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We at Counter-Currents celebrated our 12th birthday on last weekend’s broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio, which was a four-hour all-star streamathon with many of our writers, friends, and some ordinary readers who decided to get involved, and they answered listener questions. The second half is now available for download and online listening. (more…)
Derek Black, a rare example of a former White Nationalist who “unlearned” his views.
Derek Black, a rare example of a former White Nationalist who “unlearned” his views.
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A common sentiment one encounters among Leftists is that their opponents have a moral obligation to “unlearn” their views (see this post). Leftists from conservative backgrounds insist that they changed their minds because they “thought for themselves,” and order all Right-wingers to do the same — or else.
The claim that they “thought for themselves” is easily disproven. Truly thinking for oneself is difficult. (more…)
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Greg, John, and Frodi reconvene the weekly podcast with a round table on recent events: our latest deplatforming, the Alt-Lite civil war, YouTube censorship, YouTube “victim” Caleb Cain, apostate Derek Black, legislative paths to roll back censorship and deplatforming, etc. (more…)
Il Sodoma, The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, c. 1525
Il Sodoma, The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, c. 1525
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W czerwcu 2013 r. ogłoszono, że Derek Black – syn założyciela Stormfront, Dona Blacka – wyparł się białego nacjonalizmu. Stawia to niezwykle istotne pytanie o to, jak ludzie kształtują swoje przekonania i jak się ich wypierają. Istnieją dwa podstawowe rodzaje przekonań: te, które człowiek uważa za prawdziwe w oparciu o rzeczywistość i rozum, oraz te, które uważa za prawdziwe w oparciu o opinię innych ludzi. (more…)
Il Sodoma, « Le martyre de Saint Sébastien », v. 1525
Il Sodoma, « Le martyre de Saint Sébastien », v. 1525
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La renonciation de Derek Black au Nationalisme Blanc soulève des questions de plus grande importance concernant la manière dont les gens forment et rejettent des croyances. Il y a fondamentalement deux sortes de croyances : celles dont vous pensez qu’elles sont vraies en vous basant sur la réalité et la raison, et celles dont vous pensez qu’elles sont vraies en vous basant sur les opinions des autres gens.
Si vous basez vos croyances sur la réalité et la raison, alors vous en changerez quand de nouveaux faits seront mis en lumière ou quand de meilleurs arguments seront présentés. (more…)
Il Sodoma, “The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian,” c. 1525
Il Sodoma, “The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian,” c. 1525
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Derek Black’s renunciation of White Nationalism raises questions of wider significance about how people form and reject beliefs. There are two basic kinds of beliefs: those you think are true based on reality and reason vs. those you think are true based on other people’s opinions.
If you base your beliefs on reality and reason, then you will change them as new facts come to light or as better arguments are presented. For example, I used to be a classical liberal, but classical liberalism grants no importance to racial and cultural differences, (more…)
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The SPLC, a powerful Southern Jewish hate group and anti-First Amendment organization with extensive ties to the media, police, secret police, and judiciary, has announced triumphantly that Derek Black, 24, the activist son of Stormfront founder Don Black, has renounced his views and joined the bloated ranks of the anti-white multitude. (“Activist Son of Key Racist Leader Renounces White Nationalism,” July 17, 2013) (more…)