Most
Louisianans are familiar with our woeful placement on the best and worst lists
of various kinds. It is a depressing
situation. However, God’s Providence has
intervened at times in other places when things looked spectacularly bleak.
Greece in
the early 20th century offers us an example of that very thing. During many of those years, she was rife with
economic problems, political divisions, and nearly continuous warfare. But in 1936 a remarkable leader by the name
of Ioannis (John) Metaxas took hold of the reins of government as Prime
Minister. What he was capable of doing
in four short years with the chaos he inherited should fill every Louisianan’s
heart with hope. Here are some of his
achievements that are most worthy of notice by our State:
-Strengthened
agriculture: ‘By 1938, the cultivable
acres of Greece had increased to 25.841.400 from 12.452.980 that was since
1922.’
Farming is
the South’s primordial economic/cultural enterprise. A leader who could arrange a large-scale
return to the land for Louisiana families like PM Metaxas would be a great
blessing, especially when so many of our rural communities have been hollowed
out by bad policies in recent years.
-Strengthened
traditional Greek culture: ‘ . . .
establishing organizations, institutions and cultural centres, most notably
Stegi Grammaton kai Technon, organized theatrical presentations for the first
time in ancient theatres, founded the national organization for publishing
school books.’
Imagine a governor
of Louisiana setting up cultural centers in major cities to promote Louisiana/Southern
heritage, as well as presses to print school books that present that history in
a positive light, as opposed to the current deluge of woke slander.
-‘Cancelled
the Greek national debt.’
This is very
much in the mold of the Jubilee year debt cancellation in the Old Testament Law
(Leviticus 25) and dovetails very nicely with the Holy Apostle Paul’s injunction
to owe no debt but the debt of love (Romans 13:8). It is also in keeping with Jefferson’s vision
of a debt-free government rather than the permanent, financialized debt of
Hamilton. Whatever debts Louisianans
have accumulated because of the unconstitutional excesses of Washington City
should be repudiated by a strong Louisiana leader, and unfunded State
liabilities must also finally be resolved.
-‘Established
protection and restoration of every archaeological artefact and monument in the
country. It is interesting to note that during wartime, Metaxas ordered the
protection of as much archaeological artefacts and monuments as possible by
hiding them underground.’
This doesn’t
need much comment. The destruction of
memorials honoring the virtues of Southern leaders is a travesty on a number of
levels. A protector/restorer of these monuments
is certainly needed.
-‘Responsible
for the Metaxas Line, one of the largest fortification complexes at the time .
. .’
Such a line
isn’t quite as important as it once was, in our age of drones, missiles, etc.,
but for keeping out large numbers of illegal immigrants and their contraband, a
series of barriers of some sort might prove necessary.
-‘Fought
against communism, which had begun expressing anti-Hellenic ideologies.’
-‘Fought
against crime and drugs. He deployed units which uncovered drug dealing
companies and confiscated huge amounts of imported drug substances. In just 5
years robberies had dropped from 82 to 13 and assassinations had dropped from
360 to 67.’
The
necessity to combat evil ideologies and crime of all sorts hardly needs comment
either, yet the lack of competent leadership has left Louisiana vulnerable to and
weakened by scourges like violent crime, drug overdoses, homosexual rights, transgenderism,
communism, atheism, the occult, and such things. There is unfortunately quite a battle to wage
in Louisiana in this regard.
-‘He
organized, educated and armed the Greek Army so well that in 1940 everybody in
Europe was amazed from its triumphant victories in the mountains of Epirus to
such an extent that the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed
“From now on, we will not say that Greeks fight like Heroes, but that Heroes
fight like Greeks”.’
This is
familiar enough to Louisianans. Such a
figure would be another manifestation of the martial spirit so prominent in
Southern life heretofore. In the fight
against criminals and other wrongdoers, that spirit will be essential.
. . .
The rest is
at https://thehayride.com/2023/01/garlington-the-good-a-single-leader-can-accomplish/.
--
Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us
sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema to the Union!
No comments:
Post a Comment