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Jonathan Bowden

Jonathan Bowden, 1962–2012, was a British novelist, playwright, painter, essayist, and orator.

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The Failure of Liberalism

Jonathan Bowden

9,206 words

The following is the transcript of a speech that Jonathan Bowden delivered to a meeting of the British National Party in Thringstone, Leicestershire on March 12, 2010. The transcript was made by J. B. The video can be seen below.

Thank you very much. I would like to thank [inaudible] for inviting me up here and driving me up here for this meeting. I’ve spoken in Leicestershire a few times, and this is the fourth time.

Published: May 8, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, British National Party, British politics, Conservative Party, globalization, Jonathan Bowden, Labour Party, liberalism, mass immigration, North American New Right, originals, transcripts, United Kingdom | 2 Responses

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Video of the Day
Never Apologize (New Video)

Jonathan Bowden

5:53

Published: September 5, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Jonathan Bowden, video of the day, videos, white guilt, white self-assertion | 4 Responses

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Q&A about Heidegger

Jonathan Bowden

1,527 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcription by V. S. of the Q&A session after Jonathan Bowden’s lecture on Martin Heidegger, which has recently been published in Extremists: Studies in Metapolitics. — Greg Johnson

Q: I’ve noticed that Leftists systematically completely misunderstand what Heidegger meant by “nihilism.” Read more …

Published: August 28, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Adolf Hitler, fascism, Friedrich Nietzsche, G. W. F. Hegel, Giovanni Gentile, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, Julius Evola, Martin Heidegger, National Socialism, nihilism, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Theodor Adorno, Traditionalism | Leave a comment

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Video of the Day
Underneath the Mind:
Bowden on Oratory

Jonathan Bowden

4:11

Published: July 11, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Jonathan Bowden, oratory, persuasion, rhetoric, video of the day, videos | Leave a comment

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Video of the Day
The Point of Great Civilization

Jonathan Bowden

5:25

https://youtu.be/bq-C6gSw3lw

Published: July 5, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged art, civilization, European identity, Jonathan Bowden, meaning, religion, Transcendence, video of the day | Leave a comment

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Video of the Day
Race is Culture, & Culture is Race

Jonathan Bowden

4:39

https://youtu.be/JagCrDFR8Ng

Published: June 14, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged biological race differences, Jonathan Bowden, race and culture, social constructionism, video of the day, videos | Leave a comment

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The Economic Crisis Caused by Speculation

Jonathan Bowden

7,132 words

Transcribed by V. S.

Editor’s Note: The following is the transcript of a British National Party stump speech that Jonathan Bowden delivered in Leicestershire in late 2008. You can view the video here.

Right, thanks very much! First of all, I’d like to start by thanking Jeff Dickens and the people who have arranged for me to come up and speak to you Read more …

Published: April 27, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged British National Party, Conservative Party, economics, George W. Bush, immigration, Jonathan Bowden, Labour Party, Margaret Thatcher, North American New Right, originals, political correctness, Tony Blair, transcripts, United Kingdom | 6 Responses

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Lost Jonathan Bowden Speech Discovered

Jonathan Bowden

32 words / 40:12

This British National Party stump speech, “The Economic Crisis Caused by Speculation,” was delivered by Jonathan Bowden in Leicester in late 2008. We will publish a transcript as soon as possible.

https://youtu.be/itoBHynG-54

Published: April 20, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged British National Party, Jonathan Bowden, videos | 3 Responses

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Video of the Day
The Issue of the “Shoah”

Jonathan Bowden

17 words / 3:27

Michael Polignano’s video to words from Jonathan Bowden about the shadow of the Holocaust.

Source: https://youtu.be/VhC5ob8RGQg

Published: February 15, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Jonathan Bowden, Michael Polignano, the holocaust, video of the day, videos | 2 Responses

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The Essence of the Left

Jonathan Bowden

6,047 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about the Left. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Today, it is a great pleasure to welcome to the program Jonathan Bowden. Read more …

Published: August 26, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Christianity, Communism, egalitarianism, Freemasonry, French Revolution, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, Marxism, Max Stirner, North American New Right, originals, relativism, Richard Spencer, the left, utopianism | 3 Responses

