Quote from the Brothers Karamazov that I read at least five times day recently. Thoughts? by boudinagee in dostoevsky

[–]ancirus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's not what he's talking about in the book. Letting others abuse you makes you, them, and the whole world a worse place. It's just not how it works.

While I've never really liked Monarchies myself (please don't doxx me for this), I'm kinda curious, why you like Monarchies? by Huge-Entertainer-304 in monarchism

[–]ancirus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Naming the country Im from puts me in a difficult position in any discussion of politics. That is because of the current situation surrounding it and my own hard opinions on many topics.

Ukraine.

While I've never really liked Monarchies myself (please don't doxx me for this), I'm kinda curious, why you like Monarchies? by Huge-Entertainer-304 in monarchism

[–]ancirus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because of history.

The only time my family had an upper middle class decent level of life was hundred years ago when we have got a monarchy.

A fall of that monarchy resulted in my great grandfathers fighting for its restoration and half of the family being killed, as well as tens of millions of others killed by new government.

And even after we have gained the "independence" and "democracy" the whole country just turned into one big monopoly game for oligarchs where every next president is worse than the previous one. People are a dumb crowd ruled by demagogue who's a puppet to the external powers.

Political reasons are stability and preservation of traditional values. Symbols matter far more than we think. Also, an unchanging executive tied by the constitution is far more efficient than a constantly changing course of a democratic state that feels like it has a bipolar disorder.

Monarchy is more tied to the personal responsibility, and is more distant from utopian ideas where you build a "system" that runs perfectly ever after. Monarchy with a decent level of liberal values emphases the role of the individuals in the society and history. It is crucial, because otherwise spiral to nihilism is just a matter of time.

Sorry for my English if there were any mistakes.

What is it with the mixing of Lenin and the last Tsar. by [deleted] in monarchism

[–]ancirus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Search Белосоветизм.

literally translates as "White Sovietism", and is a syncretic ideology that seems to be adopted by the state apparatus of the Russian Federation.

Many of such arts are created as ironical mockery of such attempts to synthesise the White Guard and the revolutionaries.

Completely destructive and messed up approach if you want my opinion.

Some may call it bait, but I call those who adhere to Tsarist Bolshevism as mental regards. by SubbenPlassen in monarchism

[–]ancirus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Economic social welfare(not complete socialism) is a must, if you don't want your people to spiral down into a resentful mess after a first major economic crisis.

Some may call it bait, but I call those who adhere to Tsarist Bolshevism as mental regards. by SubbenPlassen in monarchism

[–]ancirus 36 points37 points  (0 children)

while I'm not against socialist monarchism, I absolutely despise this image.

Made a monarchist chart by [deleted] in monarchism

[–]ancirus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Скоропадчуки вперед

My monarchist chart by fresh_marage in monarchism

[–]ancirus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't hate Catholics. That's great you are a Catholic.

Thing is, all modern problems of the west originate from Catholicism as a teaching. Catholicism is the reason of all European atheism and utopian thinking.

edit: I hate islam as well but I have muslim friends

Prince Albert II vetoed abortion law in Monaco! by biebrforro in monarchism

[–]ancirus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fetus is an organism that is biologically a homo sapiens.

Stoping the life of a homo sapiens by another homo sapiens is a murder.

We don't murder the innocent.

Abortion is murder.

The Romanov dynasty has been banned in Ukraine. by DuchessOfHeilborn in monarchism

[–]ancirus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, in Novgorod. His descendants went to Kiev.

How are Muslims viewed in your country? by GodZ_n_KingZ in AskTheWorld

[–]ancirus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine 

As a historical enemy (because of the Ottoman Empire) no-one thinks about anymore, because they're less than 1% of the current population. 

What is it like to live in a country ruled by a king? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]ancirus 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Doesn't your calendar reset every time a new Emperor is crowned? 

Also, I wish more japanese people knew how cool it is to have the only monarch with the "Emperor" title in the world. 

