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White Identity: Racial Consciousness in the 21st Century

Jared Taylor

4.19 · Rating details · 225 ratings · 23 reviews

Ten years in the making, this book is the sequel to Jared Taylor's seminal Paved With Good Intentions. In White Identity, Taylor systematically marshals the data to show that:

People of all races pay lip service to the ideal of integration but generally prefer to remain apart.

Study after scientific study suggests that racial identity is an inherent part of human nature.

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Jun 08, 2011 Brett Stevens rated it it was amazing

Cogent analysis of racial identity as important to African-American, Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian people. Taylor shows us how racial identity is inherent to each group and brings positive benefits. he then analyzes the disconnect among whites regarding their own racial identity, and points out how diversity obliterates identity and changes society by changing the people who make it what it is. Non-racist, but realistic, and a triumph of research and witty writing.

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Jared Taylor is a polarizing figure. Ironically, I read this book mainly because Twitter banned him from their platform for his political beliefs. This book can be evaluated in two ways: the presentation, and the ideas. I'd probably rate it 4/5 on presentation, and I'm undecided on the ideas.

Taylor's core argument is that diversity in itself isn't strength, and he gives numerous examples to support this. He generally makes a strong case for the negatives of diversity, particularly racial diversi Jared Taylor is a polarizing figure. Ironically, I read this book mainly because Twitter banned him from their platform for his political beliefs. This book can be evaluated in two ways: the presentation, and the ideas. I'd probably rate it 4/5 on presentation, and I'm undecided on the ideas.

Taylor's core argument is that diversity in itself isn't strength, and he gives numerous examples to support this. He generally makes a strong case for the negatives of diversity, particularly racial diversity in the American context, but doesn't look at the positives at all, so it's not a particularly compelling case. However, merely for raising this issue, one is branded by most of modern American society as an irredeemable racist, but it seems clear there absolutely are serious problems with diversity, diversity politics, and immigration in the US today. Shutting down any possible debate by calling people racists isn't going to solve anything.

I'm generally willing to accept his individual factual statements as true (they're cited pretty well), but in several cases where I had some knowledge, they are lacking context, or are cherry picked to be unrepresentative.

(I tend to agree that diversity for its own sake is neutral or negative. However, having the best people for jobs and cultural roles in the positions where they can best use their skills is a huge positive, and if you believe skills and traits are evenly distributed, or even just not completely the province of certain groups, teams of the best possible people will tend to be diverse. The right question is to find the best balance for those teams between cohesiveness and individual excellence, and how to cause those teams (at sizes from small groups to companies to entire cities and nations) to be as effective as possible.)

He looks at broad racial/ethnic/language groups (black, hispanic, asian, and white) and some subgroups within those, and how they seem to exist in modern America. One of the most shocking parts for me was just how dysfunctional the worst schools really are -- basically as bad as prisons, although I think his focus is on the bottom 20-30%, vs. the majority or top performing 10%.

The book is pretty strong at making the case that there are some serious problems in multicultural American society, problems with unrestricted and post-1965 immigration policy, and that a lot of these problems are getting worse. Taylor didn't make much effort to identify the root causes of the western and American shift toward diversity/multiculturalism/mass immigration, and didn't really make any attempt at proposing policy solutions to improve integration or otherwise address these problems. His solution, if anything, was "look at Japan", but there's essentially no chance of America turning into Japan ever.

I don't think I'd recommend this book as a standalone book on racial politics in the US, but it's probably one of the best for making the case of a particular segment of the white identity movement. It would be a good book to include along with equivalent black, hispanic immigrant, and asian immigrant perspectives in trying to understand the issue, however. I definitely wouldn't consider it "hate speech" or violently racist or particularly worthy of censure or censorship, except to say it isn't particularly comprehensive or neutral. That Twitter banned the guy is a pretty strong case for Twitter being a bunch of fucking morons. ...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Mike rated it liked it

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Unique viewpoint.

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Jan 18, 2013 Patrick rated it it was amazing

Impossible to refute, hopefully it will be read by many Americans! People who rate it poorly probably did not read it or else, I'd like to know what they disagree with! ...more

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Mar 21, 2018 Anthony Sealy rated it it was amazing

An excellent fact driven take on a frequently shyed away from topic. At times I think he provides too many examples for each point he is making, but since his conclusions are likely to be difficult to digest for some, the details are warranted.

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Dec 31, 2017 Ciro rated it it was amazing

Read this and then attempt to argue race doesn't matter. ...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Kevin Michael rated it it was amazing

good entry level stuff.

