Thank you so much, Jenny. Your voice both written and spoken has been so important to me in these past couple of years. I know it's probably hard sometimes but you are right where you belong because you are doing what the so called "marquis" names cannot do. You are with us. We all feel as friends. I don't need another big distant "thought leader", pundit or broadcaster talking at me and solving nothing with their enormous platforms. Your work is like a glass of wine (or several) with a real friend; before many of our friends became "deranged". If all 2k of us were in a back hall somewhere together we probably would change the world in a snap.
Just as you said, you felt isolated; that is exactly how I had come to feel but there is something about you, about your Substack that is different. You are providing some sort of grassroots cohesion for us. You don't feel distant.
It’s a pleasure and an honor to walk the lonely path with you. I write - probably not as well as you - for the same reasons you do. There is a wonderful short story by Thomas Mann, “A Weary Hour,” that I think of whenever I question my own writing. Worth reading!
I, too, enjoyed hearing your voice this morning, Jenny (while sitting outside on my back porch in rural SW Virginia, playing fetch with my wild-ass, 4-month-old Australian/Border Collie/Black Lab-mix puppy). Your Substack "Saving Culture (from itself)" has definitely helped me to feel less lonely. However, I confess that listening to you this morning also made me feel super sad because it caused me to remember (yet again) the extreme emotional/psychological/intellectual distance that lies between me and my two mid-30s children who have bought the world's current Secular Ideological Religion hook-line-and-sinker. I constantly find myself asking, "Who in the hell raised these children?" (ha!ha!ha!) .... Thank you, my Sister, for continuing to share your heart with us. I'm sending you energetic hugs and kisses on this fine September morning in which the sun is still shining and gentle breezes are still blowing through the lovely bird-filled woods that surround my home. : )
I think of you and your still sane fellow writers and journalists as the leaders of the underground, speaking aboveground and keeping us, the network, informed and connected.
I am very glad that I am a subscriber. You are such an interesting person. By the way, I listened to all four hours of the tape of the conference on freedom of speech that you attended in Ireland which was fascinating. In addition to the subject matter (which obviously has implications for the USA too), I felt some ancestral pull since four of my eight great-grandparents came from Ireland.
I always look forward to reading your substack Jenny. A lot of my friends have swallowed the trans ideology pill, and it's scary to see how quickly some people dismiss facts if it doesn't suit their narrative. I was telling my partner the other day that I feel like there's a gaping hole, waiting to be filled with community. A community where people who can have challenging conversations, meet regularly, and take a moment to consider what living a good life means. I think I'm looking for a church, without the religion. Thanks for writing Jenny!
Jenny Holland most definitely is a marquee name in our house. Thanks for taking the time to write your thoughts so articulately the past couple of years, and thanks in advance for keeping going. I vow to fight the urge to engage in rancor, ad hominem comments, and industrial language aimed at the occasional knucklehead who chimes in. Have a beautiful weekend!
This is timely as I am wondering myself whether it is worth it to keep writing, as much as I greatly appreciate the writers and podcasters I follow. I now have a handful of "in person" contacts where we discuss everything that is going down, and I have given up posting anything meaningful on Facebook, where it seems only about five of my hundreds of contacts view things in the same way. I'm also trying to remove myself from arguments with avatars on online platforms. I have considered starting my own Substack but not sure it is worth it or needed as there are already a number of people doing great work.
There's a kind of stratification in the Alt-Sphere (mirroring the hierarchy in the Mainstream), with "famous stars" at the top (Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Tim Poole, etc.) and Ordinary Peasant Nobodies at the bottom (e.g., moi). Between these two strata is a diverse spectrum, either more or less known, bigger or smaller. As is unsurprisingly usual, the higher up you go, the less contact you have with the Great Unwashed below. I don't know precisely where to situate Jenny, but I do appreciate her openness to us hoi polloi swimming around like goldfish at the bottom of the tank.
I appreciate your writing so much! You so often express how I feel. I also love that you said 'keep going' several times! Years ago I named my online handle 'Flashing Green'--I'm from Massachusetts, where a flashing green traffic light (basically) meant 'keep going'. This was something that always made me and my friends chuckle, because it seemed kinda pointless. But now I use that as a symbol to keep going...keep fighting, keep talking, keep writing. Someday we'll get through!