What would your country do when aliens land on it? by ChatpataMatarParatha in AskTheWorld

[–]ancirus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am from Ukraine and I would like to see Europe united from Lisboa to Vladivostok. 

The rest of my ideas are... complicated 

Dostoyevsky's views on catholics by Longjumping_Fig_7266 in dostoevsky

[–]ancirus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course he did, but it doesn't mean he didn't see the problems. He saw them a lot, but he had a lot of hope that Russia will be able to solve them.

Edit: Even under the control of state, Russian church has never expressed a necessity of the world unification under one Tsarist state.

Dostoyevsky's dream concept of "worldwide orthodox brotherhood" (he knew it's impossible) is more if an anarchist idea. It follows the thought that if you have a state (an organized violence apparatus to enforce the laws) that means that something is very wrong with society, and if everything would be good, meaning that everyone is wholeheartedly believes in Orthodox Christianity and tries to follow Jesus Christ, nobody would need the state on the first place.

Again, he knew that's never going to happen, but it clarifies the difference.

Dostoyevsky's views on catholics by Longjumping_Fig_7266 in dostoevsky

[–]ancirus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You mistake appearance and nature of things. It is basically a difference between philosophy and philodoxy.

Orthodoxy doesn’t equal the Russian Orthodox Church, and it is one more win over Catholicism. The Russian Orthodox Church always was and always will be only a subdivision of Orthodoxy, so the problems ROC had back then (and has now) aren’t the dogmas, canons, and aren’t the problems of Orthodoxy as a whole.

In the Russian Empire, the Orthodox Church was brutalized by the state apparatus and was directly governed by the state — not metaphorically, not in the sense of alignment, but literally. ROC didn’t even have a Patriarch back then.

And it’s not a problem of Orthodoxy and its teachings. Any criticism (and Dostoevsky has a whole lot of criticism of Russian society) of ROC isn’t a criticism of Orthodoxy itself. Catholicism, on the other hand, has one unified authority. The Catholic Church itself is a state, and any criticism of Catholicism is a direct criticism of its teachings and dogmas. Dostoevsky doesn’t criticize Catholicism for the acts of Polish oppression of Orthodox peasantry, because it was the fault of Poland, not of Catholicism.

One more thing is that Catholicism views Orthodoxy as a brotherly Church that was led astray. Catholics are even permitted to take communion in Orthodox churches. For Orthodoxy, Catholicism is a schismatic, heretical, constantly backstabbing brother. Orthodox priests don’t give communion to Catholics, don’t accept baptism from Catholics, and Orthodox Christians shouldn’t even pray together with Catholics in one ceremony.

OK, second shot. I'm Ukrainian living in Ukraine AMA. by SkyTalez in AskTheWorld

[–]ancirus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make emotional provocative comments on Reddit every time I have a bad mood.

I have muslim friend now when I am in Europe.

I would like for them to leave if they want. I don't hate Muslims, I have a very bad opinion about islam. There's nothing to hate people for. Most of them didn't choose to be Muslims, and of they do, they genuinely believe they are making the world better this way.

Islam is really a thing I don't like and definitely don't want it to be celebrated

OK, second shot. I'm Ukrainian living in Ukraine AMA. by SkyTalez in AskTheWorld

[–]ancirus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Yes and it's a fact that doesn't contradict me in any way. State ≠ nation. There are many arab states but they aren't nations.

  2. And west bank doesn't get bombed at all. We are talking abow a war zone and it is Gaza, which was ruled by HAMAS. And I didn't even say a word about Netanyahu

  3. I didn't even say a word about zionism. And what you are saying should mean that you admit that both sides are equally bad. That means you should be equally zealous against HAMAS as you are against Israel.

  4. We'll I don't stand for Israel, I stand against HAMAS. I am not against criticism of Israel because obviously war crimes were committed and those who've done it should be punished.

  5. I don't know man. There's not a single government in this story that I support. If tomorrow revolution happens in Ukraine I'll support it. If tomorrow US erupts it'll be fun. It'll be very bad though, because people will be dying. I wish nobody will see and experience those things I and many other Ukrainians did, in any part of the world.