Tag Archives: Brexit

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Nicholas R. Jeelvy

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Imagine that your house catches fire. You run out, family and pets in tow, to try your darndest to put out the fire. Imagine your neighbor looking on, saying “well, it’s not my house.” What’s wrong with that situation? Well, fire has a tendency to spread. Pretty soon, if your house is on fire, your neighbors’ houses will likewise catch fire. Read more …

Published: April 6, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, ethnicity, Europe, geopolitics, imperialism, international relations, national identity, Nicholas R. Jeelvy, North American New Right, originals, petty nationalism, race, the European Union, Yugoslavia | 6 Responses

The UK Voted for National Populism

Greg Johnson

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When Brexit won and I heard “Land of Hope and Glory” played at one of the celebrations, I found myself tearing up, much to my surprise. Of course, it makes sense. England is my ancestral homeland. But actually feeling it came as a surprise. It was one of those “Welcome to the human race” experiences. Read more …

Published: December 18, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged 2019 UK National Elections, articles, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, ethnonationalism, Greg Johnson, National Populism, North American New Right, originals, Scottish Independence, secession | 31 Responses

London Calling . . .

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London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared and battle come down
–The Clash (1979)

Forty years ago this month, the punk poet Joe Strummer penned his apocalyptic lyrics, heralding a step-change in the ongoing culture war that has dogged Britain for decades and reduced our nation’s capital city to a multiracial melting pot akin to the Tower of Babel. Read more …

Published: November 29, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Britain, Fenek Solère, immigrants and crime, North American New Right, originals | 40 Responses

The Battle of Britain

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Let me make this very clear, Mr. Sassoli. You have no right to go and speak to the UK Speaker of Parliament, having conversations that are directly interfering in our domestic politics. Read more …

Published: October 16, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Douglas Murray, European Union, Fenek Solère, North American New Right, originals, Roger Scruton, the United Kingdom | 11 Responses

On the Ruin & Conquest of Britain, Part 3

Jeremy Corbyn

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Part 3 of 3

God save the Queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
A potential H bomb

God save the Queen
She’s not a human being
and There’s no future
in England’s dreaming

— The Sex Pistols

On the Ruin & Conquest of Britain, Part 2

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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here)

“I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name.”

— William Morris, A Dream of John Ball, about the very first English Peasants’ Revolt against an alien elite

On the Ruin & Conquest of Britain, Part 1

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Part 1 of 3 (Part 2 here)

(The title comes from De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, a work written by the monk Gildas the Wise in the sixth century AD.)

While bumptious Boris leads a Tory bounce in the polls, Little Englander Brexiteers seem to have finally had their way, and the civic nationalists wear their molded-plastic Union Jack hats and wave their paper-thin flags with pride. Read more …

Published: August 6, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Boris Johnson, Britain, Conservative Party, Fenek Solère, Labour Party, North American New Right, originals, Theresa May, United Kingdom | 8 Responses

National Populism is Here to Stay

Greg Johnson

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This is F. K.’s transcript of an extemporaneous lecture that was delivered at the Blue Awakening Youth Conference in Tallinn, Estonia on February 25, 2019. It has been heavily edited and augmented. I wish to thank the organizers for inviting me to speak.

According to the Left, the peoples of the world are about to join hands and step together into a new age of global government and multicultural harmony under the rule of benevolent, cosmopolitan elites. Read more …

Published: July 16, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Donald Trump, Greg Johnson, Matthew Goodwin, National Populism, North American New Right, originals, populism, Roger Eatwell, transcripts, white identity politics | 4 Responses

IndyRef2: Electric Boogaloo

Quinlan Quatermass

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It’s a curious phenomenon that we should hate our neighbors more than we hate a visitor. But it’s the way things are. Familiarity breeds contempt, after all. We can fight with a sibling in a way we can’t with a visitor, and yet, we can also make up with a sibling in a way we can’t with a visitor. Read more …

Published: May 24, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Euroskepticism, North American New Right, originals, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Scottish National Party, United Kingdom | 7 Responses

Dark Money

Ed Miliband, then leader of Britain’s Labour Party, addressing the Labour Friends of Israel in 2014.