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Jul 08, 2019 Jon Ureña rated it it was amazing

Shelves: apocalypse, non-fiction, race

When I was around 12 or 13 I was taken along with my class to an exposition in a neighboring town, where we would learn about immigration. For a while we had been hearing about the Schengen Area that the European Union was pushing. When my class arrived at the exposition, instead of the European immigrants that the Schengen Area idea promoted we met two African black men. They spent most of the time talking with our teachers. I recall one of them bragging about how he had fathered 64 children ba ...more

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Jul 08, 2020 John Anthony rated it really liked it

Taylor’ s study applies to the USA, although he makes several references to Europe. First published in 2011 it reflects the situation then. Much has happened since of course. I found it a prescient, if unfashionable read in the present climate.

The very concept of “White Identity” is controversial; scarcely permissible in fact. It is interpreted negatively, certainly when seen alongside other racial groups who rightly celebrate their cultures and heritages and are applauded for it. It is a case o ...more

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Oct 13, 2018 Duncan Smith rated it it was amazing

The trouble with Utopian racial values is they only work if everyone holds them. Almost all racial groups work for their own interests ... except white people, who have allowed a mix of masochism and misplaced idealism to corrode the societies they built.

Taylor's closing pages (from p.286 on) are especially to the point. Reading them is to wonder at the almost unbelievable levels of stupidity shown by America in allowing itself to be so drastically changed for the worse. A combination of false b ...more

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Jun 15, 2016 Billy Roper rated it it was ok

Jared Taylor's writing is entry level racialism, based on other people's research. To his credit, he adequately explains disparate inherited IQ levels and the different demographic groups' demonstrated historical ability to create and maintain civilization. However, his childhood spent as a child of missionaries in the Orient turned him into a lifelong Mongolophile, and his earnest if misplaced fear of losing the financial backing of certain other people have kept him Philosemitic. ...more

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Sep 18, 2014 Jack rated it it was amazing

The book challenges the politically correct notion that different races want to be integrated and that our society is better off if we mix with other races. Great book; lots of facts. Helped me realize that it is okay for a white person like me to talk about race issues that affect me and that it is okay for me to love my race.

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Mar 18, 2020 Shoaib Nagi rated it did not like it

Shelves: right-wing-garbage, chickenshit

Here are some tips on how to write a better book:

1. Don't use clippings from newspapers containing an average Joe's opinions as a buttress for your entire argument.
2. Learn some basic statistics.
3. Invest in an editor.
4. Don't use 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' as a cover for your book. It doesn't make you look smart, just lazy. ...more

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Nov 03, 2019 Youthknives rated it really liked it

Shelves: politics

I will keep this brief because I think this book is simply one of the most important pieces of literature any White American will read in this century, or for that matter, in their life. Without current situation, it cannot be read quickly enough. I do not want to reveal his points for Taylor masterfully delivers them with hard hitting fact after fact, I will not even attempt to outshine his craft here so rather I will just urge you to pick this up.

The systematic erosion of White Identity with d I will keep this brief because I think this book is simply one of the most important pieces of literature any White American will read in this century, or for that matter, in their life. Without current situation, it cannot be read quickly enough. I do not want to reveal his points for Taylor masterfully delivers them with hard hitting fact after fact, I will not even attempt to outshine his craft here so rather I will just urge you to pick this up.

The systematic erosion of White Identity with directed political purposes cannot be argued against from any objective standpoint. What Taylor does is break this vast culture war down, brick by brick, and lays it out in an easy to read and fact filled book that should be required reading at this point. He provides lots of context, direct quotations, events, stories, news, etc all within easy to navigate categories. He does not spend much time in speculation, rather, he is giving you all the information you need to fully understand how severe this situation is and how the situation grows more dire by the day, and yet is not irreversible or too late.

Every single page was brimming with irrefutable evidence of all the systematic ways we have been manipulated to retreat into smaller and smaller borders while the nation crumbles under the false god of diversity, which as Taylor brilliantly shows, is most certainly NOT a strength. There will never be any refutation of this book because it does not exist. The only people AGAINST this book are those that profit from White Displacement in the US. Do not underestimate the sincerity in which I am speaking here: Read this book, now!

However, my greatest critique (and the only reason I am giving this book 4 out of 5 stars, rather than a full 5) lies with the fact that Taylor was short in failing to include "Jewish Consciousness" in his list of factors that have gone into the erosion of America, however, I can forgive him because there is a great work called "Culture of Critique" (Kevin Macdonald) that delves into this additional, but equally important (if not more important) factor for the implosion of America and the American people.

This book, White Identity, MUST BE READ along with Culture of Critique for the reader to have a complete understanding of the contemporary situation. Without reading these fantastic books, you are seriously crippling yourself and limiting your world view. Do not pass this book up and put it to the forefront of your reading lists immediately.

