swiss.; 4 February 2009 18:48
David Lindsay said...: Well, indeed.

I am no fan of Lefebvrism, but it is notable that Archbishop Lefebvre was able to set up his (basically French) seminary in Switzerland, not in France.

Rumour has it that it nearly came to England...; 4 February 2009 18:50

David Lindsay