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Money, it’s a hit
Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit
— Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

It was not without a deep sense of irony that I recently came across Guardian columnist George Monbiot’s revealing article entitled “Dark money lurks at the heart of our political crisis,” a piece of investigative journalism that claims to provide an insight into the machinations of those who use cash to influence political outcomes. Read more …

Published: March 29, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anti-Semitism, articles, Conservative Party, Fenek Solère, Jewish lobby, Jewish subversion, Labour Party, North American New Right, originals | 2 Responses

Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 227
Baby, Where Did Our Love Go?
Observations on the Unfolding Brexit Drama

5,280 words/ 34:08

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One thing was obvious about the referendum result of June 23, 2016 – namely, that neither side had expected it. Read more …

Published: February 15, 2019 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged articles, David Cameron, European Union, Euroskepticism, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, Theresa May, UKIP, United Kingdom | 10 Responses

Insula Albionum

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I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
Read more …

Published: January 30, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, England, English identity, European Union, Fenek Solère, North American New Right, originals | 4 Responses

Now in Audio Version!
British Politics Today:
Optimism, Pessimism, & Realism

Theresa May trying (and failing) to be the multicultural Dancing Queen, a clear case of too much optimism.

3,745 words / 25:20

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Counter-Currents readers may be familiar with the name Tai Lopez. Tai Lopez runs commercials which regularly appear on YouTube. He is a self-made millionaire and latter-day preacher of the “God helps those who help themselves” school of economics: Read more …

Published: October 15, 2018 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged articles, British politics, Conservative Party, environmentalism, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Michael Walker, North American New Right, optimism, originals, pessimism, populism, realism, Theresa May, UKIP, United Kingdom | 5 Responses

Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 213
Populism: Beyond Left & Right?
Alain de Benoist’s The Populist Moment

The faces of European populism today: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

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Alain de Benoist
Le Moment Populiste: Droite-Gauche c’est Fini!
Paris: Pierre-Guillaume de Roux, 2017 Read more …

Published: February 21, 2018 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged Alain de Benoist, anti-fascism, articles, book reviews, Donald Trump, education, elitism, European New Right, European Union, Euroskepticism, French New Right, Front National, globalization, GRECE, identity, Jeremy Corbyn, Left/Right divide, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, podcasts, populism, referenda | 6 Responses

Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 210
Interview with Michael Walker

550 words / 90:54

Greg Johnson, John Morgan, and Michael Polignano reconvene for a new weekly Counter-Currents Radio podcast. This week, we interview author and founder of the British New Right magazine The Scorpion, Michael Walker. Read more …

Published: January 26, 2018 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Counter-Currents Radio, Counter-Currents Radio Weekly, Greg Johnson, John Morgan, metapolitics, Michael Polignano, Michael Walker, podcasts, populism, Sebastian Kurz | 9 Responses

Going Somewhere?
A Review of David Goodhart’s The Road to Somewhere

6,100 words

David Goodhart
The Road to Somewhere: The New Tribes Shaping British Politics
London: Penguin, 2017 Read more …

Published: January 4, 2018 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, British politics, Conservative Party, Donald Trump, Labour Party, Left/Right divide, liberal elite, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, populism | 2 Responses

Not Going Gentle into That Good Night:
A Review of Two Books on Brexit, Part Two

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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here)

Published: November 3, 2017 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, David Cameron, European Union, Euroskepticism, Michael Walker, Nigel Farage, North American New Right, originals, podcasts, populism, referenda, UKIP, United Kingdom | 1 Response

Not Going Gentle into That Good Night:
A Review of Two Books on Brexit, Part One

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Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here)

Published: November 2, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, David Cameron, European Union, Euroskepticism, Michael Walker, Nigel Farage, North American New Right, originals, podcasts, populism, UKIP, United Kingdom | 6 Responses

Now in Audio Version!
Understanding Brexit:
A Review of The Bad Boys of Brexit

4,098 words

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Arron Banks
The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign
London: Biteback Publishing, 2017

When I was asked last year by the German-language weekly Junge Freiheit to contribute to their “portrait” series with a piece on Arron Banks, I was in the embarrassing position of having to admit that I had never heard of him. Read more …

