,AGA9/ ,! ,PULL ,( ,SIMPLICITY @& ,DISCONNECT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,DESPITE ! RI<T'S /]EOTYPE ( ANTIFASCI/ ACTIVI/S AS CLOSE-M9D$ ?UGS OR PAID PROTE/]S1 9 REALITY ! MAJORITY HAVE LONG BE5 QUITE GEEKY1 PRONE TO L9+ !IR BOOK%ELVES ) OBSCURE FASCI/ SCRE$S & AB/RUSE HI/ORICAL TOMES4 ,?IS COMES ) ITS [N PROBLEMS4 ,FASCISM IS A MULTIFACET$ PH5OM5ON TO SAY ! LEA/ & DIFF]5T ?READS CAN EASILY PREOCCUPY A RESE>*] !IR :OLE LIFE4 ,?IS HAS MADE FASCI/ /UDIES A KALEIDOSCOPE ( P>TICUL>S ?AT CAN BE =BIDD+ = NEWCOM]S & RESI/S G5]AL SUMM>Y4 ,WE >E ALL LUCKY !N ?AT 9 A MOM5T :5 SUDD5LY EV]YONE IS 9T]E/$1 ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS HAS UND]TAK5 ! H]CULEAN TASK ( MAPP+ AN OV]VIEW ( FASCI/ HI/ORICAL & IDEOLOGICAL CURR5TS ACROSS A MYRIAD ( DIRECTIONS & LOCALES4 

,ROSS ROSE TO SOME AN>*I/ PROM95CE 9 ! PROCESS ( WRIT+ ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP :5 ,A,K ,PRESS ASK$ HIM & ,JO%UA ,/EPH5S TO 9VE/IGATE ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN PLAT=MI/ AU?OR ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT4 ,!IR RESULT+ MULTI-P>T REPORT ON ,S*MIDT'S HIDD5 NATIONALI/ & RACI/ AFF9ITIES & HIS SURREPTITI\S ATTEMPTS TO SLIDE SU* 9TO MA9/REAM AN>*I/ !ORY & PRACTICE WAS 9ITIALLY %OCK+ & CONT5TI\S TO MANY4 ,:ILE ! CONCLUSIONS ( ,ROSS & ,/EPH5S W]E ULTIMATELY ACCEPT$ AS UNASSAILABLE1 EV5 L>GELY F9ALLY ADMITT$ TO BY ,S*MIDT1 ! 9ITIAL PU%BACK !Y RECEIV$ WAS 9T5SE4 ,FEW LIKE TO CONSID] A WORLD :]E POLITICAL DISSEMBL+ & CONSPIRATORIAL MISREPRES5TATION >E PRESS+ ISSUES 9 RADICAL !ORY & COMMUNITIES4 ,UND]/&ABLY1 ! 9/9CTS ( MANY >E TO RECOIL AT ! ?\<T ( 9VE/IGATIONS 9TO SU*4 ,H[ >E WE TO PROTECT \RSELVES IF PEOPLE CAN ACCUSE O!RS ( BELIEV+ ?+S SECRETLY86 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE 9 \R SOCIETY HAS HAD =MATIVE EXP]I5CES ) ! PANIC & HORROR ( SOCIAL CIRCLES CLOS+ RANKS BECAUSE ( UNFALSIFIABLE ACCUSATIONS4 ,REGRETTABLY1 ! 9/9CTIVE SOLUTION ( REJECT+ ANY & ALL ACCUSATIONS AS 0WIT*HUNTS0 & G5]ALLY REFUS+ TO MODEL ANY DEEP] DYNAMICS ?AN PEOPLE'S FACE-VALUE PROCLAMATIONS CAN OP5 ! DOOR TO F> GREAT] DAMAGE1 CREAT+ AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT NOT ONLY GIVES COV] TO BUT 5C\RAGES ALL MANN] ( SURREPTITI\SNESS4 ,SU* A *>G$ ATMOSPH]E >\ND ANTIFASCI/ S*OL>%IP CAN ALSO MAKE IT H>D TO FRUITFULLY DISCUSS PO9TS ( IDEOLOGICAL OV]LAP1 WEAKLY DEF5D$ AGA9/ 5TRY & EGRESS4 ,:5 -- NO MATT] H[ NUANC$ ! CONV]SATION IS BROA*$ -- ALL ?AT'S HE>D IS 0! NAZI /A9 IS UPON Y\60 NO ONE WANTS TO /RATEGIZE >\ND WAYS TO BETT] RESI/ ! NAZI CREEP 9TO !IR [N RANKS OR IDEAS4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE PREF]S TO CLOSE RANKS AGA9/ ! DA/>DLY ACCUS]444 EV5 IF CLOS+ RANKS MEANS HAPPILY JO9+ >M-9->M ) ! DUDES ) NAZI TATTOOS4 

,S*MIDT WAS A P>TICUL>LY EXTREME CASE BECAUSE HIS N[ DISCONT9U$ BOOK1 ,BLACK ,FLAME1 HAD BECOME ONE ( ! MO/ TREASUR$ POLITICAL WORKS AMONG AN>*I/S ( A R$ OR ANTI-9DIVIDUALI/ P]SUASION -- 9FAM\S = /RIPP+ AN>*ISM ( ITS E?ICAL DEP? & PHILOSOPHICAL DIV]SITY1 R$UC+ IT TO M]ELY A P>TICUL> TRADITION ( WORK+ CLASS RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALISM4 ,9 RETROSPECT1 N[ ?AT HIS ULT]IOR MOTIVES >E UNIV]SALLY ACKN[L$G$1 SU* A RHETORICAL MOVE SCREAMS ( AN ATTEMPT TO DEFANG AN>*ISM AGA9/ ! NATIONALISM & RACISM ,S*MIDT SECRETLY S\<T TO 9JECT4 ,YET ,S*MIDT IS BUT ONE EXAMPLE 9 A LONG L9EAGE ( ATTEMPTS BY ?OSE ) FASCI/IC POLITICS TO DIS+5U\SLY 9FILTRATE & CO-OPT ! RADICAL LEFT4 

,P]HAPS P>TIALLY 9 RESPONSE TO ! PU%BACK HE RECEIV$ 9 ! ,S*MIDT AFFAIR1 ,ROSS HAS /UDI\SLY WORK$ TO /RIP ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP D[N TO A 0JU/ ! FACTS0 APPROA*4 ,?IS IS L>GELY 7BUT NOT ALWAYS7 SUCCESSFUL2 9 SOME CASES1 ,ROSS'S ATTEMPTS TO QUICKLY BRIDGE OR BUNDLE ! B>E ATOMIC FACTS CREATES IMPLICIT N>RATIVES ?AT OBSCURE OR MISREPRES5T1 & 9 A FEW CASES HE MESSES UP ! FACTS4 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS AT ITS BE/ :5 LAY+ \T DIRECT HI/ORICAL SEQU5CES4 ,IT IS AT ITS WOR/ :5 %OV+ TOGE!R AN >RAY ( ASSOCIATIONS4 ,:5 ,ROSS WANTS TO GIVE A QUICK PASS+ REF]5CE TO CREEP 9 SEP>ATE MOVEM5TS AS VA/ AS LIB]T>IANISM OR TRAN%UMANISM1 HE (T5 BADLY MISREPRES5TS ?+S 7SEE ! 5D ( ?IS REVIEW = SOME HIL>I\S EXAMPLES71 BUT 9 HIS DEF5SE !SE OCCASIONAL SCREW-UPS APPE> TO BE OBVI\S BYPRODUCTS ( GRASP+ \TSIDE FOCUS ( HIS RESE>*4 ,! CLOS] ,ROSS /ICKS TO DIRECT BRAN*ES ( FASCI/ ?\<T1 ! MORE SPOT-ON & RIGOR\S HE IS4 

,ON ! :OLE1 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS AN A*IEVEM5T AT JUGGL+ C\NTLESS V>IABLES OR DYNAMICS3 A DEC5T & MU*-NE$$ OV]VIEW ?AT WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE MORE SUB/ANCE TO ! FRANTIC TALK ( FASCISM WIDESPREAD ACROSS ! LEFT TODAY4 ,ROSS'S C5TRAL !SIS -- ?AT FASCISM IS 9 MANY RESPECTS IDEOLOGICALLY SYNCRETIC & OPPORTUNI/ -- %\LD REALLY BE UND5IABLE4 ,BUT MU* TURNS ON :AT ONE MORAL ! READ] TAKES AWAY FROM ?IS REALITY4 

