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Category Archives: Dark Enlightenment
The Birth Of The Alt-Right
Neo-reaction thinker Henry Dampier says: The Alternative Right really derives from Richard Spencer and his organization. I’ve become a bigger believer in the impact of individuals, so I’m going to focus on the individual there. Spencer wanted to come up … Continue reading
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What is neo-reaction?
Tyler Cowan writes: Here is a list of propositions, noting that these are an intellectualized summary of a somewhat imagined collective doctrine, and certainly not a statement of my own views: 1. “Culturism” is in general correct, namely that some … Continue reading
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Let’s Make America Great Again
Mencius Moldbug, founder of the Dark Enlightenment, writes in 2009: Let’s say you… wanted to take America back to the past and establish a new order of hereditary nobility… First, we need to define noble status. Our rule is simple: … Continue reading
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How Do I Reconcile My Affection For The Dark Enlightenment With Orthodox Judaism?
Dark Enlightenment tweets: “@lukeford good interview w @SOBL1 I applaud your honesty, how can you reconcile your conversion & Alt right views? You’re a goy to Haredi.” I tweet back: “Easy. Ethno-Nationalism for everyone, including Jews. I want nothing for … Continue reading
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The Dark Enlightenment and Duck Dynasty
Education Realist blogs: The Dark Enlightenment has been discovered. Eeeek. I’ve written about my adoption by the Network and have nothing to change–it’s not something I consider myself part of, per se, but they apparently find my writing helpful. I’m … Continue reading
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Movements That Can Save Us
Brett Stevens writes: “The Red Pill focuses on honest talk about the differences between sexes; Neoreactionaries point out the failure of Crowdist (individualists in groups) leadership; the New Right shows how dysgenics, consumerism and multiculturalism are destroying us; the Alternative … Continue reading
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NYT References The Dark Enlightenment
Ross Douthat, the best NYT columnist in my view, he presents HBD (Human Bio-Diversity), WN (White Nationalism) and DE (Dark Enlightenment) themes for the mainstream, writes about the new novel Submission: “I sort of knew this going in but even … Continue reading
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The Neoreactionary Movement
I had a chat with a young secular Jewish woman about the continuum from race realism (most people, though especially Jews, act with race realism by choosing to live, work, socialize and worship with their own kind but most people … Continue reading
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