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The European New Right

Jonathan Bowden

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Alain de Benoist

8,937 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s January 9, 2012 Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about the European New Right. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Today it’s a great pleasure to welcome back to the program Jonathan Bowden. Read more …

Published: August 20, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Alain de Benoist, anti-Americanism, Christianity, conspiracy theories, France, Guillaume Faye, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, neo-paganism, New Left, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, political theory, religion, Richard Spencer | 1 Response

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Creative Destruction:
Bowden on Libertarianism

Jonathan Bowden

8,937 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about libertarianism. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Today, it’s a great pleasure to welcome back to the podcast Jonathan Bowden. Read more …

Published: August 12, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Ayn Rand, conservatives, F. A. Hayek, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, libertarianism, North American New Right, originals, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Spencer, Ron Paul | 1 Response

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Iran, Israel, & the Bomb

Jonathan Bowden

9,057 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast January 2012 interview of Jonathan Bowden about Iran. You can listen to the podcast here. Read more …

Published: July 21, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Barack Obama, interviews, Iran, Israel, Jonathan Bowden, neoconservatism, North American New Right, nuclear weapons, originals, Richard Spencer, US foreign policy, Zionism | 4 Responses

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Democracy:
The God That Failed

Jonathan Bowden

John McNaughton, Obamanation (detail)

John McNaughton, Obamanation (detail)

8,196 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about democracy. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Today it’s a great pleasure to welcome back Jonathan Bowden. Read more …

Published: July 18, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged democracy, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, Richard Spencer | 1 Response

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The Feminist Mystique

Jonathan Bowden

Frederick Sandys, Medea, 1866-1868

Frederick Sandys, Medea, 1866-1868

7,049 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about feminism. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Today it’s great to welcome back to the program our friend and contributor Jonathan Bowden. Jonathan, thanks for being back with us! Read more …

Published: July 1, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged abortion, emasculation, eugenics, feminism, infantilization, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, pornography, Richard Spencer, women's suffrage | Leave a comment

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Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals

Jonathan Bowden

7,538 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about Nietzche’s On the Genealogy of Morals. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone! Welcome again to Vanguard and welcome as well, Jonathan Bowden! Read more …

Published: June 21, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged aristocracy, Christianity, Friedrich Nietzsche, interviews, Islam, Jonathan Bowden, morality, neo-paganism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, philosophy, Richard Spencer, the Jewish question, warrior ethics | Leave a comment

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Frankfurt School Revisionism

Jonathan Bowden

Max Horkheimer & Theodor Adorno

Max Horkheimer & Theodor Adorno

6,478 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about the Frankfurt School and Cultural Marxism, released on February 16, 2012. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Vanguard! And welcome back, Jonathan Bowden, Read more …

Published: June 3, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged classical music, cultural criticism, cultural Marxism, elitism, Frankfurt School, Herbert Marcuse, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, Marxism, Max Horkheimer, North American New Right, originals, political correctness, Richard Spencer, Richard Wagner, the 1960s counter-culture, Theodor Adorno | 1 Response

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The Forgotten War

Jonathan Bowden

8,625 words

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This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about the Iraq War. You can listen to the podcast here.

Published: May 17, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged American foreign policy, Christian Zionism, interviews, Iran, Iraq War, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, Richard Spencer, the Jewish question, Zionism | Leave a comment

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Understanding Spengler

Jonathan Bowden

Oswald Spengler

Oswald Spengler

5,451 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about Oswald Spengler. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Vanguard! And welcome back as well, Jonathan Bowden! How are you, Jonathan? Read more …

Published: May 4, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Friedrich Nietzsche, G. W. F. Hegel, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, Oswald Spengler, philosophy of history, Richard Spencer | Leave a comment

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Politics, Politics

Jonathan Bowden

7,537 words

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This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard Podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about the 2012 US Republican Presidential Primaries. You can listen to the podcast here.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Vanguard and welcome back as well, Jonathan Bowden! Read more …

Published: April 21, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 2012 US Presidential Election, democracy, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, Mitt Romney, North American New Right, originals, Richard Spencer, Ron Paul | Leave a comment

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The Uses & Abuses of Nietzsche

Jonathan Bowden

7,899 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about Nietzsche. You can listen to the podcast here. Read more …

Published: April 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Christianity, Friedrich Nietzsche, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Richard Spencer | 1 Response

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The E Word:
Eugenics & Environmentalism,
Madison Grant & Lothrop Stoddard

Jonathan Bowden

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Madison Grant

6,732 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Richard Spencer’s Vanguard podcast interview of Jonathan Bowden about eugenics, environmentalism, Madison Grant, and Lothrop Stoddard. You can listen to the podcast here. The subtitle is editorial.