,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS1 FROM ITS V]Y TITLE ON1 OBVI\SLY UNEQUIVOCAL 9 ITS URGE TO TAKE ! CREEP+ 9FLU5CE ( FASCISM S]I\SLY4 ,YET1 AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ,ROSS' ASPIRATION T[>DS AN UNCONTROV]SIAL 0JU/ ! FACTS0 APPROA*1 ANALYSIS PA/ ?AT PO9T IS ?94 ,%\LD WE SEE ?AT CREEP AS A PRESS+ RISK TO OR 9H]5T 9 ANY TRANSGRESSION ( LEFT & RI<T CATEGORIES8 ,>E !RE ASPECTS OR SUBSECTIONS ( ! LEFT OR AN>*ISM ?AT >E MORE F]TILE GR\ND = IT8 ,:AT ASPECTS ( FASCISM >E MORE CONC]N+ OR 9H]5T8 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP MAKES MOTIONS T[>DS ANSW]+ !SE QUE/IONS BUT PROVIDES FEW CONCRETE >GUM5TS4 

,ROSS ADMITS ?AT ! BOOK HE 5D$ UP WRIT+ DIDN'T MAT* HIS P]SPECTIVES & ASSUMPTIONS GO+ 94 ,!RE >E CLE> SIGNS ( N>RATIVE T5SION ?R\<\T ! BOOK1 BETWE5 SECTIONS ?AT OP9E DI/9CTLY 9 A DIRECTION & SECTIONS ?AT 5D UP MORE EQUIVOCAL ON ! SAME SUBJECTS4 ,IT'S CLE> ?AT ,ROSS1 AS A GOOD S*OL>1 WAS WILL+ TO *ALL5GE & DEVIATE FROM HIS 9ITIAL BIASES4 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP 5DS UP ) BLAME TO GO >\ND 9 EV]Y DIRECTION -- RA!R FAIR 9 ITS ASSESSM5T ?AT EV]Y IDEOLOGICAL T5D5CY HAS ITS TIES TO FASCISM4 ,HOPEFULLY ?IS WILL *ALL5GE READ]S1 BUT ONE FE>S ?AT MO/ WILL TAKE AWAY :AT !Y WANT TO1 FOCUS+ ON ! TIES ( !IR IDEOLOGICAL OPPON5TS :ILE W9C+ AT BUT L>GELY DISC>D+ ! TIES ( !IR [N CAMP4 

,I'D N[ LIKE TO DO PRECISELY ?AT4 

,OR RA!R1 ,I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO :AT ,I SUSPECT WILL BE ! MO/ COMMON READ+ ( ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP4 ,Y\'LL HAVE TO =GIVE ?IS BIT ( %AD[BOX+ BECAUSE :ILE IT'S MY IMPRESSION ?AT ,ROSS DOESN'T FULLY OR EV5 AT ALL 9T5D A NUMB] ( READS1 !Y WILL /ILL BE COMMON 5\< GIV5 ! NATURE ( ! TEXT TO W>RANT RESPONSE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 ,ROSS'S :IRLW9D ?R\< ! HI/ORY ( FASCISM DOES A WOND]FUL JOB ( ILLU/RAT+ :AT A COMPLICAT$ MESS 0! LEFT0 ALWAYS WAS & H[ /RA9S ( FASCISM PLAY$ ALONGSIDE NUM]\S O!R T]RIBLE /RA9S ALREADY EXI/+ )9 ! LEFT4 ,AS ,I'VE >GU$1 ! TRU? IS ?AT !RE IS NO CORE TO 0! LEFT40 ,WORDS LIKE 0EQUALITY0 HOPELESSLY SPLIT AMONG MANY IRRECONCILABLE 9T]PRETATIONS1 & ! :OLE AFFAIR IS A MESSY JUMBLE3 RELY+ MORE ON POLITICAL & DEMOGRAPHIC COALITIONS ?AN IDEOLOGICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL COH]5CE4 ,YET AT ! SAME TIME1 ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP CAN'T HELP BUT FRAME ?+S 9 T]MS ( ,! ,LEFT BE+ 9FECT$4 

,ROSS ATTEMPTS AT ! \TSET TO PRES5T !SE CROSSOV]S AS PRIM>ILY A RESULT ( ,! ,LEFT NOT ADEQUATELY RESPOND+ TO MAT]IAL CONDITIONS4 ,IT'S A NICE PICTURE1 & A POPUL> ONE -- IF ONLY WE GOT TO !SE :ITE POOR PEOPLE FIR/ ) \R BETT] ,BIBLES1 !Y'D HAVE SE5 ! LI<T & ! RI<T W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ABLE TO RECRUIT !M BY /EAL+ PLANKS FROM \R PLAT=M OR PRES5T+ 9F]IOR ANALYSIS4 ,BUT ?IS IS MORE ( A BROMIDE ?AN ANY?+ USEFUL4 ,I'M NOT SAY+ !RE ISN'T A L>GE DEGREE ( TRU? TO IT1 BUT ,I'M ALWAYS SUSPICI\S :5 ! ACTIVI/ LEFT CONCLUDES ?AT WE'VE ALREADY FIGUR$ EV]Y?+ \T P]FECTLY & ONLY NE$ TO ,ORGANIZE ,H>D]6 ,IF WE SEE ?+S M]ELY 9 T]MS ( AN \TSIDE =CE SEEP+ 9TO & /A9+ \R [N PURE RANKS OR PURE IDEOLOGY !N ! ONLY RESPONSE NECESS>Y IS TO DRAW UP RANKS & EXPEL ! =EIGN 9VASION4 ,! SITUATION *ANGES IF WE \RSELVES HAVE NEV] BE5 PURE3 IF ! LEFT HAS ITSELF CONTRIBUT$ TO ! CREATION & CONT9UAL REEM]G5CE ( FASCI/ CREEP4 

,! CORRUPTION N>RATIVE IS BO? TRIVIALLY CORRECT -- FASCI/S HAVE A WELL DOCUM5T$ LOVE ( 5TRYISM ?R\< DIS+5U\S SELF-PRES5TATION & OPPORTUNI/IC SYNCRETISM -- & DANG]\S4 ,HUMANS >E PRONE TO SIMPLI/IC HEURI/ICS :5 ?+S >E FRAM$ 9 T]MS ( 9FECTION4 ,SU* 9/9CTS CAN LEAD US 9 CONSPIRATORIAL DIRECTIONS1 ALLEG+ SECRET AG5CY AT PLAY :]E !RE MI<T 9/EAD HAVE BE5 S9C]E EPI/EMIC MEET+ & AFF9ITY4 ,IS ,NATIONAL ,BOL%EVISM REALLY A S9I/] PLOT TO CORRUPT ! LEFT1 OR MI<T IT ACTUALLY JU/ BE A PURIFICATION ( :AT ,BOL%EVISM ALWAYS WAS8 

,MON/]S DON'T NECESS>ILY HAVE TO HIDE !IR FACES OR MISLEAD AB\T !IR 9T5TIONS2 A GOOD PORTION ( ! LEFT HAS ALWAYS F\ND AFF9ITY ) SU* MON/ROSITY4 ,ROSS IS HONE/ AB\T ?IS1 PROVID+ A NUMB] ( EXAMPLES ( CURR5TS ( ! LEFT HAPPILY 9VIT+ 9 FASCISM1 HELP+ CONTRIBUTE TO ITS DEVELOPM5T1 OR EV5 CONV]T+ ON !IR [N 7AS ) ,R$ ,>MY ,FACTION LEAD] ,HOR/ ,MAHL]74 ,& ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT IS RIFE ) EXAMPLES4 ,YET ! OV]ALL PULL ( ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS /ILL 9ESCAPABLY ONE ( SOME GOOD & PURE LEFT GETT+ 9FECT$ & SUBV]T$4 

,! O!R SIDE ( SU* A CORRUPTION N>RATIVE IS ?AT IT ASSUMES A RA!R ONE-WAY PICTURE ( POLITICS1 OR RA!R CAN'T HELP BUT READ LIM9AL SITUATIONS 9TO ?AT FL[4 ,YET ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT GOOD IS ITSELF NOT TOO?LESS & P]PETUALLY CONSIGN$ TO BE ON ! DEF5SIVE4 ,WE >E CAPABLE ( RECRUIT+ & P>TIALLY 9FECT+ TOO4 ,?IS IS A FACT ?AT ! POLITICS ( PURITY POPUL> 9 TODAY'S LEFT TOO (T5 =GETS4 ,!RE >E MANY SITUATIONS :]E ! /ORY IS MORE ACCURATELY ONE ( AN>*I/ CREEP4 ,:]E ! MOTION LEFTW>D ( A FIGURE O/5SIBLY 9 ! RI<T IS NOT A MATT] ( APPROPRIATION OR SYN!SIS ( BAD SUB-CURR5TS1 BUT A S9C]E EMBRACE & CONV]SION TO SOME ( ! BE/ ASPECTS ( ! LEFT4 

