The best way to brew coffee, and a reflection on the future of Western civilisation

/ Mike Buchanan

Every now and again a thought comes out of (seemingly) nowhere for me, the consequence of reflections deep in my subconscious.

I was brewing my second afternoon coffee using my Moka pot – why anyone might make coffee any other way is an eternal mystery to me – when the thought occurred to me. I’ve been mulling over the thought whilst enjoing the coffee, and conclude my subsconscious has been mulling over the consequences of two long-observable phenomena in particular:

  1. Western civilisation is becoming ever more feminised, ever less rational, ever more emotional. Feelings trump facts, every time. Politics – and so much else – is driven ever more by magical thinking. An example is the widely-held but demonstrably erroneous belief we have explored at Campaign for Merit in Business since 2012, that the profitability of private companies will be raised by increasing the gender diversity of those companies’ boards.
  2. The classes of people who don’t oppose this direction of travel, indeed often drive it – notably the metropolitan elites, especially the women therein – will continue to hold women in general, and specific women in particular, unaccountable, regardless of the consequences.

The thought that occurred to me was this:

The decline of Western civilisation is underway. Its collapse is both inevitable and irreversible.

Have a nice weekend.

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9 thoughts on “The best way to brew coffee, and a reflection on the future of Western civilisation”

  1. Good to see you’re in a good mood, Mike. ; )

    BTW, I have a moka pot exactly the same. Same brand, too. I also have a Le Creuset cafetiere. Stoneware, and very heavy. Probably not suitable for women.

    I also have a briki, for making Greek coffee, though nowadays I use it for making cocoa. The little boy in me likes seeing it froth up.

    Have a nice day.

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  2. Dear Mike,  I do agree with you.  It seems life is getting more difficult and these are very dark times we are living in.  What is frustrating me the most is no justice for victims of narcissistic abuse.  The victim narrative works in more in favour for women as opposed to men.  UGH!! Have a nice weekend. Sincerely,  Barbara Whetton 

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  3. Hi Mike – Your observations on the trajectory of western civilisation and the root causes struck several chords at once!! The psychologist Joost Meerloo wrote a book in the mid-1950s – ‘The Rape of the Mind’ – in which he described the methods of thought control which were were currently being used by authoritarian states. Magical Thinking features prominently. Meerloo and George Orwell probably knew one another through their wartime work for British intelligence. Orwell utilised his experiences to write a work of fiction in ‘1984’, and Meerloo wrote this factual work. Both seem to have been utilised as a playbook for the feminist gaslighting we see all around us these days.

    As companion volumes to Meerloo’s ‘The Rape of the Mind’, I’d heartily recommend ‘The Master & His Emissary’ by Professor Iain McGilchrist. He details what can happen when the power-hungry (and oestrogen-sensitive) left brain is given too much of the power it seeks. Much of that behaviour we see all around us has its roots in female ressentiment.

    The other companion volume is ‘The Rape of the Male Mind’ by Michael Steane. It gets to the root of how Pandora’s Box was opened. Quote: “Our big mistake was to give women the vote. After that, the modern male tragedy became inevitable. When women got the vote, they became the majority of the electorate. Politicians at odds with each other on every other issue fell over each other to pander to the female vote. These politicians, being men, did not understand what women want, and (convincing themselves that they were modern un-sexist men), wantonly gave away men’s rights. These are not the rights women want, but they are the rights men need. Thus, men have been impoverished, while women have not been enriched.”

    This process began at a time when nearly all politicians were male – slowly, but surely, like a ship running down a launch way. The chains which slowed it down – the male checks & balances – are all but lost. Now, with a preponderance of feminist politicians (of both sexes), that magical thinking can run amok…crew members of forced ‘equality’ vying to guide a mammoth, rudderless vessel which will take everyone down with it when it hits the rocks.

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    • Thanks for the book recommendations! I’ve read the Gilchrist book. It’s a brilliant, satisfying read. My recommendation is to look up the good professor on YouTube, before you read the book. There are videos of interviews he has given, presentations, and so on. He explains the main points of his thesis very well. If you then go on to read The Master and His Emissary, you will find yourself understanding it in a deeper way. His latest work, The Matter With Things, looks interesting too, though I haven’t read it. I have a few other books to get through first.

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  4. There are a lot of little things in our society that I recently grouped uder the term “promoted false to fact.” These are the small matters of everyday living. I believe they add up to a general disquiet and discomfort, mostly subconscious.We are used to advertising being anything but truthful: except in the most direct of statements, it doesn’t have to be. Regulars to this site and others that concentrate on fact will be well aware that most things we hear against men and boys are false, as are most of the things we hear about womens’ victimisation. Standing in the chemist recently, I was looking at a stand-up poster clearly intended for customers, promoting some medical product. At the top in bold letters are words to the effect of “This information is for medical personnel only” — a clear lie, as the information is promoting a product.

    On the wall at the same chemist was an A4-sized notice to do with breast cancer; it caught my eye because of the inclusive language “free screening for everyone.” But the small print made it clear that if you are a bloke — men do get breast cancer, and are prone to it if they have pseudogynecomastia (excess chest fat) — then you are not part of ‘everyone’. The ‘everyone’ seemed to be because it is offered to foreigners and illegals.

    I bought some packaging recently to post things to people. Five special envelopes sold for posting light items. They came with a slip explaining that they are not suitable for anything, no assurances, almost saying they are not to be used!

    I can go on and on and bore you all. Look around with a critical eye and you will see them. These things that are stated but not to be relied upon: well, what is real, then? No wonder western civilisation is getting neurotic.

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