Counter-Currents Radio: Interview with Jack Donovan (mp3)
Once again something involving Jack Donovan is hosted at that WN website, but it nonetheless has a good discussion of emergent tribalism and what is necessary to strengthen the bonds between men, which are the primal instance of political life [the living and directing of community] and action. I prefer Aristotle's understanding of the virtues, but Mr. Donovan's delineation of characteristic habits of males is useful. (I don't think his notion of virtue completely escapes the moral realm into the "pre-moral" though.)
In the course of the interview Mr. Donovan mentions a book he wrote with others, Blood Brotherhood, which includes an examination of gang cultures all over the world.
It's interesting that the host concedes that race nationalism is rather abstract in comparison to the particular ties we have to family and to a certain people. These primal attachments seem to be more important than something based on race. Still, both he and Mr. Donovan believe that if things begin to collapse, people will seek protection in numbers with people of the same skin color. (Like in prisons.) If things get bad, warrior skills will be needed.
Both refer to John Robb, whose book Brave New War I have not read. This reminded me that John Michael Greer has mentioned 4GW theorists before, noting that he will discuss his differences with them in the future.
How are we to create a community within a megapolis? Even if we can find like-minded people, who will volunteer for stability, like the monks of old, weathering any major crisis that may come their way? But the economic pressure may be too great, if one cannot find appropriate work to pay for one's lifestyle commitments.
Care for one's family will probably always outweigh any friendship one may form with non-family.
Related: Biologist E.O. Wilson on Why Humans, Like Ants, Need a Tribe (via Rebellion) - The Social Conquest of Earth
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