Exclaime of all things, though they never adventured to know any thing

Easy to forget that the Mandarin class was there at the beginning; posturing, posing, whining.

From The General Historie of Virginia, New England and The Summer Isles (Vol. I) by Captain John Smith. Smith, the proto-Tea Party Patriot with no time for the effete gentlemen more concerned with appearances than with effectiveness.

Who though they were scarce ever ten myles from James Towne, or at the most but at the falles; yet holding it a great disgrace that amongst so much action, their actions were nothing, exclaime of all things, though they never adventured to know any thing; nor ever did any thing but devoure the fruits of other mens labours. Being for most part of such tender educations, and small experience in Martiall accidents, because they found not English Cities, nor such faire houses, nor at their owne wishes any of their accustomed dainties, with feather beds and downe pillowes, Tavernes and Alehouses in every breathing place, neither such plentie of gold and silver and dissolute libertie, as they expected, had little or no care of any thing, but to pamper their bellies, to fly away with our Pinnaces, or procure their meanes to returne for England. For the Country was to them a misery, a ruine, a death, a hell, and their reports here, and their actions there according.

Translations from archaic English to the modern vernacular:

"Exclaime of all things, though they never adventured to know any thing" - All talk and no action. 27 year olds who know literally nothing. Talking head experts whose predictions are uniformly wrong.

"Nor ever did any thing but devoure the fruits of other mens labours" - Taxation for thee, subsidies for me.

"Being for most part of such tender educations" - Undergrad degree in Social Justice Theory. Masters in Gender studies.

"And small experience in Martiall accidents" - No toxic masculinity allowed.

"Because they found not English Cities, nor such faire houses, nor at their owne wishes any of their accustomed dainties, with feather beds and downe pillowes, Tavernes and Alehouses in every breathing place, neither such plentie of gold and silver and dissolute libertie, as they expected, had little or no care of any thing, but to pamper their bellies" - First World Problems and WEIRD world views.

"For the Country was to them a misery, a ruine, a death, a hell, and their reports here, and their actions there according" - The nation was a disappointment to these gentlemen, especially all the deplorables making it possible for them to survive.

People Sleep Peacefully in Their Beds at Night Only Because Rough Men Stand Ready to Do Violence on Their Behalf

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And he looks just the man to do violence on behalf of the needy.