,ROSS CAN'T HELP BUT CITE LEFT-LIB]T>IAN ,K>L ,HESS'S ORIG9 AS A SPEE*WRIT] = ,B>RY ,GOLDWAT] 9 A WAY ?AT WILL IMPLY TO MO/ READ]S ! ADAPTATION ( ,GOLDWAT]'S RACI/ COALITION TO TRY & SUCK 9 #fS LEFTI/S4 ,YET ,HESS BROKE %>PLY ) ,GOLDWAT] OV] ! DRAFT & D5\NC$ ! RACISM ( ,REPUBLICAN WOR%IP = 0/ATES RI<TS10 SEV]+ HIS OLD FRI5D%IPS & JO9+ ,S,D,S1 ! ,PAN!RS1 & ! ,I,W,W4 ,WE'RE TALK+ AB\T A MAN :O !N WORK$ TO BR+ SELF-BUILT TE*NOLOGY & P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY TO HIS L>GELY ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN HOME NEI<BORHOOD4 ,:AT ,HESS %[S 9 EV]Y RESPECT IS NOT ! 9FECTI\SNESS ( FASCISM BUT ! OV]:ELM+ POT5CY ( AN>*ISM4 ,NOT SOME CRYPTO-FASCI/ P]V]SION BUT A S9C]E & REAL AN>*ISM1 /EADFA/LY COMPASSIONATE & D$ICAT$ TO ! FRE$OM ( ALL4 

,! MOD]N LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T & MANY BROADLY DEC5TRALI/ RI<T-W+ FOLK PRES5T A RA!R COMPLEX MESS ( CURR5TS 9 BO? DIRECTIONS1 AS BRUTAL 9-FI<T+ >\ND ,F]GUSON SO WOND]FULLY DEMON/RAT$4 ,JU/ AS Y\ WILL F9D SNAKE-TONGU$ TALK ( CROSS-RACIAL COLLABORATION ?AT ACTUALLY SEEKS TO %IELD :ITE NATIONALISM OR C5T] SEP>ATI/ N>RATIVES1 Y\ WILL ALSO CONT9UALLY F9D 9DIVIDUALS :OSE EMPA?Y & 9TELLECTUAL 9QUISITIV5ESS CAUSE !M TO BUCK !IR SOCIAL & IDEOLOGICAL CIRCLES4 ,! ,I,I,I.0] FRI5D ( :ITE NATIONALI/ BIK]S :O BECOMES FASC9AT$ BY ! RACI/ /RUCTURE & HI/ORY ( GUN LAWS & />TS D[N A RABBI?OLE ( REPO/+ EMPHATIC VIDEOS AB\T *ALL5G+ :ITE PRIVILEGE ON HIS SOCIAL M$IA4 

,! LEFT CAN UN=TUNATELY TR5D T[>DS A UNI=M VICTIM COMPLEX ?AT OBSCURES JU/ H[ POT5T & TRUE \R IDEAS & VALUES >E4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! S]I\SNESS ( FASCI/ CREEP DOES NOT OBLIGE A UNI=M EMOTIONAL ORI5TATION T[>DS ! WORLD4 ,WE %\LD BE CACKL+ MANIACALLY ) GLEE AT ! T]RIFY+1 OV]:ELM+ P[] & RI<TNESS ( \R CAUSE4 ,IT IS WE :O'VE EAT5 ?IS WORLD1 :O'VE BUILT !SE CITIES /ONE BY /ONE1 :O'VE *EW$ LIKE ACID ?R\< ! TRADITIONS & PRISONS !Y N[ H[L = A RETURN TO4 

,\RS IS NOT AN >BITR>Y POSITION & \R VICTORIES >E NOT BUILT ON S&4 ,FASCI/S WOR%IP RAW PHYSICAL =CE & ! TROLLI% UND]M9+ ( TRU?4 ,!Y SEEK TO %OVE EV]Y CONTE/ATION 9TO ?OSE >5AS1 PRECISELY BECAUSE WE MASSIVELY \TGUN !M 9 IDEAS4 ,WE %\LDN'T BE AFRAID TO EMBRACE \R ABSOLUTE SUP]IORITY 9 ?AT REALM1 EV5 AS WE MU/ ALSO SOMETIMES RESPOND TO FASCI/S 9 !IR PREF]R$ >5AS4 

,P>T ( SU* A REC5T]+ ON HAV+ BETT] IDEAS MEANS ?AT YES1 SOMETIMES SOME PEOPLE ON ! RI<T1 AGA9/ !IR NATURE1 WILL MANAGE TO GET SOME?+ ACTUALLY CORRECT4 ,SMA%+ FASCI/ BR[N%IRTS 9 ! /REETS & BU/+ UP !IR ORGANIZ+ EF=TS DOES NOT OBLIGE A TOTALI/IC ATTITUDE AB\T TEAM PURITY ?AT B>S ALL O!R SORTS ( 5GAGEM5TS4 

,( C\RSE ,I'M BIAS$ H]E1 ,I'M WRIT+ AT A ?9K TANK 9FAM\S = 5C\RAG+ TRANSGRESSIVE 9TELLECTUAL 5GAGEM5T 9 ! S]VICE ( AN>*I/ VALUES4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ON ! FACE ( IT UTT]LY RIDICUL\S ?AT TWO IDEOLOGICAL COALITIONS BUILT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY W\LD =M B\ND>IES PRECISELY MAT*+ ET]NAL POLITICAL & E?ICAL TRU?S & ?AT NO?+ ( VALUE WILL EV] BE F\ND \TSIDE SOME BROAD CONS5SUS ( 0,! ,LEFT04 ,9 P>TICUL>1 AS A M>KET AN>*I/ IT IS MY OP9ION ?AT ! CALCULATION_/KN[L$GE PROBLEM 7AS WELL AS BROAD] 9SI<TS FROM 9=MATION !ORY & GAME !ORY7 >E ONE CASE ( \R ADV]S>IES OCCASIONALLY HAV+ SCI5CE O/5SIBLY GO !IR WAY TO A DEGREE3 OR AT LEA/ ( !M /ILL BE+ CAPABLE ( HONE/ RESE>* & DISCOV]Y4 ,& IT IS A P]SONAL MISSION ( M9E TO BR+ ?IS TO ! ATT5TION ( ANYONE ELSE ) MY VALUES1 LE/ WE AGA9 %OOT \RSELVES 9 ! FOOT1 AS WE DID BY ABOLI%+ CURR5CY 9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION4 ,TO LET IDEOLOGICAL TEAM SPORTS PUT US 9 FE> ( RECOGNIZ+ ANY?+ DISCOV]$ BY ,TEAM ,BAD W\LD BE TO *A9 US TO AN 5DLESS SEQU5CE ( FUR!R ,LYS5KOISMS4 ,:]E ! PURITY POLITICS ( ! LEFT OV]:ELM ITS BASIC S5SE & CREATE SU* EPI/EMIC CLOSURES ?AT WE >E 9CAPABLE ( SEE+ BASIC FACTS AB\T ! WORLD4 

,! ISSUE ( EPI/EMIC CLOSURES BR+S US TO ! ALWAYS LURK+ PROBLEM ( AGREE+ ON A DEF9ITION ( FASCISM4 

,ROSS *>ACT]IZES FASCISM AS DISCONNECT$1 HELD UP BY TRICKS ( IDEOLOGICAL MISDIRECTION 9 A COMPLEX MESS ( ATTEMPT$ SYN!SES ?AT GO NO:]E4 ,I ?9K ?IS IS P>TIALLY TRUE4 ,C]TA9LY1 IT'S A COMMON COMPLA9T AB\T FASCI/IC WRIT]S LIKE ! NEOREACTION>Y ,CURTIS ,Y>V9 ?AT !Y BURY :AT FEW FRAIL >GUM5TS !Y ACTUALLY MAKE 9 AN 5DLESS S]IES ( SELF-REF]5TIAL SMOKE & MIRRORS4 ,BUT ,I ALSO SOME:AT DISAGREE4 ,I ?9K TODAY'S FASCI/ T5D5CIES HAVE MATUR$ & ADAPT$ IT MORE CLOSELY TO ! UND]LY+ REALITIES ?AT ,MUSSOL9I & ,HITL]'S (T5 QUITE >BITR>Y G>BAGE WAS ALWAYS SWIRL+ >\ND & TAPP+ 9TO4 ,MOD]N FASCI/ CURR5TS ) !IR FOCUS ON AUTONOMY & LOCALISM HAVE PURIFI$ A MORE COH]5T EMBRACE ( 0NEGATIVE FRE$OM0 7OR FRE$OM FROM RA!R ?AN FRE$OM TO7 ?AT HAS ALWAYS BE5 LURK+ & ?AT HI/ORICAL FASCISM WAS ! PURE/ EXPRESSION ( AT ! TIME4 

