Michael Knowles
writes an unfortunately inaccurate and misleading Actual Conservative's Guide to the Alt-Right:
The white nationalist blogger better known by his pen
name Vox Day, who counts as a central tenet of the Alt-Right that “we must
secure the existence of white people and a future for white children,” which
represents one half of the white nationalist, neo-Nazi numerical symbol 1488.
(That phrase contains 14 words, while 8 refers to the eighth letter of the
alphabet, H, which doubled represents “Heil Hitler.”)
First, while I support white nationalism and see it as a
necessary aspect of preserving Western Civilization, I am neither a white
nationalist nor am I entirely white. I am an American Indian and I am a red
reservationist who sees no reason to believe that whites deserve sovereign
nations any less than we Indians do.
Second, why would Mr. Knowles, or anyone else of any race who is not a monster, oppose securing a future for white children? There is a massive difference between the 14 words, which I fully support, and the 88 precepts, most of which I do not.
As for Hitler, he was a cretin, a lunatic, a fool, and almost certainly the worst German leader in history, with the possible exception of Angela Merkel. I am not a 1488er in any sense of the word.
Second, why would Mr. Knowles, or anyone else of any race who is not a monster, oppose securing a future for white children? There is a massive difference between the 14 words, which I fully support, and the 88 precepts, most of which I do not.
As for Hitler, he was a cretin, a lunatic, a fool, and almost certainly the worst German leader in history, with the possible exception of Angela Merkel. I am not a 1488er in any sense of the word.
The Alt-Right loves Christendom but rejects Christianity.
The Alt-Right admires Christendom primarily for uniting the continent and
forging white European identity. As such it also reveres European paganism,
much like the Nazis did, and its synthesis within certain aspects of
Christianity. But when it comes to faith, many Alt-Right thinkers describe
themselves as atheists, agnostics, and lapsed Christians. AlternativeRight.com
published a feature on the movement and paganism in which Alt-Right writer
Stephen McNallen explains, “I am a pagan because it is the only way I can be
true to who, and what, I am. I am a pagan because the best things in our
civilization come from pre-Christian Europe.” He goes on to describe his
aversion to Christianity because it “lacks any roots in blood or soil” and
consequently can “claim the allegiance of all the human race.”
Dark imagery runs rampant, from Yarvin’s philosophy to Vox Day’s preferred title “supreme dark lord.” All reject Christian egalitarianism and universalism. Ironically one of the few Alt-Right thinkers to proclaim his Christian faith, Vox Day, explicitly rejects spiritual equality among the races as a central tenet of Alt-Right philosophy, explaining, “Human equality does not exist in any observable scientific, legal, material, intellectual, sexual, or spiritual form.” [Italics added] But despite rejecting the substance of Christianity, the movement has spawned its own satirical religion around the meme culture that has come to typify the Alt-Right online.
Dark imagery runs rampant, from Yarvin’s philosophy to Vox Day’s preferred title “supreme dark lord.” All reject Christian egalitarianism and universalism. Ironically one of the few Alt-Right thinkers to proclaim his Christian faith, Vox Day, explicitly rejects spiritual equality among the races as a central tenet of Alt-Right philosophy, explaining, “Human equality does not exist in any observable scientific, legal, material, intellectual, sexual, or spiritual form.” [Italics added] But despite rejecting the substance of Christianity, the movement has spawned its own satirical religion around the meme culture that has come to typify the Alt-Right online.
This is simply an
exaggeration, presumably meant to appeal to Churchians. While there is a strong
pagan strain to the white nationalist elements of the Alt-Right, most of the
Alt-Right, even within the Alt-White strain, respect Christianity and cherish
Christendom. What the writer fails to grasp is that Christian doctrine rejects
egalitarianism and universalism outside of the Church, and rejects
egalitarianism even within the Church. Remember, no one ever cites the
"all are equal in Christ Jesus verse to claim that there are no
differences between men and women or support same-sex parody-marriage.
