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Imperium
Has anyone here read F.P. Yockey's Imperium? If so, do you think it is possible to overcome cultural distortion in the current state of affairs and establish a pan-Western Empire? What do you think the world would look like in such a case? posted 2d ago with 6 replies 44

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In this context, it is appropriate to recall Spengler's remark about the Cimbrian War of the time of Gaius Marius - if the Celto-Germanic tribes of the Cimbri and Teutons had won this war, they would hardly have destroyed Rome and the Ancient Civilization,... 3h ago 11

In this context, it 11

The Domestic Product. Ben Hoffman explains low fertility: we are poor where it counts (benjaminrosshoffman.com) posted 2w ago with 10 replies 1515

The Domestic Product 1515

Thank you for the breath of fresh air. I wholly agree that status is not the most important factor. The economic arguments seem completely unconvincing as it doesn't explain how in terms of "leisure time, space, and childcare help" the average person was m... 1w ago 99

Thank you for the br 99

You've never actually studied history. Matt Ellison on history as conceptual archaeology (mattellison.substack.com) posted 2w ago with no replies 33

You've never actuall 33

Kremlin's role in the creation of social media
Those of us who have followed early social media will remember the importance of Milner's DST investment in Facebook. Facebook received $100M at the time, and this allowed them to scale up and dominate social media. He also invested in a variety of other S... posted 3w ago with 7 replies 55 11

Kremlin's role in th 55 11

Lol that's not a argument. I'm invested in our best efforts to understand all the relevant bits of reality, and you narrative doesn't contribute to that. 3w ago 77

Lol that's not a arg 77

10 Hidden Truths of the Past 100 Years by Matt Ellison (mattellison.substack.com) posted 3w ago with 2 replies 66

10 Hidden Truths of 66

Yes it was. ... 3w ago 99

Yes it was. ... 99

Learning from the Other/making sense of the past: Zhang Jingsheng's utopia of German aestheticism and Confucian statecraft
It seems to me that there have been several conversations here lately that circle back to the idea of lessons from the Other as one part of progress. It seems to come down to the idea that America, embarking on its own Century of Humiliation, or at least i... posted 11mo ago with 1 reply 77 22

Learning from the Ot 77 22

There would also be a complicated quasi-religious system put in place. He is against feudal superstitions, and imagines instead a system of belief based on aesthetics. He calls for the construction of temples devoted to the cultivation and worship of aesth... 11mo ago 55 22

There would also be 55 22

Tragedy and Hope reading group canceled due to lack of interest
The first reading had some good discussion and I was very satisfied with it. The second reading had only one post that wasn’t from me. The third reading had none. ... posted 12mo ago with 5 replies 55

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>>1869* 11mo ago 00

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Spenglerism with East Asian characteristics
This article discusses what Mr. King calls the most "notorious stalwart" of the Chinese intellectual dark web, Mr. Liu Chung-king. ... posted 12mo ago with 13 replies 66

Spenglerism with Eas 66

The ultimate core of a industrial nation is a group of ultranationalistic radicals who are able to coordinate the nation's industrial capacity. Everything else is secondary. 11mo ago 22

The ultimate core of 22

Tragedy and Hope Reading Group, Discussion III
Our reading this time was chapter V, The First World War, 1914-1918, and chapter VI, The Versailles System and the Return to “Normalcy”. Please post in this thread only if you’ve read these chapters. ... posted 12mo ago with 2 replies 33

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Relevant to the discussion at >>1804. ... 12mo ago 22

Relevant to the disc 22

Tragedy and Hope Reading Group, Discussion II
Our reading this time was chapter IV, The Buffer Fringe. Please post in this thread only if you’ve read that chapter. ... posted 12mo ago with 3 replies 77

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I think there is a tendency in parts of the dissident right to look for some "outside" source to blame for woke ideas, and I often wondered whether or not they are correct. But the discussion of the ideology of the Round Table group made it clear to me tha... 12mo ago 22

I think there is a t 22

Based Japanese Education
A few months ago, I encountered one of the most based tweets that I have ever seen. My Japanese is mediocre, so this is largely a machine translation, but I will try to do her writing and the classical poetry justice. ... posted 12mo ago with 6 replies 33

Based Japanese Educa 33

There are a few guess for the time of the composition, possibly after the poet was discharged from his duties by the emperor in 744. It would match the mood. I like this version in Taiwanese Hokkien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nuUz0NZJtg. ... 12mo ago 22

There are a few gues 22

Tragedy and Hope Reading Group, Discussion I
Our reading this time was chapter I, Western Civilization in its World Setting; chapter 2, Western Civilization to 1914; and chapter 3, The Russian Empire to 1917. Please post in this thread only if you’ve read these chapters. ... posted 12mo ago with 6 replies 77

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ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ... 12mo ago 00

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ... 00

A musing on unitary power
A common defense of democracy is that while it does not guarantee the establishment of good government, it ensures the removal of a bad one. ... posted 13mo ago with 3 replies 1111 22

A musing on unitary 1111 22

There are two kinds of democracy that need to be refuted: most urgently of course this lie that western regimes are or even are supposed to be democratic. Lies everywhere must be destroyed, and you are correct that we live under administrative oligarchy le... 13mo ago 66

There are two kinds 66

The power of the american empire
In https://www.postapathy.com/p/long-americana, Mr. Soldo examines how Europe has become entirely subjugated by the current American elite, who are able to mask themselves with the assistance of Brussels, and ... posted 13mo ago with 7 replies 55

The power of the ame 55

Agreed, for us the question is probably to develop a fine-grained perspective on these different kinds of power and how to apply the perspective to our needs. ... 13mo ago 22

Agreed, for us the q 22

What are the most important (history, philosophy, etc.) books for the home educator to read?
Think: “things the teacher needs to know so he or she can avoid misleading his or her students”. ... posted 1y ago with 14 replies 1313 22

What are the most im 1313 22

I wanted to select OP's refinement of the prompt for the newcomers. My interpretation of this prompt is that we want to determine what is important to us, and I think that would start with understanding what the ideological foundations of our current regim... 13mo ago 77

I wanted to select O 77

Eight Books To Read (Samo Burja's recommendations for independent study of society) (medium.com) posted 14mo ago with no replies 33

Eight Books To Read 33

Alaric, King of the Visigoths. Why rome was sacked and why we might have to do it again. (arktos.com) posted 14mo ago with no replies 33

Alaric, King of the 33