All other peoples in this world are racially awoken EXCEPT your people. You ask why? The answers are available to you now:
READ WHITE IDENTITY & CULTURE OF CRITIQUE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER HESITATION! ...more

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Apr 29, 2016 D rated it it was amazing

If one is truly American, there should be some concern for America's future present within the mind and soul. Human beings are fauna and must fight tooth and nail for existence. No matter how much modernity wishes to pout and stamp its feet, race is real. It is not a construct, but rather a very important thing which has always been relevant and is a legitimate, perhaps unavoidable, part of the decision-making process. Even if it is has been some figment of our collective imagination, it is a fa If one is truly American, there should be some concern for America's future present within the mind and soul. Human beings are fauna and must fight tooth and nail for existence. No matter how much modernity wishes to pout and stamp its feet, race is real. It is not a construct, but rather a very important thing which has always been relevant and is a legitimate, perhaps unavoidable, part of the decision-making process. Even if it is has been some figment of our collective imagination, it is a fantasy we will not abort so readily. One of many pieces of evidence for this can be found here, although anyone who adheres to common sense will likely not need any further affirmation:
Genetic Similarities Within and Between Human Populations

An excerpt from page 286 provides a decent overview of the work:
"This book will have been a success if at least a few readers have become open to the possibility that the following statements are true: People of all races generally prefer the company of people like themselves. Racial diversity is a source of conflict, not strength. Non-whites, especially blacks and Hispanics, nurture a strong sense of racial pride and solidarity. Whites have little sense of racial solidarity, and most whites strongly condemn any signs of it. Immigration from non-European countries is changing the United States in profound ways, many of which whites find disagreeable. To the extent that these statements are true, they have serious implications both for the country as a whole and for whites as a group."

1. People of all races generally prefer the company of people like themselves:
Not only has self-segregation been rampant since Brown v. Board, all sovereign entities through the annals of history have been formed so that people who share a common link may live together (i.e., one would not choose to live with one they would not like to live with). There is no Self without the Other, and the realization that this makes both groups better and is not tantamount to hatred is essential.

2. Racial diversity is a source of conflict, not strength:
Diversity is merely another problem to be solved. There are no clear benefits to diversity unless it is affirmed as an absolute virtue in and of itself. In concrete terms, it is just another thing that people have to take into consideration, otherwise known as a hindrance. Again, there is no group that has diversity as a goal. Rather, what diversity means is that the minority group wins tangible gains for itself while the majority group, which invariably remains separate, prostrates itself. The only reason to view it as a strength is to convey a sense of false optimism about a salient issue.

3. Non-whites, especially blacks and Hispanics, nurture a strong sense of racial pride and solidarity:
If this were not the case, these groups would not exist in the first place and would outright reject any such labels. They would have been swallowed up long ago in the cavity of the great melting pot. The stonger the ingroup identity, the weaker the outgroup identity. In this case, oddly enough, the outgroup is comprised of their own countrymen. To many, "White America" is not real America, though our country was founded on the assumption that everyone retaining citizenship would be part of the same nation rather than fractured in confederacy.

4. Whites have little sense of racial solidarity, and most whites strongly condemn any signs of it:
Even worse than condemning actual racial solidarity is the notion that even hinting at its shadow is highly sinful. All other groups are allowed this for themselves without question. This odious crime would not exist in the first place if all the hostile groups which have been so indiscriminately cobbled together lived among themselves in localities without such conflict.

5. Immigration from non-European countries is changing the United States in profound ways, many of which whites find disagreeable:
Just as it is unjust to force ourselves upon others, so it is vice versa, otherwise it is a double standard. The author gives the hilarious example of a gringo invasion of Mexico, which not only represents the absurd nature of such patterns of immigration but also of its reprehensible nature. Resistance in any and all capacities would be justified and capitulation would only follow clear defeat. In a democracy, if the citizens do not like something, it is the responsibility of their representatives to remedy the shortcoming in question whether or not it may be disagreeable to one person or another. What is frightening is the realization that "majority rules, minority rights" will soon enough apply to a group of people completely disconnected with the old America. Whether or not one believes this to be a tragedy, such circumstances would certainly be epochal. Democracy may very well swallow its own ouroboros tail.

Some of the book is dryly repetitive and somewhat disorganized. Rather than give a handful of statistics and examples delineating the failure of American race relations, the author instead chooses to inundate the reader with factoids, one after another, until the deluge simply cannot be suppressed. Such material may prove valuable for the uninitiated, but someone who is already more or less on the same page will feel a bit of deja vu and easily predict the outcome of the next "what if." These innumerable data points are infrequently complimented by bits of laconic commentary. From the title, I was expecting something a little more long-winded and grandiose and was somewhat disappointed at the apparent baseness of the work in this regard. Despite this, the arguments set forth are very clear and well-supported, not to mention of the utmost direness. The intention of the work is to raise awareness in a straightforward fashion and it has certainly achieved this. ...more

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Jan 25, 2021 Oliver Bateman rated it did not like it

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Utter poppycock, a jumbled bit of "pseudo-scholarship" that functions as a way of making those members of the alt-right who could've been led towards collectivism instead interested in connecting mere national policies with the "racial" or "ethnic" state in a way that cannot be taken seriously in public discourse. Samuel Francis, a once-interesting intellectual, was led down this primrose path and thus squandered his credibility (such as it was), but Taylor pretty much started there. ...more

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Jun 22, 2018 Dan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: race

For me, this book finally made things 'click'.

