7 Comments

When I first read the distinctions between folkishness, identitarianism, racialism, and White nationalism, the thought that popped into my head was 'wine'. Saying 'I like white wine' is a prefectly reasonable and intelligible expression. It doesn't preclude, saying 'I like Riesling' or 'I like Riesling from the Alsace region' or specifying even further what sort of *terrior* one prefers. No one in the 'wine world' sees a conflict between these things, and I don't see why we - as White people who care about Whites because they are White - shouldn't be able to manage these different levels of *discrimination* with equal connoisseurship. If you say you prefer a Riesling from red granite *terrior* versus a limestone *terrior* a connoisseur can nod with respect but also inquire as to how you feel they differ (with respect to their own pallette). Whites ought to cultivate the same ability to navigate the differences between our different 'areas' of commitment.

Expand full comment

Excellent. In my mind, Folkishness extends even further into the little things: the gnome in the garden and the wine I put out for him, the rock cairns I naturally put up by the creek, the respect for the sunrise, the look of a candle at night, the ghost stories we tell. Its the coffee, bacon, and eggs I eat while listening to old cowboy music, and the tree we put up in winter "for some reason" and the feasts for our families. I don't know anyone in my family who doesn't love this.

It all ties into the broader concepts of Folkishness that you outline so well here and elsewhere. It all splices in with our blood, our land, our grandfathers, and our ancient gods. It's deeper than mere ideas.

Expand full comment

I argue all the time that nationalism is also a natural extension of the folk into a nation. It makes sense on big enough scales, such as many pockets of people who are english but subtly different sharing so much that England makes sense as a nation.

Expand full comment

Please consider addressing the claimed virtues of English common law and its descendants. Maybe it's broader than English tradition, but the ethos of legalism and "equal before the law" runs deep there. I've just been acutely bothered of late by Anglo obsequiousness towards law in its most putrid forms.

Expand full comment

We're working on a longer term project addressing the supposed "natural liberalism" of the Anglo. It's going to make a lot of people mad.

Expand full comment

Regardless, great summary of your work so far in this piece.

Expand full comment

A word can kill a belief. It make a poor foundation for a polity.

Expand full comment