Races and ethnic groups within races are significantly different and that those differences have implications for the way of life they lead and the political institutions they develop; that two widely diverse groups have a slim chance of coexisting except where one group dominates the other or the two groups live within their own cantons under a federal or imperial umbrella; that mixing of groups creates many difficulties, including confusion of identities, people who cannot function in either society, and a dilution of both cultural backgrounds. The result, in political terms, is a coercive tyranny, which is the only alternative to anarchy. This sketch is only broadly true, however, since anyone who gets around has met, I have, good men and women who are, say, half-Chinese/half-German, but they usually end up identifying strongly with one background, even if they do maintain an appreciation for the other.The problem is not really created by the occasional mixed race marriage but by a political system that aims at the elimination of the dominant historical identity, in this case Anglo-American and European American. That is what we are up against, and it seems to me that two solutions have been proposed–setting aside acquiescence–and the first is racial nationalism, which requires the nationalists to seize power and impose their will; the second, is Christianity, which requires every believer to do his best to lead a Christian life even in the degrading circumstances of postmodern America. Quite apart from any moral problem with the racial nationalist position, it is both impractical and nostalgic: impractical in the sense that-setting aside our basic differences–people like us have no power and are unlikely ever to improve our position. Here, my good friend Sam Francis and his inspiration Don Warren were absolutely wrong. There will be no Middle American Revolution. It did not work in the late 60’s and that generation seems positively heroic compared with people today. We have become slaves of our appetites. It is nostalgic, because it longs for the good old days of segregation, which are not coming back without a bloodbath that no one has the taste for. Believe me, things are going to get much much worse, and all we can do is to do what the early Christians did: lead the best lives we can, form little communities of faith and civility, and spread the word.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Why I think Dr. Fleming remains one of the leading paleos
Due probably in no small part to his Catholicism--from his most recent comment on Nationalism, Patriotism, and Internationalism I:
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