{"id":109251,"date":"2016-10-31T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=109251"},"modified":"2016-10-31T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:16:12","slug":"the-reflections-of-alt-right-jew-joshua-seidel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=109251","title":{"rendered":"The Reflections Of Alt-Right Jew Joshua Seidel"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Joshua’s website TheJewishRight.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As my piece<\/a> went live, new Twitter accounts begun for this purpose began reaching out. \u201cI\u2019m a Jew, and I\u2019ve always felt this way but I\u2019m afraid to say it\u201d was one common refrain. This was followed up by Facebook massages, invitations to shadowy right-wing Jewish forums, and furtive Kahene supporters verifying my right wing credentials. Was I really a spy? The right wing Jew is such a rare breed in the wild, some simply didn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n

The comment section of my article attracted a not-so-rare breed: the \u201cget in the oven\u201d trolls, there to let me know they weren\u2019t cutting me any slack and a Jew remains a Jew. Even here there were gems. One insightful commentator noted that I wasn\u2019t a REAL racist like they were, I\u2019d merely made the calculation that the modern right was less dangerous to Jews than the modern left. While this fellow underestimated my genuine support of the west qua <\/em>west, he wasn\u2019t totally wrong, and his next observation was keen: \u201cDo you realize how incredibly neurotic your people are, including yourself?\u201d<\/p>\n

Well\u2026 yea! <\/em><\/p>\n

There are those in the alt-right who define their movement entirely in respect to White Nationalism. To them, the alt-right is the political vehicle in the battle for white \u201cEthno States\u201d, which will replace current Democracies in Europe and possibly North America\/Australia. Many self-consciously model these states on the example of Israel. An \u201cEthno State\u201d need not be racially homogeneous, but the political, economic, and cultural power in the state will remain in the hands of the dominant race\/ethnicity, who will decide for themselves what will constitute citizenship. As some call this \u201cwhite supremacy\u201d, the alt-right points out that it\u2019s simply how most of the world works:<\/p>\n

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So what is an \u201cEthno-State\u201d and why would figures in the Alt-Right look to Israel for an example?<\/p>\n

The idea has been around for some time, in different names and reiterations. For Alt-Right leaders such as Richard Spencer<\/a>, (head of the National Policy Institute<\/a>, a \u201cpro white think tank\u201d) defining European and North American states using racial criteria is necessary. Spencer, called the \u201cKarl Marx of the Alt-Right\u201d by Glenn Beck, has written at length about the situation facing American and European Whites. What situation? Minority status, loss of culture, and loss of identity in a multiethnic state where the standard of living has fallen for everyone. The solution? Make race or ethnic identity the core organizing principle of the state. Germany for the Germans, France for the French, Japan for the Japanese, etc. The policies of these states can vary, but the bedrock principle would be the maintenance of a majority for the dominant ethnic group.<\/p>\n

To the Alt-Right, this solves many problems at once. In his book \u201cThe Ethnostate\u201d,<\/a> Wilmot Robertson (deceased, 2005) talks about what such a state would look like and what policies it would have. The specifics are less important than the idea that race is a \u201cshortcut\u201d to fix other issues. Problems with Wall Street? Less of a problem in a White ethno-state, where high trust and cultural\/ethnic pride lead to better behavior <\/em>from executives. There\u2019s less of a need for regulation in the first place. Where to put educational resources? Easier question when we aren\u2019t dealing with issues of race and immigration, isn\u2019t it? In an ethno-state, the focus <\/em>of the government will be a more efficient affair. The time and effort put into bridging ethnic and racial divides in our public institutions will evaporate, leaving societies\u2019 energy focused on more productive issues. The well-being of such a country could be more objectively measured. What\u2019s the standard of living? What\u2019s the pay gap? How\u2019s inequality? These questions are easier to answer without issues of race.<\/p>\n

Does any of this sound familiar? Do any states exist with policies intended to keep one ethnic\/racial group as a majority? Policies that favor this group? The example given by many Alt-Right figures is Israel. Spencer claims to<\/a> \u201crespect Israel\u201d as a \u201chomogenous ethno-state\u201d. Israeli policies discouraging non-Jewish immigration and encouraging Palestinians to move away from disputed areas are cited by alt-right leaders as examples for their own ethno-state.<\/p>\n

Immigration\/emigration are part of the story for Israel, but its commitment to the Jewish population is deeper than that. A good description comes from author Sammy Smooha, in the Journal \u201cNations and Nationalism\u201d. Smooha writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Contrary to its self\u2013image and international reputation as a Western liberal democracy, Israel is an ethnic democracy in which the Jews appropriate the state and make it a tool for advancing their national security, demography, public space, culture and interests.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is what the Alt-Right theoretically wants. A state in which White people, however defined, have control over the public spaces, the culture, the politics, and the demographic future of their country.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s that you say? Israel\u2019s not REALLY an ethno-state? They have minorities? Well, of course. Israel has chosen to extend certain rights to non-Jewish citizens, including the right to vote; there are Arabs in the Knesset. This is all true, yet between ethno-states, policies can differ greatly. There\u2019s no need for such a state to be free of minorities, as long as the state itself is defined around the majority. Israel, which encourages (and pays for) large orthodox Jewish families, and calls itself the \u201cJewish State\u201d is certainly such a country.<\/p>\n

So why isn\u2019t the alt-right thrilled to have more Jews among its ranks? Surely we could provide the guidance they need to set up their ethno-states. If they are impressed with Israel, why not more engagement with sympathetic diaspora Jews?<\/p>\n

Many in the Alt-Right fear Jewish influence on their movement, citing the Neoconservative \u201ctakeover\u201d of traditional Conservatism, and the change in the movement\u2019s character as a result. They fear that Jews may \u201cdilute\u201d the ethno-state they ultimately want to build.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Joshua’s website TheJewishRight.com: As my piece went live, new Twitter accounts begun for this purpose began reaching out. \u201cI\u2019m a Jew, and I\u2019ve always felt this way but I\u2019m afraid to say it\u201d was one common refrain. This was … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42720,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alt-right","category-jews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109252,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109251\/revisions\/109252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}