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Author Archives: Max West
NYT: When Prophecy Fails – Pt. 24,182
In When Prophecy Fails (1956), Leon Festinger showed how disconfirmation of beliefs can lead to increased conviction in these very beliefs. Festinger stated that five conditions must be present if someone is to become a more fervent believer after a … Continue reading
‘Mad’ Mike Hoare
In Social Matter, Benjamin Welton has an excellent essay on ““Mad” Mike Hoare: White Giant”, which discusses a famous group of English mercenaries in Africa, and various historical inaccuracies about Belgian and English colonialism. Having recently watched Dark of the … Continue reading
The Culture Creators
When it comes to ‘culture creation’ and modernity’s decline towards decadence, one ethnic group in particular is greatly overrepresented.
Posted in Cultural Marxism, Culture Wars, Jewish
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Kosher Salt: On Jewish Humor
In City Journal, Stefan Kanfer reviews Jewish Comedy: A Serious History by Jeremy Dauber (“Kosher Salt: How Jewish humor became the standard”). The sort of self-deprecating Jewish joke I wish we heard more of: Sometimes the humor presented the flip side … Continue reading
John Stuart Mill: Liberty & Flourishing
From Christopher Macleod’s brief essay on “John Stuart Mill: higher happiness”: In contrast to many contemporary thinkers, Mill’s defence of liberal principles is historical and local – not abstract and universal. Whereas the prevailing wisdom maintains that individuals possess certain … Continue reading
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Orban Rules – Pt. 418
From Reuters: BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian leader Viktor Orban called on Sunday for a global alliance against migration as his right-wing populist Fidesz party began campaigning for an April 8 election in which it is expected to win a third … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Europe, Immigration, White Identity
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Counter Extremism Project’s “Most Wanted” List
I thought the ADL and $PLC was enough. But, no, the threat of extremism is so dire we need more ‘extremism-combatting’ orgs. In The Hill, David Ibsen, executive director of the Counter Extremism Project, pens an op-ed titled “A call … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-White, Cultural Marxism, Culture Wars
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JYT: Poland Better Acknowledge Their Role in the Holocaust™
Nationalism is on the rise in Poland, and **** don’t like to see nationalist sentiment among European goyim, be they from the Western side of Europe or the Eastern side. This past November, 60,000 Polish nationalists marched on Poland’s independence … Continue reading
Posted in History, International, Jewish
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The Ballad of Korryn Gaines
Another black behaving badly, killed by the poh-leese, and then the dead black’s family are made millionaires at the taxpayers’ expense. (“Baltimore County jury awards $37M to family of police shooting victim”). You read that right: $37 million. And then … Continue reading
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The Beatles – Revolution (1968)
A blistering live version of “Revolution” by The Beatles, filmed on 9/4/68 at Twickenham Film Studios. They are all really playing, with Paul doing some great vocal counterpoints not on the album, though it appears they had the album track … Continue reading
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