,! DEF9ITION ( FASCISM ,ROSS USES IS ONE ( PATRI>*AL ULTRANATIONALISM ?AT SEEKS TO DE/ROY ! MOD]N WORLD & LAUN* A SPIRITUAL REBIR? ( AN ORGANIC COMMUNITY L$ BY NATURAL ELITES & *>ACT]IZ$ BY TRADITIONALISM4 ,! P>TICUL>S >E 9CID5TAL -- (T5 9COH]5T & >BITR>Y4 ,I ?9K ?IS IS PRETTY ACCURATE1 & C]TA9LY F> MORE TRUE & USEFUL ?AN 0ANY %>PLY AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5T0 OR 0A /AGE ( CAPITALISM :]E ! B\RGEOISIE RULE ?R\< T]ROR10 OR ! SUPREMELY /UPID YET DI/URB+LY POPUL> 0ANY TOTALIZ+ OR UNIV]SALIZ+ P]SPECTIVE04 

,BUT ,I'M ! SORT ( P]SON ?AT LONGS = MORE PHILOSOPHICALLY ROOT$ DEF9ITIONS ?AN PRACTICAL ONES4 ,& ,I W\LD SAY ?AT LURK+ UND] ! IDEOLOGICAL DYNAMICS ,ROSS ID5TIFIES >E MORE UNIV]SAL PHILOSOPHICAL T5D5CIES4 ,! CONCEPT ( FRE$OM FROM PRESUMES A K9D ( /ATIC ID5TITY -- A ?+ ?AT Y\ >E1 EI!R ESS5TIALLY OR >BITR>ILY -- BUT SOME?+ TO BE DEF5D$ FROM P]TURBATION & *ANGE OR CORRUPTION4 ,A FOCUS ON & VALUATION ( BE+ RA!R ?AN BECOM+4 ,:5 FRE$OM BECOMES SYNONYM\S ) ISOLATION OR PRES]VATION ( SOME /ATE ( BE+1 IT BECOMES RECONCILABLE ) HI]>*Y4 ,?IS IS ( C\RSE FUNDAM5TALLY ANTI-9TELLECTUAL1 VALU+ ! AU!NTICITY ( IMM$IACY OV] ! SELF-MODIFICATION 9H]5T 9 PROLONG$ M5TAL 5GAGEM5T4 ,?IS FOCUS ON IMM$IACY NECESS>ILY MEANS A FETI%IZATION ( VIOL5CE & PHYSICAL =CE4 ,IT DEVELOPS 9TO AN EMBRACE ( SIMPLICITY & HO/ILITY TO COMPLEXITY4 ,LAT*+ ON TO SIMPLE CLAIMS & DESPIS+ COMPLEX EM]G5T DYNAMICS4 ,P>ADOXICALLY 7BUT ONLY ON FIR/ GLANCE71 FASCISM HAS ALWAYS 5GAG$ 9 A %[Y PO/-TRU? PO/MOD]NISM AS DEF5SIVE FLAK4 ,TROLLI% OR OP5LY OPPORTUNI/IC DI%ONE/Y IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEFANG ! REALM ( IDEAS ( ANY P[] ?AT MI<T *ANGE ONESELF4 ,FASCISM TREATS IDEAS SOLELY AS WEAPONS OR DISPOSABLE TOOLS4 

,9 %ORT1 ,I ?9K FASCISM OCCUPIES A UNIQUE IDEOLOGICAL ROLE 9 \R WORLD NOT M]ELY BECAUSE ( ITS HI/ORICAL 9JU/ICES 7! HORROR & DEA? TOLL ( O!R HI/ORICAL REGIMES & IDEOLOGIES BE+ COMP>ABLE71 BUT BECAUSE IT MAKES /UNN+LY EXPLICIT ! V]Y COMMON IDEOLOGY ( P[] 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,IT'S SIMPLY FOLL[+ ! 9CR$IBLY P$E/RIAN NOTION1 COMMON ALL ! WAY D[N TO HI< S*OOL JOCKS1 ?AT P[] IS #a7 9ESCAPABLE1 #b7 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+1 & #c7 ?AT BRUTE =CE 9 BO? PHYSICAL & SOCIAL >5AS IS ULTIMATELY K+4 ,FASCISM'S PORTRAIT ( ITS 5EMIES AS BE+ AT ONCE P[]FUL & WEAK IS REALLY A MORALITY TALE AB\T :AT SORT ( P[] MATT]S4 ,! CUDGEL ( NATIONAL OR RACIAL COLLECTIVISM IS JU/ AS CRUDE AS ANY B>E VIOL5CE4 

,:ILE HI/ORICAL FASCISM HAS (T5 REVOLV$ >\ND P>TICUL>ITIES LIKE ANTI-SEMITISM1 WE MU/ REMEMB] :AT DEEP] N>RATIVES & T5SIONS HATR$ ( 0,! ,JEW0 PLAY$ SMOO?LY ALONG )4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ,I ?9K ! MOD]N SYN!SES ( PEOPLE LIKE ,DUG9 & ,PRE/ON >E MORE COH]5T ?AN ,MUSSOL9I'S & ,HITL]'S4 ,?IS IS 79 P>T7 BECAUSE TODAY'S FASCI/S >E WANNABES FUR!R FROM ! SEAT ( P[] & )\T SIMIL> RAW *>ISMA4 ,!Y >E !RE=E SLI<TLY MORE 9CL9$ TO TRY TO BA% \T SOME?+ MORE IDEOLOGICALLY SUB/ANTIVE ?AN NAK$ OPPORTUNISM4 ,BUT !Y TAP 9TO ! SAME UND]LY+ PHILOSOPHY ( P[] & 0FRE$OM FROM40 

,FEW -- 9 !IR FLEET+ COG5T MOM5TS -- S9C]ELY BELIEVE 9 FASCI/ AL*EMICAL NONS5SE LIKE A MY/ICAL W> BETWE5 WAT] PEOPLE & FIRE PEOPLE 7! COSMOPOLITAN TRAD]_/SCI5TI/ PEOPLE V]SUS ! HONORABLE SIMPLE L&-BAS$ W>RIOR PEOPLE74 ,?IS K9D ( N>RATIVE CON/RUCTION IS PURELY & CONSCI\SLY 5GAG$ 9 TO *ASE RESONANCE1 NOT TRU?4 ,BUT SU* MY?OPOESIS DOES REV]B]ATE >\ND A DEEP] & REAL T5SION BETWE5 ! TEEM+ COMPLEX & MUTABLE CONNECTIVITY ( ! MOD]N WORLD & ! K9D ( SIMPLE & /ASIS-ALL[+ ISOLATION !Y1 LIKE BROK5 ANIMALS1 CRAVE ?AT A RUPTURE WILL BR+4 

,( C\RSE ?IS FOCUS ON NEGATIVE FRE$OM HAS ALWAYS BE5 CORE TO FASCISM & ITS FELL[ TRAVEL]S4 ,ALEX ,JONES' RANTS TODAY AGA9/ GLOBALISM >E PRACTICALLY UNBROK5 FROM ! PROPAG&A ( ! ,?IRD ,REI*1 :I* SAW ITSELF AS LIB]AT+ C\NTRIES FROM ! CORRUPTIVE 9T]M+L+ ( A GLOBAL M>KET & ! CONSPIRATORIAL COSMOPOLITANS DRIV+ IT4 

