Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly
Lemme let you all in on a secret...

I am that rough unsavoury character that James is talking about in the first post!

That's why I don't care much for neckties and all this proper do this and that talk. I just do what comes natural to me. I am the other end of the spectrum when it comes to kilt wearing. I am the wrinkled unkept looking wildman, with dreadlocks and a fully dreaded beard. I do not looked civilised or tame. I am the boorish oaf that stands on the sidewalk guzzling ginger beer, and then belches with enough explosive force to blow the leaves off a magnolia tree. And there isn't a soul alive that could convince me that I do not honour my ancestors by acting in such a fashion. I take pride in being barbaric. I am masculine. And I have no shame as to what I am.

While I can be quite charming and even kind (when nobody is looking mind you) make no mistake... I am earthy and crude and unrefined. I am vulgar and prone to violent response. And I have been trying to make this point for a long long time that kilt wearing is not just about being proper and prim and well dressed. Infact, I have ruffled a lot of feathers round here with my views. Our ancestors were not a bunch of prim prancing Nancy boys... They were hardasses. They were brawlers. Warriors. Fighters. While some of them might have dressed up on occasion (The Noble sorts I am sure, they had to put on a show) most of them were probably dirty, foul smelling, and looked nothing like the highly romantised image that we have now. They were the sorts of men that would have kicked *** and took names, and when it was all said and done, lifted up the front of their kilt and pissed in somebody's eye.

That's why I love the great kilt so much. A simple garmet for simple men.
Paul to Timothy again.....

Reality is most people were this way, in fact most people still are. Think of it like pro sport, very few athletes are in the aristocratic position. Most are grunts. In the same way, the number of "soft elite" in the world past and present is a lot less than history/Hollywood discusses. Not only is most of our history for, by, and about "dead white guys", it's also by, and about winners and the rich written for the rich and winners. Be very jaded about it.

The point is to remember what a warriors' role is: protect children, therefore protect the mothers and infrastructure. Think tribal, protect "their" children, bringing "them" into the clan. Most people understand the concept of "stand by me and mine, I'll stand by you and yours".

The global clan concept is what is missing and if I say anything more, I'll be crossing Hank's lines again (respect), if I haven't already (peace).