> Politely put, the speech is vintage “paleoconservatism:” it posits an American nationhood that’s particular and distinct and not reducible to an “abstract” creed like that of the Declaration of Independence. Not so politely, but more frankly put, it means “Americans = white European Christians:”
I appreciate Ganz’s willingness to call masquerading, dishonest white nationalists out for what they are. It’s tiresome that many commentators feel they have to wait for people to publicly say “America is for white people!” before labeling them so. We can exercise a *little* critical thinking.
> > The myth of the managerial regime that America is merely a philosophical proposition about the equality of all mankind (and therefore includes all mankind) must be replaced by a new myth of the nation as a historically and culturally unique order that commands loyalty, solidarity, and discipline and excludes those who do not or cannot assimilate to its norms and interests.
historic emissions of Hitler particles going on in Samuel T. Francis’ essays good lord
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The gist of the article is that Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, who already has an actual neo-Nazi as a staffer, gave a speech which paraphrased the writings of a fascist and advocated for a kind of blood-and-soil nationalism that runs completely counter to the traditional notion of America as a nation founded on an idea. Needless to say, there are some very ugly currents stirring in the next generation of the Republican Party, and they will remain after Donald Trump’s death.
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> Politely put, the speech is vintage “paleoconservatism:” it posits an American nationhood that’s particular and distinct and not reducible to an “abstract” creed like that of the Declaration of Independence. Not so politely, but more frankly put, it means “Americans = white European Christians:”
I appreciate Ganz’s willingness to call masquerading, dishonest white nationalists out for what they are. It’s tiresome that many commentators feel they have to wait for people to publicly say “America is for white people!” before labeling them so. We can exercise a *little* critical thinking.
> > The myth of the managerial regime that America is merely a philosophical proposition about the equality of all mankind (and therefore includes all mankind) must be replaced by a new myth of the nation as a historically and culturally unique order that commands loyalty, solidarity, and discipline and excludes those who do not or cannot assimilate to its norms and interests.
historic emissions of Hitler particles going on in Samuel T. Francis’ essays good lord
The gist of the article is that Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, who already has an actual neo-Nazi as a staffer, gave a speech which paraphrased the writings of a fascist and advocated for a kind of blood-and-soil nationalism that runs completely counter to the traditional notion of America as a nation founded on an idea. Needless to say, there are some very ugly currents stirring in the next generation of the Republican Party, and they will remain after Donald Trump’s death.