๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ?
The media on either side of the political spectrum are trying to make the discussion on whether this is, or isnโt, a lack of respect for the American people and congress โฆ but I believe the core issue lies in the slow death of our rituals and traditions.
Just as beauty is something we pursue for its own sake (Scruton), ritual and tradition should ๐๐๐ be boiled down into a ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐.
This is a difficult concept for some to understand who has been fully brainwashed into the dogma of โlive your truthโ and โdo what makes you happy.โ A concept I find laughable seeing as we live in a time with the highest rates of depression in recorded history while simultaneously having the highest rate of people living tโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐กโ.
These โcodesโ are meant to benefit you long term by instilling self-care practices: groom your hair, cut your nails, shine your shoes. Teach you patience; You canโt rush the basics if you want them done well. Care for your possessions by cleaning and maintaining rather than replacing them with cheap disposable plastic goods. Attention to detail, I care about the small things and as such you can trust me to care for the big things. All while exhibiting to others your dedication to process and tradition.
As Sullivan said, โโฆ Form ever follows function.โ The function here being a representative of the peopleโThe reason we, as a society, determined these outfits to be our uniforms, is not trivial, it is because at some point we determined that uniform is not only necessary but ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ to our societal structure and systems! Itโs why a police officer, plumber, monk and congressman donโt wear the same outfit or leather bondage & ball gag during their unique occupations. Uniform, Uniformity, Cohesion, Tradition. Just because some cannot see beyond their utilitarian perspective, doesnโt mean there is no greater significance to the act, process, and objects inhabiting an environment.
You may not like conformity, you may not like hierarchy, but whether you like it or not, if you live in an urban environment, you are playing in the great game. Your rebellion towards appearances simply reveals to contestants that you are of no threat, importance, or value in the game as you seem unwilling to participate in the most basic of rules, the dress code. This is not 100% the rule as Iโm sure Iโll have some successful people jump down my throat as they exclaim their sweat pants prowess; however, we all judge, all the time, subconsciously or overtly, donโt kid yourself.
Good luck out there men
Donโt live your truthโLive a hard meaningful life with lots of tradition, rituals, and values!
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