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Molti nemici, molto onore.
Many enemies, much honor.
Benito Mussolini
The 2024 Presidential election and its aftermath set me to thinking about this apothegm of Il Duce, captured in a mosaic somewhere in Rome, and what could be made of it for Counter-Currents’ regular readers. I think it should serve as a maxim to bolster our sense of pride and purpose. (more…)
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The information war is a Darwinian environment.
Whether it be a TV news program, a podcast, or a simple social media post made by an anon, all content is now fighting for attention in a ruthless numbers game on a competitive online battlefield. (more…)
Former Downing Street Press Secretary Alastair Campbell, who still imagines that people like him control what the masses think.
Former Downing Street Press Secretary Alastair Campbell, who still imagines that people like him control what the masses think.
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The late comedian Bill Hicks had a skit in which he described the average Joe turning on the TV for the news and getting: Death! Famine! War! Disease! Aaaaargh! The guy turns off the TV and looks out of his back window to hear quiet, apart from the gentle drone of crickets. He thinks, “Where the hell is all this going down?” Another comedic Bill, Bill Burr, updated this observation recently on YouTube political channel Triggernometry. On Twitter, he said, everyone is screaming at one another. Then you go outside for a walk and everyone is smiling at each other. (more…)