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Offline Matthew

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Re: Interview with Matthew, the Moderator
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2018, 02:11:55 PM »
Quote from: klasG4e on September 04, 2018, 01:44:17 PM
Thanks Matthew.  It was very interesting and uplifting to read of your background.  After reading it I was somewhat surprised, however, that you as a tradCat would say that your life philosophy is "renaissance man."  I certainly don't think Pius X or Marcel Lefebvre would have ever wanted to associate that philosophy with themselves, but perhaps I'm missing something here.  In any event, I thought you might want to at least change the wording for a different expression in so much as the Renaissance is generally thought of as the start of the demise of Christendom.


A "renaissance man" is a specific thing. I thought this was a popular term.
Ren·ais·sance man
ˈˌrenəˈˌsäns man/
noun

  • a person with many talents or areas of knowledge.
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If it WEREN'T "a thing", or if one were unfamiliar with the definition (above), one might mistakenly take it to mean "a child of the Renaissance" or something ... not true at all.[/font][/size]
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Offline Matthew

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Re: Interview with Matthew, the Moderator
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2018, 02:13:45 PM »
Quote from: Smedley Butler on September 04, 2018, 02:06:10 PM
Question: why the beard?
:popcorn:

Why not? I guess I could say it's because I'm not a low-T, beta soy-boy. On the contrary, I'm more of a high-T, alpha, meat-eating conservative. hahaha

But a more serious answer -- St. Matthew had a beard. I'm not a Baby Boomer, so I never understood the whole "clean cut/clean shaven/look like a 12 year old boy" thing. Let's just say that "clean-shaven as a virtue" is not part of my values or culture at all. I have more in common with Millennials in this regard. For me, a beard (or the ability to grow one) is a sign of testosterone and general manliness.

As my hair started thinning on top, I chose to grow a beard instead. I've had a beard about like this since 2012 or so. The beard, together with my general muscular build (I have forearms like Popeye), makes me seem scarier than I actually am. At least when I'm not smiling. I've actually never been in a fight.
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Offline Smedley Butler

Re: Interview with Matthew, the Moderator
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2018, 03:49:00 PM »
Just wondering. 

The Marines view clean-shaven as a virtue.

And tactical.
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Offline forlorn

Re: Interview with Matthew, the Moderator
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2018, 04:14:13 PM »
Quote from: Smedley Butler on September 04, 2018, 03:49:00 PM
Just wondering.

The Marines view clean-shaven as a virtue.

And tactical.
Societal views on beards change constantly, but our Lord had a beard so you can't go too far wrong with one. 
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Offline Maria Regina

Re: Interview with Matthew, the Moderator
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2018, 04:20:39 PM »
That is a very manly beard, Matthew!

My husband, a Veteran, also wears a beard.
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