About The Grumbling Times
These times are for grumbling, unfortunately.
Launched in June 2022, The Grumbling Times principally exists to serve as a repository for my thoughts. What are those thoughts? That is a good question which cannot be fully answered ahead of time. History is by far my foremost passion, and I believe it should be vital in informing present actions. In an era seemingly full of crossroads and crises, not to mention the huge influence of the ever-shifting digital realm on reality, decisions must have recourse to things that are solid, time-tested and true. The most practical solutions to the problems of our time should be founded on a developed understanding of human society and pragmatic applications of proven traditions of knowledge. This historical basis I prefer often extends to my writing about politics and culture, which is why I seldom have interest in adding to the plentiful commentary on most current affairs issues.
As of July 2024, this Substack is mainly focussed on the following projects:
Alashiyan Descent - an exploration of civilisational decline and its related sentiments through time. It may eventually extend to historical instances of renewal, but for now it has been demoted to an ongoing series in the background as I prioritise more urgent topics. In the meantime, I recommend 1177 B.C. by Eric Cline and Great Founder Theory by Samo Burja for brilliant insights into the decline and fall of civilisations through history.
Future of conservatism - since the general election, the Conservative Party to some appears to be in terminal decline. Conservatism, which the party leadership of recent decades mostly gave up its belief in, may needlessly become a victim of this result. The choices made by the centre-right during this term of opposition will determine whether it is destroyed or can reconstitute itself with a reinvigorated self-belief. The foundation of any recovery of conservatism’s fortunes must be a renewed understanding of what conservatism is and is not through its history, as well as a rediscovery of its potential for effectiveness as a governing ideology. This will be the primary focus of this Substack for the foreseeable future.
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