Richard Spencer: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Vanguard! And welcome back as well, Jonathan Bowden! Read more …

Published: April 13, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged environmentalism, eugenics, Haiti, interviews, Jonathan Bowden, Lothrop Stoddard, Madison Grant, North American New Right, originals, Richard Spencer | 2 Responses

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Video of the Day
“What do our people believe in now?”

Jonathan Bowden

3:16

Published: April 12, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Jonathan Bowden, remove kebab, the Muslim question, video of the day, videos | 3 Responses

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Against the Turner Prize

Jonathan Bowden

7,006 words

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Damien Hirst’s The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

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This is the transcript by V. S. of the audio of Jonathan Bowden’s short film Against the Turner Prize. Unfortunately, only the audio is available on YouTube. If anyone has access to the video version, please contact me at [email protected]. Bowden talks about 25 illustrations. Without the video, however, I have had to try to provide new illustrations based on Bowden’s descriptions, frequently without success. Read more …

Published: March 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged art criticism, articles, conceptual art, Damien Hirst, Jonathan Bowden, modern art, North American New Right, originals | 3 Responses

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Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 152
BNP Ideas Conference, 2011

Jonathan Bowden

935 words / 5:34

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Jonathan Bowden’s brief speech at the BNP Ideas Conference in October of 2011 where BNP activists met to think of alternatives to the disgraced leadership of Nick Griffin. The first few words were cut off. The full audio of the conference is here.

Audio version: To listen in a player, click here. To download the mp3, right-click here and choose “save target or link as.” To subscribe to our podcasts, click here for iTunes and here for RSS. Read more …

Published: March 8, 2016 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Tagged articles, British National Party, Counter-Currents Radio, Jonathan Bowden, Nick Griffin, North American New Right, originals, podcasts | 1 Response

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The Tangmere Speech

Jonathan Bowden

12,838 words / 79:44

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of one of Jonathan Bowden’s British National Party stump speeches, delivered in Tangmere on September 10, 2007. To listen in a player, click here. Unintelligible passages are marked ???. If you have corrections, please post them as comments below.

Published: March 3, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged British National Party, gangs, Great Britain, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, white dispossession, white nationalism | 7 Responses

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The Wigan Speech

Jonathan Bowden

6,819 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of one of Jonathan Bowden’s British National Party stump speeches, delivered in Wigan sometime after Nick Griffin’s Question Time appearance on October 22, 2009. The speech can be viewed on YouTube here. If you know the precise date or have corrections, please post them as comments below.

Published: February 26, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, British National Party, globalization, Jonathan Bowden, Labour Party, non-white immigration, North American New Right, originals | 3 Responses

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The Leicester Speech

Jonathan Bowden

3,474 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of one Jonathan Bowden’s shorter British National Party stump speeches, delivered in Leicester on December 6, 2008. The speech can be viewed on YouTube here. If you have corrections please post them as comments below.

Published: December 22, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Bowden stump speeches, British National Party, globalization, Jonathan Bowden, non-white immigration, North American New Right, originals | Leave a comment

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The Greenwich Speech

Jonathan Bowden

8,888 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of one Jonathan Bowden’s best British National Party stump speeches, delivered in Greenwich on July 30th, 2009. The speech can be viewed on YouTube here. If you have corrections please post them as comments below.

Published: December 16, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Bowden stump speeches, British National Party, Jonathan Bowden, North American New Right, originals, white nationalism | Leave a comment

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Labour, Old & New:
The Wigan & Leigh Speech

Jonathan Bowden

6,166 words

Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Jonathan Bowden’s British National Party stump speech in Wigan and Leigh in 2010. The speech can be viewed on YouTube here. If you have corrections, or if you know the exact date and location of the speech, please post them as comments below.
Read more …

Published: December 7, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Bowden stump speeches, British National Party, England, Jonathan Bowden, Labour Party, North American New Right, originals, Tony Blair, white nationalism | 1 Response

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