Counter-Currents
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The NAXALT argument is an attempt to discredit criticism of group X by pointing to particular members of the group, who may be atypical or exceptional, as evidence that “Not All (members of X) Are Like That.”
The key to the NAXALT issue is imitation. All humans imitate, but it is our respect for individualism and individual endeavours which makes white men unique in inventing virtually every modern amenity for the world.
Darwin, ever eloquent, wrote that it was “generally admitted that with woman the powers of intuition, of rapid perception, and perhaps of imitation, are more strongly marked than in man” and that “some, at least, of these faculties are characteristic of the lower races, and therefore of a past and lower state of civilisation” (Descent of Man, 2nd ed., p.858).
Suppose there is a body of workers, all white men. One leaves and is replaced by a non-white or a woman. Immediately a common (usually tacit) bond is broken between the men, since the group will split between those who object to the change and those who do not. The latter can use the opportunity to “White Knight” i.e. express protective instincts toward the newcomer which under normal circumstances would be directed toward subordinate women and children.
Giving ammunition to the faction who favour (or at least acquiesce to) the change, the behaviour of the newcomer will in most instances be indistinguishable from the white men. The newcomer will adopt the norms of their role and convincingly imitate. The situation changes when other newcomers join; as their proportion increases, so will they revert to kind. In the case of women, innate feminine concerns will be reinforced and voiced. In the case of non-whites, the situation will progressively resemble the place from which they originated.
Since they have a naturally collectivist or ethnocentric bent, the isolated individual who is held up as an example of NAXALT can safely be assumed to be an advance scout for others.
These observations have been verified to a very limited extent by differences in automatic in-group bias and studies of independent and interdependent cultures, for example comparing Euro-American and East Asian reactions to group consensus.
This article is part of our NAXALT Contest which we ran in the autumn of 2024.
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“Suppose there is a body of workers, all white men. One leaves and is replaced by a non-white or a woman. Immediately a common (usually tacit) bond is broken between the men, since the group will split between those who object to the change and those who do not”
This is a excellent point, it explains Putnam’s findings that increased diversity lowers trust even among Whites. Thank you.
The million dollar question is, why is it Whites that are saddled with this defective/perverted trait? I’ve been in the mix with mestizos, blacks, and Whites, as well as mongrels of the 3 and it’s only Whites that really do this.
One idea could be that it’s genetic, and that it’s been a highly beneficial trait with which White men have flourished for a very long time, so long as they’re in a high trust, White-run society not corrupted by lots of feminism.
I happen to be a task oriented person, & noticed (when I was young & single) that when I worked within small groups of volunteers or students, and it was all guys except for me, the group’s overall camaraderie would immediately be lessened. The dynamics change, & it’s never for the better. Just one small example, off the top of my head, is that they’ll start self-censoring the small talk they make, because now they are in “mixed-company.”
Very true, Putnam found that as diversity increases, bonding capital (within a specific group) is eroded as well as bridging capital (between groups).
Can anyone offer a link to the specific studies mentioned?
“…explains Putnam’s findings that increased diversity lowers trust even among Whites.”
The Downside of Diversity By Michael Jonas | Boston Globe | August 5, 2007
A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth?
http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/05/the_downside_of_diversity/?page=full
‘Diversity’ is Not a Strength
And the following 100+ studies prove this:
This document is a comprehensive index of studies, both historic and contemporary, detailing the negative effects of racial and ethnic diversity. The authors of these studies hold a wide range of political beliefs, though, pro-diversity/globalism, pro-left-wing/liberal are the most common among them. This data statistically validates, beyond all reasonable doubt, the theory that racial and ethnic diversity is overwhelmingly negative. Diversity is colossally detrimental to individuals and society alike, in almost very conceivable way: physical and mental health, social cohesion, violence, trust, criminality, etc. The more diverse a society is, the more pronounced and severe these negative effects are, however, even small amounts of racial or ethnic diversity are enough to cause a quantifiable negative impact. Individuals of every race fare worse within racially and ethnically heterogeneous societies, though racial heterogeneity has a greater negative impact than ethnic heterogeneity (when the ethnically heterogeneous society is mono-racial).
https://thuletide.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/diversity-meta-analysis/
This text explains why the NAXALT argument does not really justify the acceptance of even one non-white person. Even one well-behaved person makes a difference. But in practice, the NAXALT argument is used even in places where Whites are already in the minority. We are told that it is unfair to generalize, not because some of them might assimilate after all, but because we still hope that some of them will not end up in jail.
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