,TODAY'S FASCISM1 FOLL[+ ! ADAPTATIONS ( ,EVOLA & ,B5OI/1 HAS COALESC$ MORE COH]5TLY4 ,HORROR AT ! LEVEL+ 0HOMOG5IZ+0 ( WORLD CIVILIZATION REFLECTS AN OBJECTION TO UNPR$ICTABLE & ALI5 *ANGE FROM 5GAGEM5T4 ,LIB]ATION IS CA/ AS PAL+5ESIS ?R\< DE/ROY+ EV]Y?+ & />T+ ANEW4 ,! RETREAT ( ANCE/RAL KN[L$GE & SPIRITUALITY RA!R ?AN ! LEVEL+ 5GAGEM5T ( MOD]NITY4 ,LOGICALLY ?IS COMES ) A DEEP SEAT$ HATR$ ( FREE M>KETS & !IR DET]RITORIALIZ+ FL[S4 ,EV5 ?OSE FEW :O ORIG9ALLY CAME \T ( CAPITALI/ TRADITIONS ?AT MAKE MU* NOISE AB\T FREE M>KETS WOR%IP AT ! ALT> ( TITANIC FIRMS3 ! REPLACEM5T ( MESSY FLUIDIC DYNAMICS ) A SIMPLE /RUCTUR$ HI]>*Y4 ,PALEOLI?IC TRIBES OR MON>*I/IC CORPORATIONS1 ! SOCIAL BODIES !Y WOR%IP >E FIX$ & DI/9CT4 ,DESPITE PRET5SES ( ANTI-COMMUNISM1 !Y KN[ !IR GREAT] 5EMY IS ! M>KET ITSELF4 

,! NE> COMPLETE OV]LAP ) O/5SIBLY 0AN>*I/0 ANTICIV DISC\RSE ALMO/ GOES )\T SAY+4 ,! WIDESPREAD LOVE ( ,/IRN] AMONG NE>LY EV]Y FASCI/IC CURR5T P>ALLEL+ TALK ( NATURAL >I/OCRACIES & DISDA9 = ! 0L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR0 IS PRES5T 9 ! MO/ ROTT5 SECTIONS ( ! PO/-LEFT4 ,:5 MOD]N FASCI/S LIKE ,PI]RE ,KREBS DECL>E1 0,WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 POLITICAL FACTIONS BUT ATTITUDES TO LIFE10 ONE CAN'T HELP BUT GET *ILLS4 ,& :AT ATTITUDES 9DE$4 ,:5 ONE REMEMB]S AMONG 5DLESS O!R CONNECTIONS ?AT ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN & ! N-WORD ?R[+ ,BOB ,BLACK %>$ !IR PUBLI%] ,F]AL ,H\SE ) ,NAZIS1 & ?AT ,>AGORN'S AN>*I/NEWS4ORG REPEAT$LY PUBLI%$ 0NATIONAL AN>*I/S0 DESPITE WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION1 ! *ILL %\LD TURN TO ICE4 ,NOT BECAUSE SU* PEOPLE >E RACI/S OR UND]COV] ,NAZIS -- MO/ CLE>LY >5'T -- BUT BECAUSE !Y (T5 SEEM TO BE CIRCL+ ! SAME $GELORD DRA91 CAU<T BY SOME ( ! SAME ATTRACTORS & UN9T]E/$ 9 RESI/+ ! PULL4 ,S9CE ! PUBLICATION ( ,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP1 ,ROSS HAS PUBLI%$ A RA!R S(T SPOK5 EXAM9ATION ( FASCI/ CREEP 9 !SE CURR5TS ( ! PO/-LEFT3 F> MORE NICELY & DIPLOMATICALLY PUT ?AN ,I W\LD EV] BE & ,I HAVE LONG ID5TIFI$ AS PO/-LEFT1 (T5 9 ! %>PE/ POSSIBLE T]MS4 7,( C\RSE ! PO/-LEFT IS F> BIGG] ?AN ! FOLL[]S ( A SMALL NUMB] ( OLD $GELORDS FROM ,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA1 & IS PROBABLY MORE WIDELY *>ACT]IZABLE 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BY PROJECTS LIKE ,CRIME?9C & ,! ,CURI\S ,GEORGE ,BRIGADE74 ,ROSS' >TICLE WAS -- NATURALLY -- MET ) D5UNCIATION ( AN \TSID]'S ATTACK UPON ! TRIBE RA!R ?AN CONC]N AT ! DANG]S ( FASCI/ CORRUPTION4 ,P>T ( ?IS IS ! FAULT ( HIS LANGUAGE1 :I* WAS SLOPPY ON ,/IRN] & L5T ITSELF TO SWEEP+ N>RATIVE 9T]PRETATIONS1 BUT IT'S DISAPPO9T+ TO WITNESS ! WAGON-CIRCL+ & 9-GR\P DEF5D+ ?AT WE1 O/5SIBLE 9DIVIDUALI/S1 HAVE LEAP$ TO RA!R ?AN TAK+ HIS PROVOCATIONS S]I\SLY4 ,9DE$1 V>IANTS ( 'FASCISM'S NOT ?AT BAD' P]MEAT$ ! RESPONSE 9 ! NIHILI/ MILIEU & ! ECO-EXTREMI/S W]E HAPPY TO CL>IFY ?AT 9 !IR DESIRE TO KILL ALL ( HUMANITY !Y SEE ,HITL] AS A HALF MEASURE4 ,SURELY1 EV5 IF ,ROSS WAS A DIS+5U\S IDEOLOGUE -- OPPORTUNI/ICALLY SL&]+ & SCOR+ PO9TS AGA9/ ?OSE HE DISAGREES ) -- !SE SORTS ( RESPONSES DES]VE \R CONC]N AS WELL4 

,IF1 AS SOME CRITICS LIKE TO ALLEGE1 ANTIFASCI/S >E M]ELY RESPOND+ TO YE/]DAY'S HORRORS1 DOCUM5T+ ! FALL\T FROM A CONFLU5CE UNIQUE TO A S+LE HI/ORICAL MOM5T1 !N ?AT SEEMS TO BE AN >GUM5T TO TAKE DEA?LY S]I\SLY ?OSE LIKE ,I,T,S :O EXPLICITLY PROMISE TO UNLEA% ATROCITIES HI/ORICALLY UNP>ALLEL$4 ,IF1 ) ! EXPLOSION ( :ITE NATIONALI/S TODAY1 WE >E M]ELY WITNESS+ ! TOO?LESS & TRIVIALLY DOOM$ E*OS ( A DI/ANT NATIONALI/ NI<TM>E 7A SANGU9E 9T]PRETATION ,I DON'T %>E71 %\LDN'T WE BE MOBILIZ+ ) FULL =CE TO 9/EAD ID5TIFY & SNUFF \T ?OSE NEW] &1 9 !IR [N WORDS1 MORE MON/R\S T5D5CIES ?AT CLAIM TO >ISE 9DEP5D5TLY8 ,I D\BT ?AT ?IS IS A CONCLUSION ?OSE :O RAIS$ ?IS CRITICISM 9 RESPONSE TO ,ROSS ACTUALLY DESIRE US TO REA*4 

,?OSE AMONG ! BACKLA% TO ,ROSS :O DIDN'T !MSELVES OP5LY EMBRACE FASCISM1 LIKE A #a#c-YE>-OLD DRAW+ A SWA/IKA ON HIS FACE TO %[ !M1 SEEM$ MO/ CONC]N$ ?AT ,ROSS WAS P]=M+ A GUILT-BY-ASSOCIATION ON !IR SOCIAL NETWORKS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I READ ! CRITIQUE AS BE+ PRIM>ILY AB\T IDEOLOGY OR PHILOSOPHY4 ,WE %\LD BE CONC]N$ :5 AN IDEOLOGY %>ES 5\< ASPECTS ) FASCISM TO DRAW CONNECTIONS1 5TRYI/S1 & CONFLATION4 ,BUT WE %\LD REALLY BE WORRI$ :5 AN IDEOLOGY'S /R5G? & APPEAL />TS TO COME FROM ! SAME PLACE AS FASCISM1 TAPP+ 9TO ! SAME UND]LY+ PHILOSOPHICAL FRAME OR ORI5TATION4 

,LET'S NOT =GET ?AT ! HATR$ ( ,ROSS />T$ ) HIS EXPOSURE ( A PROM95T PLAT=MI/3 ! HYP]-ORGANIZATIONALI/ ANTI-9DIVIDUALI/ POSITION AT ! OPPOSITE POLE FROM PO/-LEFTISM )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 ?AT IS FREQU5TLY CRITICIZ$ = BE+ MORE ( A S(T AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNISM ?AN AN>*ISM4 ,:ILE ,ROSS' P]SONAL 9CL9ATIONS RUN F> MORE T[>DS ! TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC LEFT ?AN ,I'M COM=TABLE )1 HE IS AT LEA/ AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CRITIC 9 HIS WORK4 

,AGA9/ ,! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS LI<T ON ! ANALYSIS1 BE+ MORE ( A SURVEY1 BUT IT DOES TRY TO N>R[ D[N :]E FASCISM F9DS MEET+ PO9TS ) ! LEFT OR O/5SIBLY AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS4 ,I ?9K ! TAKEAWAY IS CLE> ON :AT TO WAT* \T =3 

