Looking into a career in either law or academe (need advice)

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Anonymous wrote:I do not want to waste my life running for a seat that I will have very little chance of winning

Then you really don't want to make your goal to become a classics professor...

Ha!

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PaleoConPrep wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed that you don't always log in and I've got to say, PaleoCon, I would know to know what posts of yours around this board are Anonymous. I bet they would be very telling.

PaleoCon here
That's not really true. I've been logged in for most of my posts, and for those I am not I say "PaleoCon here". It's not fair to accuse me of creating bad posts anonymously.

No, not accusing you of making bad posts, just interested in what you would say if let loose in an anonymous setting with boards for Politics and Religion.

Just being nosy.

PaleoCon here
Well I'll give you an idea. Here are some words that describe me.
1. Christian ( I'm a very devout Calvinist Anglican. I believe that the Bible is the inerrant and inspired Word of God. I hold strictly to the 39 Articles of Religion and the 3 Forms of Unity. I pray out of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer every morning and evening. You could call me a traditional Episcopalian, but I don't usually call myself an Episcopalian because the Episcopal Church has gone wild, and is now an apostate church. My favorite theologians are St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, J Gresham Machen, and Gordon H. Clark)
2. Classical Conservative/Paleoconservative (I'm an old-school conservative. I'm extremely socially conservative, anti-feminist, anti-multiculturalism, anti-secularism, anti-Zionist, an Isolationist on foreign policy, an advocate of replacing the income tax with a small tariff and a Protectionist on trade, Guys who have had great influence on my thinking include Edmund Burke, Robert L Dabney, Russell Kirk, Julius Evola, Dr. Paul Gottfried, Dr. Charles Murray, and Pat Buchanan )
3. Anti-Democratic (I'm as anti-democratic as one can get. I agree with H.L Mencken that democracy is a system in which inferior men dominate their superiors. I am also very influenced by Julius Evola in this regard)
5. Monarchist (My ideal regime would be a Protestant monarchical/aristocratic state, with very distinct classes. (ie, the nobility, the clergy, the warrior class/military, the merchants/white collar workers, and the surfs/blue collar workers. There would be a very small chance of mobility, but the opportunity to become a cleric should certainly be open to anyone who feels they are called to it. It would be a very socially conservative state, with the clergy having the final say in all social matters. The economy would be pretty free. However, there would be tarrifs on foreign imports
5. Preppy/well-mannered( I'm fairly preppy, but not obsessed with it. I also don't like the stereotype of the modern preppy guy. Today, the typical preppy guy is a wealthy guy who wears polos and thinks he is the best thing ever, then drinks his face off at the frat house. That;s certainly not me. I'd call myself a Classic Prep. I certainly like wearing nice clothes, and enjoy the finer things. However, I'm also very religious, and not a fan of obnoxious people who are in love with themselves. I would've fit in very well at Harvard or Yale in 1900. Brooks Brothers is my favorite brand)

And you have to be at the gym in 22 minutes?

[Anonymous]

I know that this is an old thread, PaleoCon, but I have an idea for you. If becoming a university professor doesn't work out for you, I recommend that you become a high school classics teacher at either a private Christian school or a conservative/classical charter school somewhere in an area with a low-cost of living. At the private school, you'd probably receive free tuition for your kids. At a public charter school, you would receive a better salary. Look at schools like Liberty Common School in Fort Collins, Colorado. There are areas of the country that are cheaper to live in, but this is one classical charter school that I am aware of. You could also consider teaching at a boarding school that provides free or discounted housing for faculty. I would look at boarding schools in more conservative areas of the country.

I do hope that you become more flexible in your views. My ancestors were all serfs, and my hard work paid off with an Ivy League education. I had a strong GPA at a competitive prep school (on scholarship) and aced the SAT's, outscoring many descendants of the aristocracy. Yes, it can be difficult to have such a different education than my parents and grandparents, but I would have made a very annoying serf.