Published: October 13, 2017 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged articles, book reviews, Conservative Party, European Union, Euroskepticism, Jo Cox, Michael Walker, Nigel Farage, North American New Right, originals, populism, UKIP, United Kingdom | 2 Responses

Between Capital & Archaic Socialism

Jean-Claude Michéa

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Jean-Claude Michéa
Notre Ennemi, le Capital
Paris: Climats, 2016

Following the election of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth President of the United States, there was a flood of YouTube clips of Clinton supporters, mostly female, throwing tantrums of biblical proportions (the reader will know the sort of thing: he rent his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, etc.) which afforded this writer both amusement and bewilderment. The tearful outbursts of grief were without insight or intelligence of any kind, with one exception. Read more …

Published: September 27, 2017 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged 2016 US Presidential Election, book reviews, capital, capitalism, globalization, liberal elite, liberalism, North American New Right, originals, populism, socialism | 5 Responses

Video of the Day
TV Libertés Interview with Nigel Farage

Video of the Day

9:53

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwPeUrMx1I

Published: September 6, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Nigel Farage, video of the day, videos | 3 Responses

The Brexit Precedent

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Direct democracy is usually not favored by those whose priority is stability. An appeal to the voters to decide on specific issues has the virtue of cutting short party division on the issue in question but is notorious for exacerbating old cross-party divisions. The first referendum in Britain was in 1973 and the first nationwide referendum in 1975. Read more …

Published: July 4, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Conservative Party, European Union, Great Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, populism, referenda, Theresa May, United Kingdom | 2 Responses

Thriving in the Populist Matrix

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Five hundred years ago this year (2017), Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door of Wittenberg. It was not the first time that theologians and teachers had protested against certain doctrines and dogma of the Roman Church. There had been, to take two notable examples preceding Luther, John Wycliffe and Jan Hus. Read more …

Published: June 13, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Front National, ideology, Marine Le Pen, Martin Luther, mass media, Michael Walker, Nigel Farage, North American New Right, originals, populism, social media, UKIP | 2 Responses

The Soul of an Establishment Philosopher:
On John Gray’s The Soul of the Marionette

Rocketmensch

1,318 words

John Gray
The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom
London: Allen Lane, 2015

Of the current establishment philosophers, John Gray is one of the ones I like the most. My favorite of his books, Straw Dogs, is a classic of contemporary philosophy, demolishing the infantile and delusional fantasies of the myth of progress like a rational adult picking apart a children’s fairy-tale. Read more …

Published: May 24, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged book reviews, England, European Union, mass immigration, North American New Right, progressivism, reprints, Rocketmensch | 3 Responses

Trump & the Globalist Convergence of the Left & Right against Nationalism

Ricardo Duchesne

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This article comes from a talk given at The University of New Brunswick on March 16, 2017 by Professor Duchesne. The attendance was about fifty, mainly students, about eight academics, and some residents from NB. The talk lasted about twenty-five minutes followed by Q&A for about seventy minutes. At the end, many came out thinking that Trump may be an Emperor, after all. Read more …

Published: April 11, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Council of European Canadians, Donald Trump, fake news, globalism, globalization, immigration, Left/Right divide, liberalism, multiculturalism, North American New Right, populism, reprints, Ricardo Duchesne, True Right | 4 Responses

Alain de Benoist on Trump & Le Pen

Alain de Benoist

2,823 words

Editor’s Note: The following is a translation by Greg Johnson of an interview that was conducted in French between the Russian International Eurasian Movement and Alain de Benoist, the founder of the French New Right, in February. Read more …

Published: March 28, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Alain de Benoist, anti-Americanism, anti-globalism, Donald Trump, European New Right, European Union, France, French New Right, GRECE, Marine Le Pen, North American New Right, originals, populism, Russia, translations, United States | 5 Responses

Hungary & the Crisis of Europe

Viktor Orbán

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Judging from population, natural resources, and human capital, the European Union should be the leading power of the world. For the moment, however, its stagnation obstructs its potential leadership. What we call the European Project has been stopped in its tracks. Read more …

Published: February 8, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Donald Trump, European Union, Hungary, immigration, migrant crisis, North American New Right, reprints, Viktor Orbán | 11 Responses