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,AN ELITISM ?AT CLAIMS TO F9D LIB]ATION 9 REJECT+ E?ICAL REFLECTION ) 0MI<T MAKES RI<T0 DISMISSALS4 ,(T5 A POPULI/ ELITISM ?AT POSITS ITS ADH]5TS >E AN >I/OCRACY ?AT WILL REPLACE ! UNWOR?Y ONE4 

,A WOR%IP ( VIOL5CE = VIOL5CE'S SAKE4 ,A GREAT EXAMPLE IS :]E ! 0>M$ SPONTANEISM0 ( SELF-PR(ESS$ AN>*I/S 9VOLV$ !M BOMB+ AN>*I/S4 

,NATIONALISM OR O!R =MS ( COLLECTIVE ID5TITY AS PANACEA4 ,:]E ! RAT*ET ( TRIBALISM OR ONE'S HUNG] = A SIMPLE CLOS$ COMMUNITY IS EMBRAC$ UNCRITICALLY4 

,A VULG> ANTI-IMP]IALISM ?AT FOCUS ON SOME ?REATS 70! ,U,S EMPIRE MU/ BE OV]?R[N607 AT TOTAL EXCLUSION OR D5IALS ( ALL O!RS4 

,AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,& 9 P>TICUL> ! CLAIM ?AT AU?ORIT>IANISM IS ALL !RE IS1 ?AT EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE IS AU?ORIT>IAN1 & ONLY OPTION BE+ ! DIRECTION ( ITS BOOT4 

,! FACT ?AT ?IS LI/ HAS %IFT$ SEAMLESSLY FROM REF]R+ TO NIHILI/S TO REF]R+ TO TANKIES 7AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/S7 IS P]HAPS ! MO/ PRESS+ DYNAMIC TODAY4 ,MANY PO/-LEFTI/S ?AT ONCE DEF9$ !MSELVES BY !IR DI/ANCE FROM ,M>XISM HAVE1 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 RAC$ BACK 9TO CLOSE ASSOCIATION ) ITS WOR/ REPRES5TATIONS4 ,! FASCI/ ,ALA9 DE ,B5OI/'S FAM\S PROCLAMATION ?AT IT IS 0,BETT] TO WE> ! HELMET ( A ,R$ ,>MY SOLDI]1 ?AN TO LIVE ON A DIET ( HAMBURG]S 9 ,BROOKLYN0 MI<T AS WELL BE TODAY'S ZEITGEI/4 ,EV5 =M] /AUN* ANCAPS1 CAU<T UP BY ! ALT-RI<T_/,TRUMP WAVE1 N[ SAY SIMIL> ?+S4 

,FASCI/-9CL9$ POLITICS SEEM TO BE ON ! RISE EV]Y:]E & :ILE ,I'M A /AUN* DEF5D] ( ! 9T]NET'S POT5TIAL1 ,ROSS IS NO D\BT ONTO SOME?+ 9 HIS CLAIMS ?AT ?IS HAS A LOT TO DO ) ALI5ATION & BACKLA% TO ! ]OSIONS ( PRIVILEGE ?AT HAVE ACCEL]AT$ ) ! 9T]NET4 ,! SURGE ( TANKIES & NIHILI/S ONL9E 7(T5 %>+ ! SAME *AN CULTURE & ANIME AVAT>S AS ,NAZIS7 HAS CAU<T EV]Y ,A,F,K ACTIVI/ ,I KN[ (F BALANCE4 ,:ILE ! COMPLETE ANSW]S TO ?IS COMB9$ UPSURGE >E NO D\BT MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN CAN BE COV]$ 9 A S+LE ESSAY1 & OBVI\SLY !RE IS (T5 9T5SE CONFLICT BETWE5 !SE P>TIES1 NEV]!LESS ! PO9TS ( 9T]SECTION SEEM TO RUN DEEP4 

,AGA91 ,I HOPE ,I WILL NOT BE MISREAD :5 ,I SAY ?AT ?IS CONV]G5CE %[S !Y'RE ONTO SOME?+ H]E4 ,!RE SEEM TO BE DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL ATTRACTORS AT PLAY1 & C]TA9LY SIMIL> DYNAMICS 9 DISC\RSE -- GRAVITAT+ TO ! MO/ SIMPLI/IC & PROVOCATIVELY 0$GY0 POSITIONS4 ,I'M TEMPT$ TO CALL FASCISM -- IF Y\ P>DON ! PHYSICS METAPHOR -- A K9D ( L[E/ 5]GY /ATE 9 IDEOLOGY1 ) MANY L9ES ( IDIOCY CONV]G+ UPON IT4 

,FASCISM CAN BE DEA?LY WRONG :ILE /ILL BE+ COH]5T 9 A REVOLT+LY 0ANTI-?\<T0 K9D ( WAY4 

,& JU/ BECAUSE A NUMB] :O CA/ (F FROM ! HI/ORICAL $IFICE ( 0,! ,LEFT0 5D UP PULL$ D[N & SWALL[$ BY ,LOVECRAFTIAN MON/]S DOESN'T MEAN WE %\LD /ICK TO ?AT S9K+ $IFICE4 

,IF ! P>TIALLY UN/ABLE BUNDLES ( 0LEFT0 & 0RI<T0 >E N[ %AK+ \T1 !N ,I TAKE SOME SMALL PRIDE 9 ! FACT ?AT ! 0SYN!SIS0 LEFT M>KET AN>*I/S HAVE PIONE]$ L9ES AT ! POL> OPPOSITE ( ! NEW FASCI/ SYN!SIS4 

,IT'S NOT = NO?+ ?AT ! ,ALLIANCE ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,LEFT & ! ,C5T] = A ,/ATELESS ,SOCIETY FEATURE SO PROM95TLY AS SUBJECTS = D]ISION 9 ! MEMES ( ! ALT-RI<T4 ,:ITE NATIONALI/S REPEAT$LY S+LE US \T AS ! GREATE/ 5EMY4 ,WE'VE WORK$ /EADFA/LY TO OPPOSE !IR NOXI\S EF=TS S9CE WELL BE=E MANY ON ! LEFT PAID ! ALT-RI<T ANY M9D4 ,9DE$1 FASCI/ PROJECTS LIKE ,!,RI<T,/UFF GOT !IR />T HAT+ ON US4 ,:ILE MANY ON ! LEFT /UMBLE & /UTT] TRY+ TO DI/+UI% !IR FETI%IZATION ( COMMUNITY & COLLECTIVITY FROM ?AT ( ! HYDRA ( MOD]N FASCISMS 70AUTONOM\S NATIONALISM01 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM01 ,DUG9ISM1 ETC471 WE HAVE /AY$ /EADFA/ 9 \R PURSUIT ( FRE$OM = ALL4 ,A REAL1 POSITIVE1 5GAG+1 CONNECT$1 DYNAMIC1 & TEEM+ FRE$OM4 ,AN>*ISM 9 ITS MO/ UNABA%$ =M1 AS A DEC5TRALIZ$ GLOBALISM4 ,RECOGNIZ+ 9 ISOLATIONISM & P>O*IALISM =MS ( OPPRESSION ?AT CURTAIL & LIMIT ! FRE$OM TO ACT1 ! FRE$OM TO BUILD RELATION%IPS & IDEAS ACROSS ALL B\ND>IES4 

,M>KETS >E TODAY1 AS !Y HAVE BE5 ?R\<\T HI/ORY1 NOT AN 5EMY ( ANTIFASCISM BUT ITS MO/ CONSI/5T POLE4 ,FASCI/S GET ATTRACT$ TO CAPITALISM -- ! PROMISE ( AN ELITE M]ITOCRACY1 A LADD] TO P[] ?AT Y\ C\LD CLIMB1 P[]FUL BUS9ESSES AS ABSOLUTELY 9TEGRAT$ & DI/9CT COMMUNITIES -- BUT !N RECOIL 9 HORROR AT ! DEG5]ACY ( M>KETS4 ,!Y RECOGNIZE 9 US ! ACID ?AT HAS EAT5 AWAY !IR TRADITIONS & NATIONS1 ?AT HAS DEV\R$ WE/]N CIVILIZATION FROM ! 9SIDE1 TORN D[N ! P[] /RUCTURES ?AT %ORTSI<T$LY S\<T TO 5?RALL$ & DIRECT \R +5UITY TO !IR 5DS4 

,9 ! %ORT RUN1 A BASEBALL BAT CAN /OP A BONEHEAD ?UG1 BUT 9 ! LONG RUN IT IS M>KETS & !IR DYNAMIC COLLABORATIVE COSMOPOLITANISM ?AT HAVE & WILL GR\ND HIS IDOLS & HOPES 9TO DU/4 

