Admiralty FAQ

For the sake of full disclosure, I'm writing a personal FAQ. I'll update as needed.

Who the hell are you?
The Admiral.

That doesn't tell me anything. You have a name?
'deed I do. Unfortunately, given the current tendency of governments to regulate blogging, I'm keeping my identity under wraps. Those who need to know do know.

What do you do?
Professionally? Nothing. I'm more or less a permanent student.

I've read your blog. It's all political stuff. Do you have a shred of a personal life?
Yes, but nothing to write about. If something remarkable happens, I'll point it out.

What are some things you like?
Political events, bad movies, some good movies, philosophy, history, war, and firearms.

Anything else?
Maybe. When I think of it, I'll update.

What do you not like?
Don't get me started.

People say you're a bit of a hermit. Why is that?
Mostly because I don't like people. More specifically, I'm quite deliberate in the type of company I keep. I don't see the point in speaking to people who truly have nothing to say.

Why don't you drink? Everybody's doing it
All the other nations are using the metric system. This goes to show that popular arguments tend to be wrong.

Are you the weirdo who walks around all the time?
I am said weirdo.

What do you do it for?
I'm working.

Why don't you have a girlfriend?
Don't want one. Girls tend to be expensive, and I'm not given to compromise.

But what about love?
Love isn't a big part of most relationships I've seen, though perhaps I'm mistaken, he really loves you, and it really is "more than just physical".

People seem to ask you about relationships often. Why?
I'm as puzzled as you are.

Do you have any relationship advice for me?
I can supply someone else's:
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
A pretty woman makes a man look small
And very often causes his downfall
As soon as he married her
Then she starts doin' the things that will break his heart
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
You'll be happy for the rest of your life
An ugly woman cooks your meals on time
An she'll always treat you kind
-Jimmy Soul

I hear you're a war nut
You've heard correctly. War is the only real sport. Everything else is just a pale imitation.

I also hear you're a gun nut
I don't think a sixty year-old surplus rifle qualifies me for that exalted state, but I'll try harder.

What is your future career?
I'm going to law school eventually, but I've no desire to be a barrister.

Why do you have to be such a smart ass?
Better a to be a smart ass than a dumb ass.

You don't look so tough. I could take you on.
You don't sound too smart. Strength is not the sole virtue in conflict.

What's a "Tranzi?"
"Tranzi" is short for Transnational Progressivism, a philosophy which is based on "emerging international norms" which can be defined as "what the Europeans are doing". Tranzis are inherently anti-democratic. They believe society must be managed from the top down, and individuals entirely subject to the discretion and needs of the state. Rights are gifts from the government rather than part of man's nature, and the state can abridge them for convenience's sake. They're also virulently opposed to the free market and personal discretion. Embodied most purely in the United Nations and the European Union. Also prevalent in the major news-media.
Term shamelessly stolen from Samizdata.net's blog. See their concise definition here.

Since you hate the international standard so much, what government do you want?
One where I can live without fear of foreign invasion, and without fear of my own government's excesses. Basically, I want to be left alone.

What do you believe?
I am fairly religious, though my religion is free of Popish Superstition and other similarly undesirable elements.
With regards to philosophy, it's a more difficult question. Let me just say that there's an unseen world which exists alongside ours that we've not the nature to perceive, yet still affects us.

How Sexy Are You? Grroowwwwllll.
Those who should know do. Those who don't will probably be disappointed.

What Should I get you for your Birthday?
Anything from Fulton Armory.

What's your ideal day?
Spend the day out-of-doors, and the evening indoors with a good book and a fire. Trite, isn't it?

Why doesn't anyone comment?
Good question. Get to work before I have to tell you twice.

And just for Tom:
You need to convert to Roman Catholicism. Oo-ee-oo.
I'll convert to Catholicism when its doctrines coincide with my own. Until then, the answer is nyet.

Any suggestions for future questions will be entertained. Submit them in the comments section, s'il vous plais.