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Alec Ryrie
The Age of Hitler & How We Will Survive It
London: Reaktion Books, Ltd., 2025
I once heard a story about an old Hollywood executive saying, “Nobody knows anything.” (more…)
Counter-Currents
Tag: holocaust
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Our enemies have beat us to the pit.
It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us.
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Holocaust Memorial, Berlin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Holocaust Memorial, Berlin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The Holocaust remains one of the most extensively documented and morally horrifying events in modern history. It is a cornerstone of 20th century historical consciousness and a symbol of industrialized cruelty and racial ideology brought to its most extreme ends. Yet in recent years, the manner in which the Holocaust is discussed, taught, and legislated raises critical questions about how we treat history itself. (more…)
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As would be expected, Ronald Suny ends They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else, his comprehensive history of the Armenian Genocide, by placing the genocide within its historical context and comparing it to other genocides of the 20th century, primarily the Jewish Holocaust. (more…)
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Photo courtesy of Ali Madad Sakhirani on Pexels.
Photo courtesy of Ali Madad Sakhirani on Pexels.
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In my last essay, I discussed my distaste for spergery about the Second World War. As I was writing it, there’s one argument that I thought to address but then didn’t for reasons of narrative flow. But on second thought, I believe this argument deserves its own piece, because it is relevant to events that are unfolding across the world.
The key to understanding Nazi fetishism is to know that it is a kind of fandom. You cannot understand the Nazi fetishist if you try to examine him through an ideological lens. They are like fans of Lord of the Rings or Star Wars: They have all these cool, badass characters and loads of esoteric lore to sperg out on (“You won’t believe the indignities the German people had to suffer when the French occupied the Ruhr valley!”). (more…)
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Joe Biden’s cabinet promises to restore globalism to its previous dominance. Gone are any hints of America First or aspirations to pull back from foreign hellholes. Liberal interventionism will be the Biden administration’s credo.
Biden’s pick to be the next Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, encapsulates the cabinet’s worldview. (more…)
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