,WE DON'T PROMISE TOTALIT>IAN P[] AS REV5GE1 WE DON'T (F] MEMB]%IP 9TO AN AMORAL ELITE1 WE DON'T S$UCE ) ! REASSURANCES ( SIMPLI/IC GR\P BELONG+4 ,ALL WE CAN (F] IS A /RET*+1 EV]-REA*+ FRE$OM & ! EMBRACE ( TRULY CONS5SUAL 9T]ACTION4 

,:]E FASCISM (F]S RETREAT & ISOLATION AS SOLUTIONS TO ?OSE SAME ILLS1 WE (F] BORD]-CROSS+ & B\ND>Y-TRANSGRESS+ LIB]ATION4 ,\R COMMITM5T TO CONFRONT+ ! T5DRILS ( FASCISM IS NOT ! REACTIVE DEF5SE ( SOME IMAG9$ PURITY1 BUT A NECESS>Y P>T ( A SE>*+ VIGILANCE4 

,:]E ,ROSS ,GETS ,! ,HI/ORY ,WRONG 

,IT'S NOT JU/ ,ROSS'S IMPLICIT ANALYSIS ?AT'S (T5 PROBLEMATIC4 ,HE OCCASIONALLY MISREPRES5TS ! ACTUAL HI/ORY4 ,HE'S R>ELY WRONG ON ! MO/ B>E ( FACTS1 & HE IS RI<T MORE (T5 ?AN WRONG ON ! BROAD] HI/ORICAL FRAM+1 BUT HE DOES SCREW UP4 

,TO GIVE A H>MLESS EXAMPLE1 ,ROSS DATES ! 0ALT]-GLOBALIZATION0 RHETORICAL REPOSITION+ TO A CAMP 9 #b#c1 BUT ,I & MANY O!RS W]E MAK+ NOISES PRECISELY AB\T ?IS ISSUE BACK 9 #aiii AT ,N#c4 ,AS A #a#c-YE>-OLD ON ! TAIL5D ( A LONG PRIMITIVI/ PHASE1 ,I WAS SCREAM+ *ANTS AB\T H[ 0ANO!R GLOBALIZATION IS POSSIBLE0 9 ,SEATTLE1 & ,I C]TA9LY WASN'T ORIG9AL4 ,?IS MAY SEEM COMPLETELY ANODYNE1 & ! SORT ( ?+ Y\ WANT TO GRANT ,ROSS *>ITY =1 [+ TO HIM NOT HAV+ FULL KN[L$GE ( ! SOCIAL CONTEXT4 ,BUT ?IS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ( RECURR+ PROBLEMS ?R\<\T ! BOOK4 ,!RE'S A FRU/RAT+ T5D5CY TO TIE A S]IES ( 9T]E/+ FACTS & ANECDOTES TOGE!R ) HAZY MOVES ?AT DE FACTO CON/RUCT A V]Y CLE> N>RATIVE4 ,! IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT N>RATIVE TIES >E NEV] S\RC$ LIKE ! 9DIVIDUAL FACTS1 & !Y'RE (T5 BROADLY 9T]PRETABLE 9 A MORE CON/RA9$ DIRECTION4 ,BUT IT'S /ILL OV]:ELM+LY CLE> H[ ANY READ] )\T KN[L$GE ( ! CONTEXT WILL READ !M4 

,N[ ,I HAVE SYMPA?Y = ,ROSS H]E4 ,MO/ ( HIS N>RATIVE FRAM+S ?AT ,I HAVE CONTEXTUAL KN[L$GE ( W]E ACCURATE4 ,IT'S H>D TO WRITE A SWEEP+ BOOK LIKE ?IS1 MU* LESS )\T DECADES ( C>EFUL /UDY ( ALL ! SUBJECTS UND] ONE'S BELT4 ,& SU* SWEEP+ OV]VIEWS >E 9T5SELY USEFUL4 ,WE NE$ A MORE ACCESSIBLE CANON ON FASCI/ MOVEM5TS1 IDEOLOGIES1 & 5TRYISM4 ,BUT !RE'S ALWAYS A DANG] ) ?IS K9D ( SWEEP+ OV]VIEW :]EBY %ORT & QUICK SUMM>IES 9 SEQU5CE 5D UP GIV+ A K9D ( FLA% ( PATT]N RECOGNITION ?AT /IMULATES ! S5SATION ( 9SI<T4 ,9 ITS WOR/ DIRECTIONS1 ?IS CAN TURN 9TO A K9D ( EMPTY 9SI<T PORN1 OR EV5 ! OPPORTUNI/IC & %ALL[ 0,AHA6 ,BAD ,?+ ,A HAS ?IS CONNECTION TO ,BAD ,?+ ,B60 K9D ( ,GL5N ,BECK /YLE GUILT BY CONNECTION ?AT EV]YONE IS ALWAYS ACCUS+ ANTIFA RESE>*]S ( DO+4 

,AGA91 ,I WANT TO BE CLE>2 ,I HAVE /RONG SYMPA?IES = ,ROSS' EF=T1 ,I ?9K ! RESULT+ BOOK IS V]Y NE$$ & ON ! :OLE GOOD1 & ,I ?9K MU* ! SAME ( MANY ANTIFA GR\PS ?AT DO PRECI\S & NE$$ RESE>* 9TO FASCI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,BUT ?IS BOOK WILL MISLEAD PEOPLE ON A FEW PO9TS1 P>TICUL>LY A C\PLE CLOSE TO MY REALMS ( POLITICAL WORK & ,I FEEL OBLIGAT$ TO HI<LI<T & ADDRESS !SE4 

,ROSS CLAIMS ?AT 0,RON ,PAUL'S ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY0 REJECT$ ,N,A,F,T,A & O!R FREE TRADE DEALS M]ELY 9 DEF5SE ( A P>O*IAL & ISOLATIONI/ LIB]T>IANISM4 ,NEV]M9D ! ABSOLUTE WEIRDNESS ( REF]R+ TO ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY AS A POSSESSION ( ,RON ,PAUL1 OR MAK+ A /RONG ID5TIFICATION BETWE5 !M 7,I DO HOPE ,ROSS IS AT LEA/ VAGUELY AW>E ?AT ,RON ,PAUL RAN = ! ,REPUBLICAN NOM9ATION TO RUN AGA9/ A ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY C&IDATE ! LA/ TWO TIMES74 ,LET'S NOT M9CE WORDS3 ,RON ,PAUL IS A RACI/ REACTION>Y :O PLAYS H>D TO ! PALEOCONS]VATIVE MOVEM5T & IS A P]FECT REPRES5TATION ( ! NOXI\S COALITION ,RO?B>D TRI$ TO BUILD T[>DS ! 5D ( HIS LIFE BETWE5 LIB]T>IANS & ! RI<T4 ,IF SOMEONE %OT ,PAUL & ,RO?B>D 9 ! #hS1 ! WORLD W\LD ALMO/ C]TA9LY BE A MU* BETT] PLACE4 ,I'M NOT REMOTELY A FAN ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY EI!R4 

,H[EV]1 ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY EXPLICITLY OPPOSES ,N,A,F,T,A & O!R FREE TRADE AGREEM5TS ON ! S9C]E GR\NDS ?AT !Y ACTUALLY IMP$E GLOBALIZATION & 9CREASE ! SCALE ( GOV]NM5T P[]4 ,! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY & ! LIB]T>IAN L9E ON EXI/+ FREE TRADE AGREEM5TS HAS CONSI/5TLY BE5 ?AT !Y'RE H&\TS TO ! RI* ?AT PRIVILEGE BIG BUS9ESS1 9CREASE REGULATIONS1 & HYPOCRITICALLY CON/RA9 ! MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE4 ,LIB]T>IANS >E OV]:ELM+LY PRO OP5 BORD]S & ?IS HAS LONG BE5 ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY'S EXPLICIT POSITION TOO4 ,& YES1 OP5 BORD]S & COMPLETE AMNE/Y W]E EXPLICIT PLANKS ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY PLAT=M 9 #a#i#h#h3 ! SOLE TIME ,RON ,PAUL RAN = PRESID5T AS A ,LIB]T>IAN4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ,I REMEMB] LIB]T>IANS BE+ PRES5T 9 ,SEATTLE 9 #i#i1 L\DLY GO+ ON AB\T H[ IF FREE TRADE DEALS W]E S9C]E AB\T GLOBALIZATION1 !Y'D BE ?REE L9ES LONG & W\LD GIVE CITIZ5%IP TO ALL :O WANT$4 ,A C\PLE ( !M EV5 EV5TUALLY HELP$ US 9 FI<T+ ! RIOT COPS4 

