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June 23, 2018
Identity Politics is a False Idol
In a previous post I identified four principles which are crucial for members of the Dissident Right to embrace; not quite strategy or tactics, something closer to virtues. The reason the Dissident Right exists is because our neighbours have embraced the solipsism which suffuses our culture. Affect over effect, ideology over facts, appearance over essence – Western Civilization worships as the altar of ‘Nice,’ where everybody’s special, and everything is fine. This has created a systemic d...
May 22, 2018
The Key To Making Western Men Stronger
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The following is a guest post from Jack at Road to Solidity.
Western men are divided.
Real western men, those who care, those who are conscious of who they are and who cherish their civilization and their people, are divided.
Here I’m not talking about the left-wing guys versus the right-wing guys. I’m talking about the right-wing guys being divided among them. Being physically disconnected from each other. They are not bonded by something other than their ideas and what they want for their...
March 18, 2018
A Path Forward for the Dissident Right
The past year has been rough for the Dissident Right. The election of Donald Trump caught us all by surprise. As soon as his election numbers were in, we collectively realized that we didn’t have a plan for moving forward. We were so used to laboring under a hostile, Democrat establishment, whose official opposition was the RINO Washington insiders, that the victory of our favoured, maverick candidate left us without any clear direction.
On the one hand, we had our man in Washington. On t...
March 12, 2018
Reflections on Clausewitz, Book II, Chapters 5 & 6: History and Criticism
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Chapter 5: Criticism
It is through criticism that abstract principles touch upon real life; it is here that theory meets factual reality.
There are three forms of criticism. First is the historical investigation of doubtful facts; inquiry. The second is concerned with connecting effect to cause; this is where critical inquiry occurs. They third is used to test the means employed; this is what criticism typically means.
Throughout history, but particularly in war, the causes are often diff...
March 10, 2018
How Realistic is D&D When it Comes to Strength and IQ?
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One of the things that’s always struck me about Dungeons & Dragons is its realism. This is especially true today, when most RPG mechanics are built up around Skinner Box techniques rather than meaningful progress, and it speaks to the effort that Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson put in to their game system – especially when you take into account that this was before the Internet allowed you to find weird, obscure information in a matter of clicks.
Can you imagine sitting down in 1974 and trying...
March 5, 2018
Reflections on Clausewitz, Book II, Chapter 3 & 4
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Chapter 3: Art or Science of War
Science when mere knowing. Art, when doing, is the object.
Both perception and judgement belong to Art; Science is the logical faculties which exist in between.
War is more Art than Science, but truly it is neither; it exists in the realm of social interaction. It is wrought upon a living and active force.
Chapter 4: Methodicism
Clausewitz begins this chapter by pondering the definitions of several words; I shall attempt to translate them into business terms...
Reflections on Clausewitz, Book 2 Chapter II & III
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Chapter III: Art or Science of War
Science when mere knowing. Art, when doing, is the object.
Both perception and judgement belong to Art; Science is the logical faculties which exist in between.
War is more Art than Science, but truly it is neither; it exists in the realm of social interaction. It is wrought upon a living and active force.
Chapter IV: Methodicism
Clausewitz begins this chapter by pondering the definitions of several words; I shall attempt to translate them into business te...
February 26, 2018
Reflections on Clausewitz, Book 2 Chapter II: On the Theory of War
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Clausewitz begins this chapter by reflecting on how all the theories of war up to this point are mere mechanical abstractions. They miss out on the difference implicit in forging a sword versus wielding a sword (how I wish he could have read the Book of Five Rings!). Certainly, you need certain objective standards and procedures to create an army in the first place – but to reduce the entire War to a mechanical system – be it mechanical troop movement, a focus on supply chains, or any othe...
February 5, 2018
Reflections on Clausewitz: Book II Chapter 1
Book II: On the Theory of War
Chapter 1: Branches of the Art of War
Although war is a physical contest, the moral component cannot be omitted for “…the condition of the mind has always the most decisive influence on the forces employed in War.” It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight…
He points out that there’s a reciprocal relationship between arms and fighting; one influences the other, and vice versa. But they remain different; excellence in arms is not excellence in fighting, in other...
February 2, 2018
How To Transition From Casual Pickup To Marriage
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In this article, I’d like to discuss the strategic differences between pursuing a woman for sex versus pursuing her for marriage. In particular, I want to talk about how excelling at the former can lead young men (and women) into a trap of being a perpetual “fuckboy” (or carousel rider). When you start playing the game for the sake of the game—and forget why you started playing it in the first place—endless casual relationships are the result.
If we’re going to hold on to Western civilizatio...
