Author Topic: Trickster Bruces Videos (Read 1378 times)

BTNYC · « **on:** August 13, 2014, 12:54:53 AM »

Trickster Bruce's little video series - and his overall ideological bent - strongly remind me of the "Placido Pax" satire video series created by former CI member Alphonsus Jr:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3SN98ZoGCPoR0Heatzg9rQ

1st Mansion Tenant · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2014, 01:06:50 AM »

umm.... those videos are by Trickster? Not funny or enlightening, just annoying. I dunnno, maybe it's European or Canadian humor of some variety that I just don't get. (Kind of embarrassed for him...)

BTNYC · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2014, 01:39:01 AM »

Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant

umm.... those videos are by Trickster?

Er, no... Alphonsus Jr... As per the "life imitates parody" bit in the title.

Humor is, of course, somewhat subjective. I find the Placido Pax videos to be hilarious because they're such a spot-on satire of typical Novus Ordite errors and hypocrisies.

As it has to do with the Crisis in the Church, it's really a gallows humor of the darkest kind, but Modernist absurdity lends itself so naturally to comedy...

And laughing at this kind of absurdity is the next most logical reaction to it... right after weeping.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2014, 02:00:32 AM »

His Taj Mahony tour was pretty good, but "Placido" is just annoying. He must have a really dull morning commute. : )

(Is that Jitpring?)

trickster · « **Reply #4 on:** August 13, 2014, 08:01:28 AM »

Quote from: BTNYC

Trickster Bruce's little video series - and his overall ideological bent - strongly remind me of the "Placido Pax" satire video series created by former CI member Alphonsus Jr:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3SN98ZoGCPoR0Heatzg9rQ

Hi BTNYC... I checked out Placido Pax; what an interesting character.. I only listen to two videos and he employs an interesting method in underlining the unreasonable attacks on traditionalists.

Have you listen to the rest of his video's - if so, what is your overall sense of his message,?

bruce

trickster · « **Reply #5 on:** August 13, 2014, 08:06:13 AM »

Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant

umm.... those videos are by Trickster? Not funny or enlightening, just annoying. I dunnno, maybe it's European or Canadian humor of some variety that I just don't get. (Kind of embarrassed for him...)

Hi 1st Mansion Tenant, are you referring to my videos or Placido Pax (Alphonse Jr)'s videos?

If you are talking about mine, your opinion is yours and it is valid and I respect it. The purpose of my video's is to focus a discussion on Traditional Catholicism (which I find very rich) and indigenous spirituality. Hence I talk about inculturation etc.

These videos' are not scripted, they are pretty spontaneous thoughts, because part of what I am doing now is to learn how to use my camera and so forth. I hope to create a video-blog which will approach subjects in more of a systematic manner.

As an example, i want to do video-blogs on the writings of the popes in relation to the context, background, purposes and what the encyclicals say and how they relate to the world, and in particular our times.

But for now, I am strictly an amateur, putting my thoughts out there; people are free to listen or move on to the next posting. It's all good in my mind.

Bruce

trickster · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2014, 08:08:02 AM »

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Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant
umm.... those videos are by Trickster?

Er, no... Alphonsus Jr... As per the "life imitates parody" bit in the title.

Humor is, of course, somewhat subjective. I find the Placido Pax videos to be hilarious because they're such a spot-on satire of typical Novus Ordite errors and hypocrisies.

As it has to do with the Crisis in the Church, it's really a gallows humor of the darkest kind, but Modernist absurdity lends itself so naturally to comedy...

And laughing at this kind of absurdity is the next most logical reaction to it... right after weeping.

I agree with you BTNYC on that assessment of Alphonsus Jr.'s videos.

Bruce

BTNYC · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2014, 08:20:43 AM »

Quote from: MaterDominici

His Taj Mahony tour was pretty good, but "Placido" is just annoying. He must have a really dull morning commute. : )

(Is that Jitpring?)

Yes, Jitpring. I'd forgotten his CI handle.

I imagine his commute gives him time to ruminate about these things and making the videos is cathartic for him.

There are worse ways to vent the very justifiable anger that the Modernist Crisis naturally elicits.

Lighthouse · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2014, 11:51:25 AM »

Trickie:

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But for now, I am strictly an amateur, putting my thoughts out there; people are free to listen or move on to the next posting. It's all good in my mind.

Bruce

Yes, that is the problem. It's not "all good"--some of it is bad. Much the same argument is advanced in favor of the availability of pornography: one can always change the channel. Once obnoxious, wrongheaded moral opinions are allowed to flourish, the weeds overtake the flowers.