Thank you so much, Jenny. Your voice both written and spoken has been so important to me in these past couple of years. I know it's probably hard sometimes but you are right where you belong because you are doing what the so called "marquis" names cannot do. You are with us. We all feel as friends. I don't need another big distant "thought leader", pundit or broadcaster talking at me and solving nothing with their enormous platforms. Your work is like a glass of wine (or several) with a real friend; before many of our friends became "deranged". If all 2k of us were in a back hall somewhere together we probably would change the world in a snap.
Just as you said, you felt isolated; that is exactly how I had come to feel but there is something about you, about your Substack that is different. You are providing some sort of grassroots cohesion for us. You don't feel distant.
I thank you for your work and unique gift.
Bless you, Jenny. You are a crucial godsend and a soul-soothing balm in the cerebrally-moribund wasteland known as the West today. Rock on.
❤🙏🧠🎓🗽💪
Jenny-
It’s a pleasure and an honor to walk the lonely path with you. I write - probably not as well as you - for the same reasons you do. There is a wonderful short story by Thomas Mann, “A Weary Hour,” that I think of whenever I question my own writing. Worth reading!
I, too, enjoyed hearing your voice this morning, Jenny (while sitting outside on my back porch in rural SW Virginia, playing fetch with my wild-ass, 4-month-old Australian/Border Collie/Black Lab-mix puppy). Your Substack "Saving Culture (from itself)" has definitely helped me to feel less lonely. However, I confess that listening to you this morning also made me feel super sad because it caused me to remember (yet again) the extreme emotional/psychological/intellectual distance that lies between me and my two mid-30s children who have bought the world's current Secular Ideological Religion hook-line-and-sinker. I constantly find myself asking, "Who in the hell raised these children?" (ha!ha!ha!) .... Thank you, my Sister, for continuing to share your heart with us. I'm sending you energetic hugs and kisses on this fine September morning in which the sun is still shining and gentle breezes are still blowing through the lovely bird-filled woods that surround my home. : )
I think of you and your still sane fellow writers and journalists as the leaders of the underground, speaking aboveground and keeping us, the network, informed and connected.
I am very glad that I am a subscriber. You are such an interesting person. By the way, I listened to all four hours of the tape of the conference on freedom of speech that you attended in Ireland which was fascinating. In addition to the subject matter (which obviously has implications for the USA too), I felt some ancestral pull since four of my eight great-grandparents came from Ireland.
Your writing helps me to stay grounded and sane! Thank you. 💜💚🩷
I always look forward to reading your substack Jenny. A lot of my friends have swallowed the trans ideology pill, and it's scary to see how quickly some people dismiss facts if it doesn't suit their narrative. I was telling my partner the other day that I feel like there's a gaping hole, waiting to be filled with community. A community where people who can have challenging conversations, meet regularly, and take a moment to consider what living a good life means. I think I'm looking for a church, without the religion. Thanks for writing Jenny!
Jenny Holland most definitely is a marquee name in our house. Thanks for taking the time to write your thoughts so articulately the past couple of years, and thanks in advance for keeping going. I vow to fight the urge to engage in rancor, ad hominem comments, and industrial language aimed at the occasional knucklehead who chimes in. Have a beautiful weekend!
Lovely message, thank you! Keep up the great writing, your observations are very much appreciated!
Love free speech!
This is timely as I am wondering myself whether it is worth it to keep writing, as much as I greatly appreciate the writers and podcasters I follow. I now have a handful of "in person" contacts where we discuss everything that is going down, and I have given up posting anything meaningful on Facebook, where it seems only about five of my hundreds of contacts view things in the same way. I'm also trying to remove myself from arguments with avatars on online platforms. I have considered starting my own Substack but not sure it is worth it or needed as there are already a number of people doing great work.
You're welcome!
There's a kind of stratification in the Alt-Sphere (mirroring the hierarchy in the Mainstream), with "famous stars" at the top (Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Tim Poole, etc.) and Ordinary Peasant Nobodies at the bottom (e.g., moi). Between these two strata is a diverse spectrum, either more or less known, bigger or smaller. As is unsurprisingly usual, the higher up you go, the less contact you have with the Great Unwashed below. I don't know precisely where to situate Jenny, but I do appreciate her openness to us hoi polloi swimming around like goldfish at the bottom of the tank.
I appreciate your writing so much! You so often express how I feel. I also love that you said 'keep going' several times! Years ago I named my online handle 'Flashing Green'--I'm from Massachusetts, where a flashing green traffic light (basically) meant 'keep going'. This was something that always made me and my friends chuckle, because it seemed kinda pointless. But now I use that as a symbol to keep going...keep fighting, keep talking, keep writing. Someday we'll get through!
Keep going!