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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 3 replies 3 3

Imperium 3 3

An important aspect, which I have already mentioned in passing, is the disintegration of nations and national states - to a certain extent, it is this process that leads to the emergence of the Empire in all cultures. Regional, tribal, clan, etc. identitie... 13h ago 4 4

An important aspect, 4 4

America isn't going to become Brazil. It already is Brazil.
According to the 2020 census, the United States was 57.8% non-Hispanic white. ... posted 18h ago with 2 replies 7 7

America isn't going 7 7

We see this on the street every day. It's obvious the big demographic power of European civilization from the early 20th century is going and gone. Largely this was predictable and predicted a hundred years ago (Stoddard's "Rising Tide" was published 1920)... 14h ago 4 4

We see this on the s 4 4

The problem with multicultural and multiracial societies and how to, or not to organize society
One way not to organize society is to bring together different groups of people of different ancestral origins based on meritocratic traits which you choose and expect them to gel together based on an artificially created "national identity". ... posted 11mo ago with 6 replies 3 3

The problem with mul 3 3

I think you're right on all counts. The nation-state is done, historically at least if not conceptually. The pull of online/commercial/industrial/financial/scientific universal civilization seems to dissolve everything else into tendencies within itself. S... 2d ago 3 3

I think you're right 3 3

The Indian problem
The Indians have invaded the Anglo-speaking internet and are taking over the UK and America. Indians are much more politically savvy than the Chinese and accustomed to competing in electoral politics. They have infiltrated Silicon Valley, become CEOs of im... posted 10mo ago with 18 replies 7 7

The Indian problem 7 7

I mostly agree with the following: ... 2d ago 1 1

I mostly agree with 1 1

The case for Trump's deficit-reciprocal tariff plan
I didn't get the Trump tariffs at first. It seemed like a hastily implemented half-thought economic trainwreck. Or at least that's what the stock market says. But now I think I understand some of the logic. ... posted 3w ago with 9 replies 15 15

The case for Trump's 15 15

this criticism sounds wise but it has no substance. Who even is invoking global macro doomerism, moral narratives, or the "global trading system"? CTRL-F tells me its only you, anon. The basic subject at hand is the financial unsustainability of a trade de... 2w ago 7 7

this criticism sound 7 7

Advice for smart, right-leaning zoomers
This post is from friend of mine whom I met at a right wing conference. He’s very intelligent and funny, I thought a lot of these tips were very good, some I hadn’t heard before. I am doing most of them pretty well and am beginning to find a path for m... posted 1mo ago with 4 replies 14 14

Advice for smart, ri 14 14

Here's a piece of advice: if you haven't already, drop everything you are doing, fly to Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia or some other hellhole, and spend a month there to take it all in. 3w ago 3 3 2 2

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Trump Admin 2 Months In
The Trump 47 administration has been in office roughly 2 months. I created this thread so people can discuss their actions, where they’ve been succeeding, and where they can to do better. ... posted 4w ago with 8 replies 14 14 1 1

Trump Admin 2 Months 14 14 1 1

this 1999 stormfront framing of the issue is weak and vulgar. It presumes way too much from grievance group ethics and just tries to get the white man in on the moral patient grift. The real issue here is european civilization as a transcendent higher thin... 4w ago 9 9

this 1999 stormfront 9 9

Trump is crashing the financial economy with no survivors. Is this OK?
I see a lot of people complaining about tariffs and stock market crash and all this. We all knew Trump's agenda was gong to hit the fake economy hard. But maybe it's hitting the real economy too, and maybe for no good reason. I have no opinion but I'm curi... posted 2mo ago with 4 replies 10 10

Trump is crashing th 10 10

If tariffs were going to cause short term pain but long term gain, then financial markets would be reacting favorably. They're not. ... 1mo ago 11 11

If tariffs were goin 11 11

internet supplants america
Modern Americans have outgrown our republic. ... posted 3mo ago with 6 replies 8 8

internet supplants a 8 8

Ah sorry, I meant a migration **from the physical to the digital world. ... 2mo ago 1 1

Ah sorry, I meant a 1 1

Ideology is more fundamental than *just* post-hoc rationalization
Mosca argued that every ruling class justifies itself with a political formula : an ideological narrative that legitimizes power. Raw force alone is unsustainable; a widely accepted narrative makes dominance appear natural. Internally, shared ideology unif... posted 2mo ago with 10 replies 14 14

Ideology is more fun 14 14

I think even acts of intuitive human intelligence are often difficult to explain to other people; perhaps the metaphor of Cassandra is a good reminder how genius is often recognized far too late: ... 2mo ago 1 1

I think even acts of 1 1

Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.
Thread for discussion of the recent interview of Curtis Yarvin for the New York Times. I thought this was a great interview and am still in awe that the Times published this. Seemed unimaginable 4 years ago. My thoughts will be the first reply. Feel free t... posted 3mo ago with 6 replies 14 14