One does not arrive at truth by continuous compromise. The result is lukewarm and polluted mashed potatoes. And we all know what happens to the lukewarm.

BTNYC · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2014, 02:01:00 PM »

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Hi BTNYC... I checked out Placido Pax; what an interesting character.. I only listen to two videos and he employs an interesting method in underlining the unreasonable attacks on traditionalists.

I note your use of that qualifier and interpret it to mean that you believe there are "reasonable attacks" on Traditionalists? Would your post defending and promoting the error of Feminism be an example of such a "reasonable" attack on Traditionalists?

If so, have a look again at the responses you garnered. We oppose and abominate your advocacy of error, not because it is an affront to Traditionalists, (i.e. ourselves), but because it is objectively false, and is objectively harmful to society, to persons, and to souls, and is objectively offensive to Almighty God.

You've wrongly framed the argument as being between Traditionalists and those who attack us. That's a relativistic and man-centered understanding which totally leaves God and Objective Truth out of it. That is unfortunate, but not at all surprising coming from a Novus Ordite.

Lex orandi, lex credendi applies for both good and ill, after all.

trickster · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2014, 02:06:09 PM »

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Trickie:
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But for now, I am strictly an amateur, putting my thoughts out there; people are free to listen or move on to the next posting. It's all good in my mind.

Bruce

Yes, that is the problem. It's not "all good"--some of it is bad. Much the same argument is advanced in favor of the availability of pornography: one can always change the channel. Once obnoxious, wrongheaded moral opinions are allowed to flourish, the weeds overtake the flowers.

One does not arrive at truth by continuous compromise. The result is lukewarm and polluted mashed potatoes. And we all know what happens to the lukewarm.

You misquote me Lighthouse, the "its all good" statement referred to my comfort with the poster disagreeing with me.

Would you care to define what arguements in the video that I make can be applied to pornography? Where am I being obnoxious, wrongheaded, etc. In short where is my thinking "the weed". You make pretty broad statements that are more labels than authentic critical analysis.

The teachings of Christ cannot be compromised; what can be compromised is our understanding of those teachings. Can you guarentee me that you have a direct link to the brain, mind and heart of Jesus of Nazareth when he walked among us or when he functions as the Christ?

what needs compromise or conversion is our understanding (which we are all limited in), fundamentalist interpretation of church teaching and then imposing that understanding on the world is the real problem or crisis in the church. You seem to confuse integrity with humility and charity at least in the posts that I have seen written by you.

Bruce

BTNYC · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2014, 02:32:11 PM »

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what needs compromise or conversion is our understanding (which we are all limited in), fundamentalist interpretation of church teaching and then imposing that understanding on the world is the real problem or crisis in the church.

A damnable Modernist lie. Anathema sit.

14. Hence, too, that meaning of the sacred dogmas is ever to be maintained which has once been declared by Holy mother Church, and there must never be any abandonment of this sense under the pretext or in the name of a more profound understanding.

May understanding, knowledge and wisdom increase as ages and centuries roll along, and greatly and vigorously flourish, in each and all, in the individual and the whole Church: but this only in its own proper kind, that is to say, in the same doctrine, the same sense, and the same understanding.

First Vatican Council, Session III, Chapter IV, 24 April, 1870

Lighthouse · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2014, 03:35:58 PM »

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The teachings of Christ cannot be compromised; what can be compromised is our understanding of those teachings. Can you guarentee me that you have a direct link to the brain, mind and heart of Jesus of Nazareth when he walked among us or when he functions as the Christ?

Yep, Modernism on a stick. No, I can guarantee you nothing. But the Church can.
Sure, it's all "understanding". Given the right "understanding", I can maintain that BBs are cannonballs. Well, I'm not buying what you are selling. If you are proclaiming that there is no truth that is not compromised by interpretation then you seem to have absorbed your Kant, Hegel, and the other German idealists rather deeply.

There are clear cut facts that the Church presents. You just don't hear them, and have given up to the thought that everything is subjective.

"Functioning as the Christ..." No. Church teaching and His proclamation is that He IS Christ.

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"..its all good" statement referred to my comfort with the poster disagreeing with me.

Well no, I did catch that part of it. When truth challenges lie, you have no concern with which one wins?

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Would you care to define what arguements in the video that I make can be applied to pornography? Where am I being obnoxious, wrongheaded, etc. In short where is my thinking "the weed". You make pretty broad statements that are more labels than authentic critical analysis.

You would prefer to think they are "labels" because you think everything is a "label". I'm sure your "authentic critical analysis" revolves around who is best able to handle an explanation for the labeling.

And just to remind you, you have never answered the question as to why you believe in cross-dressing and have a welcome ad for homos on your website.