This book is a difficult read because it hammers against what you've been taught your whole life. It is an eye-opener, a book that acknowledges reality and asks what we should do in light of that.

Any Christian, trying to push into race relations, faces a one-sided perspective without reading this book. It is almost a universal given that more diversity = better. Jared Taylor shows that this is just ideological sentiment, pure wishful thinking, white ...more

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Jul 03, 2014 TR rated it liked it

Shelves: politics, race

This is a bunch of facts about the actuality of racial and ethnic tensions in America, and no more. They are presented frankly, and the book is valuable for that reason, but a more impressive work is Wilmot Robertson's The Dispossessed Majority, which has a broader perspective and is better written. ...more

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Nov 17, 2018 Jon Neumann rated it really liked it

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Takeaway.... diversity is not a strength, almost every study confirms this.

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Jun 13, 2018 Frederick Hammill rated it did not like it

The author should invest in copy editors. This was rough.

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May 12, 2017 Петър Стойков rated it really liked it

Въпросите около отношенията между различните раси са голяма тема в момента по целия свят, но особено в САЩ, дето тия раси първо живеят в безпрецедентно многообразие и второ имат доста интересна и донякъде срамна история на взаимоотношенията помежду си.

С настоящата си книга, Джаред Тейлър се опитва да хвърли светлина върху някои теми, свързани с расовите отношения, но най-вече да покаже различните перспективи, през които всяка от основните раси в САЩ (негри, латиноамериканци, азиатци и бели) виж Въпросите около отношенията между различните раси са голяма тема в момента по целия свят, но особено в САЩ, дето тия раси първо живеят в безпрецедентно многообразие и второ имат доста интересна и донякъде срамна история на взаимоотношенията помежду си.

С настоящата си книга, Джаред Тейлър се опитва да хвърли светлина върху някои теми, свързани с расовите отношения, но най-вече да покаже различните перспективи, през които всяка от основните раси в САЩ (негри, латиноамериканци, азиатци и бели) виждат тия отношения - как говорят за тях, как се отнасят към другите раси и помежду си.

Картинката изобщо не е розова, както лесно може да се забележи от кадрите на различни расови бунтове и горящи коли и сгради (не само в САЩ, ами и в Европа) и данните за нивата на престъпност, полицейското и анти-полицейското (убийствата на полицаи) насилие. Тя става още по-трагична, когато авторът цитира (а той цитира много и постоянно) какво различни публични личности, активисти знаменитости, политици и хора на изкуството от различните раси казват и пишат по въпроса за расовите отношения.

Джаред Тейлър има репутацията на "бял националист" което в САЩ в момента е нещо като най-лошото нещо на света и със сигурност предишната му книга, която четох е доста пристрастна но доколкото показва настоящата, ако искаме да го определим като расист, по-скоро би му прилягало "азиатски националист" или нещо такова, защото данните и статистиките относно различните раси определено показват как азиатците в САЩ превъзхождат по всички показатели (доход, законопослушност, образование и т.н.) белите толкова и даже повече, колкото белите превъзхождат черните.

Книгата представя депресираща картина, но определено е опит за трезв поглед върху обществените отношения в САЩ (и като продължение - света и най-вече Европа, макар че нашите малцинства са цигани и мюсюлмани). Макар всичко на тоя свят да трябва да се приема със здравословна доза съмнение, огромното количество статистики, данни от официални източници и цитати, които авторът привежда в подкрепа на тезите си определено дават легитимност на казаното. ...more

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Изначально (до прочтения) относился к книге скептически. Решил прочитать, чтобы лучше понимать "врага".
Оказалось, что книга хороша, хоть и область исследований достаточно узкая (США). Но автор рассуждает в большей степени о том, что есть такого у небелых рас, чего нет у белой, и почему стоит это перенять. Собственно, авторских высказываний о том, что какая-то раса хуже или лучше, здесь не встретишь (только примеры из истории), скорее рассуждения о том, что от расы как от отличительной особенност ...more

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Jared Taylor was born in Japan, where he lived until he was 16 years old. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Yale University and a master's degree in international economics from l'Institut d' Etudes Politiques de Paris.

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