I am not sure about the context in which he said that, but if I had to venture a guess it would be along the lines of the 20/80 model. 20% of people doing 80% of the work in society, contrasted with 20% of people collecting 80% of the fruits of the labor. And those 20% who do all the work and those 20% who collect all the fruit of the work not being nearly the same people. In other words, too many people who they reap what they don't sow.
Also, in the context of Distributism, I think he was of the view that everyone ought to have capital, at least enough upon which to survive. He was very upset at the thievery of the Reformation, in which the Monastery land was stolen by the aristocracy-this land was the English ‘social welfare system’ of the time. Also, the people’s commonage, on which they used to farm their necessities, was stolen by the aristocrats-hence More’s comment: ‘Sheep are eating men’. This all plunged the common people of England into a hopeless poverty from which they still suffer. What was done to the English was done worse to the Scots and was worse still done to the Irish. Through the Land League of the nineteenth century, the Irish broke the power of the aristocracy which Chesterton delighted in.
Yes, I've heard of this, very dirty. Communists did the exact same thing. Never heard of the land league before, thanks for informing me. It was clearly another class struggle. It seems like it has always been a class struggle. Certain people keep taking and taking until they go a step too far. It also doesn't surprise me at all that Aristocrats took the land from the poor. They are all too often part of the parasite class that collects the benefits of society but doesn't actually provide a service to society. I wonder what kind of fruit that creates in one's life. Jesus literally taught servant leadership. I guess PLXIV took his name partially because of Rerum Novarum. We will see what happens.
The average 30-year mortgage rate rose 8 basis points to 6.66% this week through Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac data, hitting its highest level since the end of July 2025. https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/mortgages/article/mortgage-rates-just-hit-their-highest-level-in-a-year--and-may-be-headed-higher-mortgage-and-refinance-interest-rates-today-thursday-july-30-2026-100000591.htm Speaking of the mark of the beast.
I just read Animal Farm by George Orwell. Well worth reading. Looking to read something similar or along the same lines if anyone has any recommendations?
Recommendations, Brave New World by Huxley (1932). It's on the same level as these classics, or even more famous...
Frightening scene in Spain that has been unfolding on X all day. An invading army of Morrocan migrants, there are thousands, mostly young men. Lord have mercy on this poor community. Once they make it to the mainland they will have access to the Entire EU. Sadly, this is similar to what occurred at our open borders during the Biden Administration when Venezuela emptied out their prisons into the US. This is the front page of ABC, a major national Spanish newspaper published in Madrid. "CEUTA INVADED"
It gets crazier, the king of Morocco pardoned 3k criminals yesterday and today they are storming Cueta. https://x.com/i/status/2082862265053708473 The population of Ceuta is 100k and allegedly 80k Moroccans crossed illegally (of which 3000 minimum are criminals). I also read that a new law came into effect that Morrocans cannot be deported without due legal process. The government of Spain is doing nothing in response. The government of Morocco drove the invaders to the border in trucks. https://x.com/i/status/2082940334904856888 More invaders en route. https://x.com/i/status/2082858549130985918
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Another dystopian novel. Written before 1920 i believe but incredibly prophetic.
https://x.com/i/status/2083012638494081428 Praise God, the FBI is cleaning up the scams in the US. Thousands saved from human trafficking, over 15 billion recovered. They have also taken over 44k violent criminals off the streets, reducing violent crimes by over a million a year. The US is a shining light right now, at least on the domestic side. https://x.com/i/status/2083008149535990162
