Will Tanner (@Will_Tanner_1)

Teddy Roosevelt, in Fear God and Take Your Own Part (1916): “Christianity is not the creed of Asia and Africa at this moment solely because the seventh century Christians of Asia and Africa had trained themselves not to fight, whereas the Moslems were trained to fight. Christianity was saved in Eur...

"The white [South] Africans, are not originally from South Africa... They can go to where their native land is, which is probably Germany, or Holland." This is insanely incorrect 🧵👇 ...

One of the states I find most fascinating, after Rhodesia, of course, is Singapore Why? Because, it, in its undemocratic nature and drive for excellence, shows how we can escape our current decline and build a future of greatness even as decline surrounds us A short 🧵👇 ...

This is an interesting question that comes up often Why don't our billionaires build beautiful things as their Gilded Age counterparts did? Because egalitarian mass democracy neither inculcates an honor-bound duty of noblesse oblige, nor incentivizes commons protection🧵👇...

This is one of those interesting lessons you learn when you dig into what happened in the second half of the 20th century The Cold War wasn’t really about fighting “for freedom” or “against communism” Rather, it was about two anti-European powers destroying the old world🧵👇 ...

In my opinion, FDR was one of the evilest men in American history, particularly since he bankrupted the British while simultaneously aiding the Soviets with no strings attached The result was communism controlling half the world, killing tens of millions in the process🧵👇 ...

The real question is "why?" Why would the Cold War West ally with the communists to destroy a thriving republic in Southern Africa? It makes no sense, at first glance, particularly given the resources at stake But it makes a bit more sense upon close inspection 🧵👇 <span class="quote-card" data-qu...

Another thing we must learn/remember from Rhodesia's story is that most of what you have been taught about the Cold War is false While America sometimes opposed the USSR, it often used the left, NOT the right, to do so, and destroyed the old empires I'll explain in the 🧵👇 <span class="quote-card"...

For whatever reason, the concept of "inheritance" and helping children in life has exploded on here the past few days That discussion has been nonsense, as it has been the Prodigal Sons of the world arguing with the Ebenezer Scrooges of America So, I'd like to give my take🧵👇 ...