The Alt-Right wants to burn American politics to the
ground. The Alt-Right most immediately opposes conservatism, as Youth for
Western Civilization founder Kevin Deanna explained in his Taki’s Magazine and
AlternativeRight.com piece titled “The Impossibility of Conservatism.” The
Alt-Right contains a who’s-who of right-wing voices that have been “purged”
from the conservative movement by William F. Buckley and National Review, like
Peter Brimelow and John Derbyshire, and Alt-Right leaders like Vox Day
described the movement in an interview as “the heirs to those like the John
Birch Society who were read out of the conservative movement.” Steve Bannon,
who refashioned the website of conservative icon Andrew Breitbart into “the
platform for the Alt-Right,” has encouraged activists to “turn on the hate” and
“burn this bitch down.” But while conservatism is its most immediate target,
the Alt-Right seeks to destroy a far older, more central American idea
referenced frequently by Ronald Reagan and dating back beyond Abraham Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address and Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy In America to John
Winthrop’s “City On A Hill” sermon: America as a proposition nation.
Well, that's
pretty much correct. American politics merit being burned to the ground, and in
fact, are in the process of being radically transformed by the changing
societal demographics. However, we are reliably informed by Ben Sanderson that
I am "not a thought leader in the alt right", and I'm sure we all
recognize that Ben Sanderson is the definitive voice with regards to this
matter. I mean, we're talking about BEN SANDERSON!
But regardless of who is, or is not, a leader, the relevant point is that we are all very well aware that "America as a proposition nation", a "melting pot", and "a nation of immigrants" are 19th century myths pushed on the public by 20th century immigrants.
And it has to be said that the Knowles article is considerably better than the attempted rebuttal of Jared Taylor by (((Ben Cohen))) in American Thinker, entitled "Mainstream Conservatives and the Alt-Right", which declares that because Hawaii hasn't devolved into Haiti yet, whites are unnecessary to American civilization:
But regardless of who is, or is not, a leader, the relevant point is that we are all very well aware that "America as a proposition nation", a "melting pot", and "a nation of immigrants" are 19th century myths pushed on the public by 20th century immigrants.
And it has to be said that the Knowles article is considerably better than the attempted rebuttal of Jared Taylor by (((Ben Cohen))) in American Thinker, entitled "Mainstream Conservatives and the Alt-Right", which declares that because Hawaii hasn't devolved into Haiti yet, whites are unnecessary to American civilization:
Where Taylor goes wrong – very wrong, in fact – is in his
unhealthy fixation on race. Taylor is correct that most of what we love about
America was created by white people; he is wrong to believe that only white
people can sustain American civilization.
Interestingly, Taylor’s hypothesis has already been tested. In 1959, Congress admitted to the union a state that was overwhelmingly non-white. Has that state transformed into a third-world hell hole? A dictatorship? No.
By all measures Hawaii is doing pretty well. Hawaii's residents enjoy the eighth-highest median income of any state in the Union, according to 2014 figures. Meanwhile, West Virginia which is almost exclusively white has the second lowest median house hold income in the United States. If you believe the key to keeping America great is keeping America white, it's hard to explain why Hawaii is thriving and West Virginia is not.
Non-Hispanic whites compose roughly 40% of New Mexico's population, with the rest being a mixture of Hispanics and American Indians. New Mexico isn't rich, (43rd in median income), but it isn't a “third-world hell hole.”
A similar argument could be made for California, which has the third-highest median income.
Interestingly, Taylor’s hypothesis has already been tested. In 1959, Congress admitted to the union a state that was overwhelmingly non-white. Has that state transformed into a third-world hell hole? A dictatorship? No.
By all measures Hawaii is doing pretty well. Hawaii's residents enjoy the eighth-highest median income of any state in the Union, according to 2014 figures. Meanwhile, West Virginia which is almost exclusively white has the second lowest median house hold income in the United States. If you believe the key to keeping America great is keeping America white, it's hard to explain why Hawaii is thriving and West Virginia is not.
Non-Hispanic whites compose roughly 40% of New Mexico's population, with the rest being a mixture of Hispanics and American Indians. New Mexico isn't rich, (43rd in median income), but it isn't a “third-world hell hole.”
A similar argument could be made for California, which has the third-highest median income.
How very
conservative. Notice that mainstream conservatism now not only denies
America is a specific historical nation, but denies that the very nation who
created a state for themselves are necessary for the state or their posterity!
Because the "nation" is not a nation, but an idea and only an
idea.
If these literally anti-American, anti-Constitution, and anti-white arguments are the best ones that mainstream conservatism can muster against the Alt-Right, conservatism is going to die out faster than I'd ever imagined.
If these literally anti-American, anti-Constitution, and anti-white arguments are the best ones that mainstream conservatism can muster against the Alt-Right, conservatism is going to die out faster than I'd ever imagined.
