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Who is and who isn't

What kind of man makes it through Hell Week? That's hard to say. But I do know—generally—who won't make it. There are a dozen types that fail: the weight-lifting meatheads who think that the size of their biceps is an indication of their strength, the kids covered in tattoos announcing to the world how tough they are, the preening leaders who don't want to get dirty, and the look-at-me former athletes who have always been told they are stars but have never have been pushed beyond the envelope of their talent to the core of their character. In short, those who fail are the ones who focus on show. The vicious beauty of Hell Week is that you either survive or fail, you endure or you quit, you do—or you do not.


Some men who seemed impossibly weak at the beginning of SEAL training—men who puked on runs and had trouble with pull-ups—made it. Some men who were skinny and short and whose teeth chattered just looking at the ocean also made it. Some men who were visibly afraid, sometimes to the point of shaking, made it too.

Almost all the men who survived possessed one common quality. Even in great pain, faced with the test of their lives, they had the ability to step outside of their own pain, put aside their own fear and ask: How can I help the guy next to me? They had more than the "fist" of courage and physical strength. They also had a heart large enough to think about others, to dedicate themselves to a higher purpose.

from the Wall Street Journal

What I'm Reading Now...Apollo's Angels by Jennifer Homans

What I'm Reading Now...Greg Rucka's The Last Run

Jumper in Navy Wool w.Party Colours

What I'm reading now...Ellen and Edith by Kristie Miller

Why we need an aristocracy...

What is the difference between the Aristocratic and the merely expensive?

Iron work on Riverside Drive and 81 street,nyc,ny

What is the difference between the Aristocratic and the merely expensive?

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Poll Results:

Poll results would indicate we have work to do before the American people would accept an Aristocratic form of Goverment...

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Tie for upcoming school

What kind of person do we want to attract to the AMP? part 4 The King of Elfland's Daughter,by Lord Dunsany

From:The King of Elfland's Daughter,by Lord Dunsany;...And away rode Alveric out of the village of Erl with his company of adventurers behind him;a moonstruck man,a madman,a lovestruck lad,a shepherd,and a poet. And Alveric made Vand,the young shepherd,the master of his encampment,for he deemed him to be the sanest amongst his following,but there were disputes at once as they rode,before they came to make any encampment;and Alveric,hearing or feeling the discontent of his men,learned that on such a quest as his it was not the sanest but the maddest that should be given authority.So he named Niv,the witless lad,the master of his encampment;and Niv served him well,till a day that was far thence,and the moonstruck man stuck by Niv,and all were content to the bidding of Niv,and all honoured Alveric's quest.And many men in numerous lands do saner things with less harmony.

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Why an aristocracy ? part 2 Revisiting Narnia

Again from "Revisiting Narnia" "Lewis's decried certain trends in the educational system of his day for teaching that emotional responses to imaginative texts and beauty in poetry and nature were purely subjective and revealed no truth. It is in making the imaginative knowing of myth,fairy tale and heart's desire out to be mere dream and play.If our dreams and play are mere fun and fancy,then our deepest wishes and desires for life can just as easily be reduced to nothing,to an allusion or projections of our own psyches.

Why an aristocracy ?

From "Revisiting Narnia:Fantasy,Myth and Religion in C.S.Lewis's Chronicles"How can you tell a copy from an original? Lewis's answer of all fairy tales:look to the desires of the heart.Nature abhors a vacuum;it would never evolve in us a desire that could not be fulfilled.Hunger is not proof that a man will eat,but it is proof that food exists somewhere in the world. If there was no food,people would not need it to survive.In the deepest desire of our hearts,we long for our lives to matter,for beauty,for love and life to have purpose and meaning.We long for life to be like magical fantasy and our most favorite movies.We desire these things because the desire can be fulfilled.Why do we long for fairy- tale lives where we are Princes and Princess of the realm?Lewis would say it is because we are already children of the King."

What kind of person do we want to attract to the AMP? part 3" Dare and to Conquer:

Again,from the "Dare and to Conquer: David Sterling (founder: SAS)..."engage in the never ending pursuit of excellence,maintain the highest standards of self-discipline in all aspects of daily life;tolerate no sense of class,all ranks to possess humility and humour.They compose an enduring personal code as well as core instructions for any demanding venture."

What kind of person do we want attract to AMP? part 2

We want our members to have a "heightened sensitivity to the promises of life,as if he were related to one of machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away",an "extraordinary gift for hope" a "romantic readiness" all quotes from A Great Gatsby,F. Scott Fitzgerald

What kind of person do we want to attract to the AMP? To Dare and to Conquer:Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations,from Achilles to Al Qaeda By Derek Leebaert "

From To Dare and to Conquer:Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations,from Achilles to Al Qaeda By Derek Leebaert "The qualities of self-command-discipline,from within-a sense of proportion,respect for the rest of the world,even when one seeks to do it harm-are to be found among all superior fighting men,just as they are among good people in general,perhaps in the demanding professions."

What is the American Monarchy Party ?

AMP is a different kind of party,for a different kind of American.An American who realizes the limits of democracy,that democracies (we at AMP call it" mobocracies") perishes,when the citizens vote themselves a pay raise.This blog will explore what an American monarchy would look like,how it would govern,it's economy,it's constitution,the roles of the rulers and the ruled.Who are the rulers,rights,the role of charity,and the care of the poor,the old,and the in- firmed,taxes and laws.What are it's limitations,it's advantage's over a democracy? What would it's public buildings look like(I shall draw examples...)The site will be a mix of the serious and the light-hearted. Our slogan shall be"vote for us for really cool clothes and really cool guns(I'm thinking Pulitzer prints,Huntsman suits,with Sigs and Glocks) There will be a-lot more as time goes on...

This is the blog for the American Monarchy Party