Shame Needs To Make A Comeback

When Degeneracy Becomes Virtue

Many of the problems we face today could all be wiped off the map if a sense of shame was re-introduced to our culture.

It seems that no matter where you look, shamelessness is accepted and actually promoted. Gossip, porn, obesity, drug abuse, obsession over material possessions…these things have all been around for quite a long time.

It all starts from the beginning. At school we are brought to believe that bullying is a cardinal sin. But, what is bullying exactly?

Bullying in today’s world is considered to be any criticism of another person. At least that is how it is taught in schools, any criticism is treated like an act of aggression.

Criticism isn’t allowed, so our only option is to “be kind”.

The notion that we should just “be kind” bring us to a state of complete inaction. If we cannot speak of what is great or shame what is ugly then everything goes.

Nothing is off-limits, so we devolve into decadence.

Our internal behavioral regulator, which has been developed over the course of thousands of years has been screwed with. We have been told to disregard all feelings of shame and disgust.

In a previous article I spoke about how “be kind” is a trojan horse which has ushered in complete and utter degeneracy.

Over the past 20 years we have been flooded with “anti-shaming” propaganda:

15 Things We Need To Stop Shaming Each Other About

“Being shamed is not only a very real part of experiencing bullying behaviour, but it also a very real part of day-to-day life.

Shame can impact negatively on your well-being and self-esteem; it tells us that 'we are bad', that we should feel embarrassed of ourselves or a unique factor we might possess, that people have the right to judge us. Well, guess what? They don't.”

-Ditch The Label

For instance, fat shaming and slut shaming are thought

“Be kind” has brought us all to sit still, shut up, and watch our civilization crumble.

Shamelessness Breeds Evil

A mother recently shared that she has 4 trans kids. Yes, that’s right. Not one, but four.

The odds of this happening naturally are statistically impossible…it’s equivalent to winning the Powerball 3 times in a row.

There certainly isn’t a guide book for raising children. Ask any parent, they will tell you that they make it all up as they go.

There are lines in the sand. This mother has crossed every one of them.

Why?

She has no shame.

So, what’s next for her kids? Puberty blockers and body-altering surgeries?

Everyone stumbles, everyone makes mistakes. But, what’s more telling is how no one tried to stop her from doing this to her children. What should be her shame is celebrated like a virtue.

As humans we can convince ourselves of anything. Sometimes we need someone to point out the mistakes we are making for us to actually see it.

What comes of a society that isn’t willing to shame what is shameful?

Sports Illustrated

Decades ago people were opening up their Sports Illustrated magazines to lay their eyes on exceptional humans.

Whether it was an athlete or a swimsuit model, extreme dedication was needed to achieve great physical beauty or ability.

Well, those days are long gone. Sport Illustrated abandoned the pursuit of excellence and virtue and embraced the opposite. Now it’s suffering the consequences.

They began using fat models in their runway shows and swimsuit additions in 2017. Since then it’s only gotten worse…

Everything was swept up in the wave of transgenderism, school curriculums and magazines included. Last year Kim Petras, a transgender pop singer, was one of the swimsuit addition models.

Speaking of shamelessness breeding evil, Kim Petras was featured in Sam Smith’s song “Unholy”.

The art of each era is always a perfect exemplum of how a society is at it’s core. Decay, beauty, nihilism, passion, aggression, victory, or defeat…no matter how a society seems to be, you can always find the truth in its art.

The artists, although often hated by many, lead the vanguard of whatever societal values will soon appear in the mainstream.

Celebrities are perfectly willing to dress like women and the masses shamelessly cheer them on.

Doritos

Recently, a transgender brand ambassador for Doritos was fired for tweets about doing “thuggish things” to a minor.

Samantha Hudson, as this individual likes to call himself, has said many things which would have led to him being shamed and punished (far beyond firing) in the not so distant past.

“In the middle of the streets in Mallorca in panties and screaming that I’m a nymphomaniac in front of a super beautiful 8-year-old girl.”

-Ivan Ranedo AKA ‘Samantha Hudson’

This is merely the tip of the iceberg. The lack of shame runs deep and wide, like an underground root system it stretches to every part of our culture.

Now, ask yourself this:

Would any of this happen if individuals (and society as a whole) had a sense of shame?

Honor

Every shameless civilization, whether it wants to or not, ends up committing suicide.

Our civilization is often compared to that of the Romans and with good reason. The success and demise of our world is similar to the Romans’, but so are our people. Like the Romans, we had a keen sense of virtue and the corresponding sense of shame for a period of our history.

We used to hold a metaphysical scale of honor throughout our entire lives. Every interaction with the world could tip that scale towards honor or dishonor.

How did we (and the Romans) differentiate between what was honorable and dishonorable?

Shame.

The crippling feeling we get when we do something we know is wrong. The emotion that makes us hold our heads low and keep our eyes on the ground.

Striving for good is ideal, but our aversion to shame acts like a circuit breaker keeping individuals and society from going off the rails.

“Be this our wall of bronze, to have no guilt at heart, no wrongdoing to turn us pale.”

-Horace

Pay Attention

The antidote to all of this is an awareness of oneself. When you feel an emotion, a strong or subtle emotion, ask yourself:

“Why am I feeling this?”

Each time you act in the world pay attention to how you come to feel. Any sense of meekness is a deep indicator that you have just done something you shouldn’t have.

Be conscious of your actions and the immediate biological response you receive from them. If you’re like most, you’ve been taught that your natural sense of shame or disgust are not legitimate; they don’t pass the “be kind” filter. Cast that filter aside.

If you wish to go further than that, develop your own moral code. Create a personal code of conduct to keep you off of the path of shame.

More on developing a moral code later…

“Shame is a discipline of great power.”

-Cicero