The same old revolutionary canards may find new purchase in a battered middle class. The post Democratic Stupidities of America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Takimag Democratic Stupidities of America The same old revolutionary canards may find new purchase in a battered middle class. TakiMag Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images A friend of mine, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, wrote a seminal book on democracy some time ago called Democracy: The God That Failed. It is revisionist in nature, and reaches the conclusion that monarchy is a lesser evil than democracy. After my take last week on the British monarchy, I might not be the right person to comment on his views, but I do have an excuse. I only mentioned the…Open
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute […] The post Born into Privilege, Preaching Revolution appeared first on StoneZone .
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute power and leading nearly a thousand of his followers to their deaths with a cyanide-laced grape drink. Fidel Castro followed a related path, born into relative privilege, he wrapped revolutionary expropriation in the language of justice and the people. This pattern of inherited security and radical rhetoric is consistent, only the branding changes. But…Open
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What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? The post Something Doesn’t Look Right appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Something Doesn’t Look Right What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? TakiMag Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images One might think that a severely alcoholic Stalinist could never be a good writer, let alone a fine novelist, but the case of Patrick Hamilton refutes this commonsensical opinion. His novel of an English boarding house during the war, The Slaves of Solitude, published in 1947, is a beautifully observed and completely non-ideological study of the character of the residents of just such an establishment. If one had to guess the political opinions…Open
AI:Theodore Dalrymple uses Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel *The Slaves of Solitude* to critique the modern resurgence of pervasive bureaucratic hectoring and state paternalism. Drawing parallels between wartime rationing mandates and contemporary public service announcements—ranging from transit safety warnings to instructions on how to interact with immigration officials—Dalrymple argues that this constant nagging serves no legitimate national emergency. Instead, he suggests this behavior stems from a fundamental distrust by the governing class toward the citizenry, creating an endless cycle of reminders designed to ensure obedience and provide perpetual employment for bureaucrats who view the population as inherently incapable or…Open
The state of the American Dream looks very different from inside a role-playing event deep in the woods of Poland.
AI:A Washington Post piece features a pseudo-intellectual excursion into a Polish role-playing site designed to mimic an Ohio trailer park, using this manufactured landscape as a vehicle for vapid musings on the perceived erosion of the American Dream. This narrative serves as yet another example of legacy media prioritizing abstract, identity-driven themes over actual reporting on the economic realities and tangible struggles facing hardworking Americans.Open
AI:Zohran Mamdani has undergone a massive ideological reversal, shifting from aggressive socialist rhetoric that urged the wealthy to flee his jurisdiction to desperately attempting to lure billionaires back from Florida. This sudden backtrack highlights the inherent failure of radical leftist economic agendas, as Mamdani's previous extremist provocations threatened the very tax base necessary to fund his policies. The pivot reveals a desperate attempt to mitigate the damage caused by his own anti-capitalist crusade, which has left him begging for the return of the capital he once sought to drive away.Open
AI:UAW President Shawn Fain is currently navigating a volatile internal power struggle as the United Auto Workers union fractures into warring socialist factions. The conflict centers on competing visions for the organization's future, with radical elements advocating for aggressive class struggle rather than traditional class collaboration. This internal upheaval reflects broader ideological battles within major labor organizations as leftist agitators attempt to seize control of mainstream institutions to advance their radical agendas.Open