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Its the election-related preference cascade. With trump winning as hard as he did, the mercenaries realized they would have to work with trump, the left realized they didn’t know how to oppose the right anymore, and the right realized they wouldn't be op... 3mo ago 8 8

Its the election-rel 8 8

This Thing Is Not Us. The imperative of cognitive separatism from the global american empire
I'm told "we" have a vital interest in defending Taiwan from China. Perhaps we do. Japan certainly seems to. I do like Japan. But then again, "we" also seem to have a vital interest in not quite letting Japan off the leash. I hear they are months from deve... posted 2y ago with 9 replies 20 20

This Thing Is Not Us 20 20

The Grimm Brothers saw language as the repository of a people's culture. And so linguistic spheres of influence have effectively become cultural spheres of influence. I don't think the issue here is necessarily the size of the speech community, but rather ... 5mo ago 4 4

The Grimm Brothers s 4 4

A Sketch of Near Future Political Prognosis
I want to speculate for a minute about what kind of revolutionary or reform potential exists in our political-economic system as the current era of boomer senility and liberalism reaches its breaking point. I'm going to skip over a lot of reasoning here fo... posted 6mo ago with 4 replies 11 11

A Sketch of Near Fut 11 11

This is a good point. Mere selectivity and a particular culture isn't enough to work in the way I'm speculating will become more normal. The key is going to be ability to actually reproduce human capital, not ability to attract and shape. I'll believe Spac... 6mo ago 6 6

This is a good point 6 6

We need to make mental-firmware for normies
I was talking to my normie parents (Harvard educated, Clinton supporters) about the presidential debate. My parents think I support Trump, but when politics is brought up, I say "both are bad" and divert the conversation. ... posted 10mo ago with 5 replies 15 15

We need to make ment 15 15

As an example of an institution that is attempting to generate a semblance of autocthonic legitimacy from relatively non-elitist material, see https://www.mcucoop.com/ 8mo ago 1 1

As an example of an 1 1

How did Effective Altruism get so big?
I disagree with many of the views behind EA, but I've been fascinated by how they managed to make institutions, build a scene, start companies, NGOs, get funding, etc. ... posted 10mo ago with 14 replies 18 18

How did Effective Al 18 18

Right, you can't serious probe and weigh these questions without getting into questions of ends that are ultimately not utilitarianism. ... 10mo ago 7 7

Right, you can't ser 7 7

Silicon Valley's Military Fever Dream
Thank goodness I can just Ctrl-A Ctrl-P before the paywall shows up. That was a close one. It does appear that Silicon Valley wants to appear more chad, so to speak. Perhaps nerds have too much of a reputation for being hunchbacked and quiet, as the articl... posted 13mo ago with 24 replies 12 12

Silicon Valley's Mil 12 12

I looked to President Eisenhower in his inaugural address for guidance ... 11mo ago 0 0

I looked to Presiden 0 0

Are aesthetics really primary when seeking converts?
A common theme I see in some circles online is that many political opinions and other social convictions are downstream of aesthetics. This leads to a sort of propagandizing via art and literature, appeals to physical beauty, etc. ... posted 13mo ago with 15 replies 15 15

Are aesthetics reall 15 15

That is to say, if everyone who can be good is attempting to be good, then we need no other plans. If God is real then He will guide us; if not, then our efforts are already in vain. 13mo ago 1 1

That is to say, if e 1 1

Should we read Foucault?
It seems silly to invite strangers to read with me parts of Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Surveiller et punir : Naissance de la prison) by Michel Foucault. I assume everyone has read it. A foundational text! But I realize I’m basing... posted 14mo ago with 10 replies 15 15

Should we read Fouca 15 15

I must say, his methods for resisting power are intended for the mentally ill and homosexuals, if those should be separated, but his conceptions of those categories are different from those popularly used at present, and they can still be adapted for other... 13mo ago 6 6

I must say, his meth 6 6

Book Club: Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy.
Dr Alamariu dropped his groundbreaking dissertation last year and by now you have all had a chance to read it. Let's read it again and discuss. This book really hits hard doing two related things that I think are of supreme importance: ... posted 1y ago with 37 replies 18 18

Book Club: Selective 18 18

Agreed, the cover is what provides security, and provides a barrier to external threats (impeccability). For an internet community, especially considering possible threat models, this sort of barrier is far stronger than material security, say, in the form... 14mo ago 5 5

Agreed, the cover is 5 5

Who is Portugal For? (and what's the point of democracy anymore?) (www.palladiummag.com) posted 1y ago with 12 replies 14 14

Who is Portugal For? 14 14

Indeed. The difference between what seems possible according to the world of ideas and what actually is possible is potentially large and always the essence of the game. This is why I'm not sure we can put too much stock in the "it can't reference or be mi... 1y ago 5 5

Indeed. The differen 5 5