,I DO NOT MEAN TO UND]M9E ! LONG 9FLU5CE ( ,RO?B>D'S H5I\S SYN!SIS ) ! PALEOCONS]VATIVES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,RON ,PAUL E*OES ! /&>D LIB]T>IAN CRITIQUE ( FREE TRADE DEALS NOT ACTUALLY SUPPORT+ FREE TRADE1 BUT HE CAN'T HELP ?R[+ \T DOG:I/LES AB\T H[ !SE DEALS >E 0GLOBALISM0 9 CONSPIRATORIAL T]MS ?AT PLAY WELL TO NATIVI/S & ANTI-SEMITES4 ,?IS FITS ) ! LONG HI/ORY ( ,RON ,PAUL MAK+ NICE 9 BACKROOMS ) :ITE NATIONALI/S -- A HI/ORY ?AT HAS BR\<T L\D CONDEMNATION ON HIM FROM )9 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T BUT %\LD IDEALLY BR+ AB\T AN ABSOLUTE & TOTAL REJECTION ( HIM4 

,IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE CLE> AB\T ! HI/ORY ?\<4 ,AT FIR/1 ,RO?B>D D]IV$ LEFT-W+ CONCLUSIONS FROM HIS 9DIVIDUALISM 7E4G4 WORK]S & /UD5TS SEIZ+ !IR BUS9ESSES & S*OOLS71 BUT !N RECOIL$ 9 A HYP]-REACTION>Y DIRECTION AS HIS FELL[ E>LY LIB]T>IANS W5T EV5 FUR!R LEFT4 ,= A COMB9ATION ( REASONS1 ,RO?B>D J\RNEY$ DEEP 9TO RACISM & NATIVISM & ?IS HAS REMA9$ A CONT9UAL CURR5T 9 LIB]T>IANISM EV] S9CE4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 MO/ NOTABLY 9 ! ,MISES ,9/ITUTE1 ,LEW ,ROCKWELL1 & ,RON ,PAUL1 :IL/ IT IS G5]ALLY OPPOS$ BY COSMOPOLITAN YUPPIE T5D5CIES CLOS] TO ! C5T] ( LIB]T>IANISM LIKE ,C,A,T,O & ,REASON ,MAGAZ9E4 ,BUT !RE IS ALL K9DS ( MESS H]E4 ,JEFF]Y ,TUCK] ONCE HELP$ ,ROCKWELL WRITE RACI/ NEWSLETT]S = ,RON ,PAUL1 BUT 9 YE>S S9CE ,TUCK] HAS TRANS=M$ 9TO A /RID5T ANTI-RACI/ & ANTI-FASCI/ :O RAIS$ ! CRY AB\T ,TRUMP & ! ?REAT ( :ITE NATIONALI/S WELL BE=E MU* ( ! LEFT TOOK !M S]I\SLY4 

,SPEAK+ ( PEOPLE TURN+ T[>DS ! LI<T1 READ ?IS ANNOY+ PASSAGE FROM ,ROSS3 

0,HAYEK HAD BE5 9FLU5C$ BY ,O?M> ,SPANN ! CORPORATI/ !ORI/ ( ! 9T]W> ,AU/RIAN ,NAZI ,P>TY1 BE=E MOV+ TO ,MISES'S LIB]AL ECONOMICS4 ,! ,AU/RIAN ,S*OOL DIV]G$ FROM ,SPANNIAN CORPORATISM1 9S(> AS !Y ADVOCAT$ ! PRIMACY ( FREE M>KETS & 9DIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS RA!R ?AN 0UNIV]SALI/0 ECONOMIC PLANN+40 

,OH1 SO BASICALLY IT DIV]G$ 9 LIT]ALLY EV]Y NOTEWOR?Y RESPECT4 ,EXPLA9 TO ME :Y !RE'S ANY NE$ 9 ?IS CONTEXT TO M5TION ! FACT ?AT ONE ( ,HAYEK'S PR(ESSORS WAS A ,NAZI IF ,HAYEK 5D$ UP MAK+ A C>E] D5\NC+ EV]Y?+ NOTABLE ,SPANN >GU$ =8 ,SURE1 ,HAYEK'S ME?ODOLOGICAL 9DIVIDUALISM WAS 9FLU5C$ BY ,SPANN'S /RID5T OPPOSITION TO ME?ODOLOGICAL 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,BUT ?IS IS AN EXAMPLE ( ,ROSS F9D+ A WOR?LESS ?READ & 9CLUD+ IT ANYWAY4 

,P>TICUL>LY GALL+ IS ,ROSS' CITATION ( ,M>K ,AMES' /UNN+LY DI%ONE/ CLAIM ?AT ,REASON ,MAGAZ9E SUPPORT$ ,AP>!ID4 ,I'M NOT A FAN ( ,REASON ON ! :OLE 7AL?\< !RE >E SOME GOOD FOLK !RE71 BUT IF ?AT PR\D RAPI/ & 9FAM\S YELL[ J\RNALI/ ,M>K ,AMES TOLD Y\ ! SKY WAS BLUE1 Y\ %\LD LOOK UP & !N GET Y\R VISION *ECK$4 ,9 P]SONAL CONV]SATION1 ,ROSS HAS %[N AW>5ESS ( H[ DEEPLY 9 B$ ,M>K ,AMES' ,! ,EXILE WAS ) FASCI/S1 :I* MAKES IT ALL ! MORE ANNOY+ ?AT ,ROSS DIDN'T FOLL[ UP 9 *ECK+ ,AMES' CLAIM1 :I* HAS BE5 EVISC]AT$ H]E4 

,( C\RSE IT'S NO SECRET ?AT REACTION>Y CURR5TS HAVE LONG 9FECT$ ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T & FASCI/S RECRUIT FROM !M4 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT ?IS /EMS FROM ! TWO COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ATTRACTIONS PEOPLE F9D 9 LIB]T>IANISM3 ! CAPITALI/IC DEF5SE ( HI]>*IES & PRIVILEGES V]SUS ! FRE$ M>KET DEF5SES ( A HYP]CONNECT$ WORLD ( ABUNDANCE = ALL4 ,! CONFLATION ( !SE TWO UTT]LY ANTAGONI/IC PHILOSOPHIES HAS CAUS$ MU* HORROR ?AT WE AT ,C#d,S,S HAVE TRI$ TO CONFRONT & EXPOSE4 ,NONE ( MY DEF5SES ( ! ACTUAL FACTS %\LD BE TAK5 AS APOLOGIA = A DEEPLY PROBLEMATIC LIB]T>IAN MILIEU4 

,BUT IT'S P>TICUL>LY DI%E>T5+ ?AT ,ROSS FUCKS ?+S UP ) ! O!R NI*E IDEOLOGICAL WORLD ,I HAVE UNUSUAL KN[L$GE (3 TRAN%UMANISM4 ,ROSS PUTS ?+S ?IS WAY AT ! \TSET1 0,ANO!R ( ,?IEL'S PROJECTS1 ! ,MA*9E ,9TELLIG5CE ,9/ITUTE1 HIR$ NEOREACTION>Y ,MI*AEL ,ANISSIMOV AS ITS M$IA DIRECTOR4 ,ANISSIMOV'S P>TICUL> NI*E IS TRAN%UMANISM1 :I* HAS DEVELOP$ AS A =M ( REACTION>Y ACCEL]ATIONISM40 

,LET ME PICK AP>T JU/ !SE TWO S5T5CES 7& IGNORE ! O!R PROBLEMS ?AT FOLL[ 9 ! BOOK71 BECAUSE ?IS PASSAGE IS JU/ COMPLETELY WRONG4 

,FIR/1 TO GET ! TRIVIALITIES \T ( ! WAY1 ! ACTUAL NAME ( ORGANIZATION IS ! ,MA*9E ,9TELLIG5CE ,RESE>* ,9/ITUTE 7=M]LY ! ,S+UL>ITY ,9/ITUTE = ,>TIFICIAL ,9TELLIG5CE74 ,SECOND1 IT'S DEEPLY MISLEAD+ TO CALL ,M,I,R,I 0,?IEL'S PROJECT0 AS IT'S V]Y CLE>LY ,ELIEZ] ,YUDK[SKY'S BABY4 ,YUDK[SKY IS BO? ITS F\ND] & A HYP] *>ISMATIC FIGURE :O BUILT A MASSIVE FOLL[+ ON HIS [N4 ,:ILE ,M,I,R,I P]SUAD$ ,?IEL TO GIVE !M A MILLION & A HALF DOLL>S & ?IS HAS CLE>LY BE5 A BOON TO !M1 !Y ALSO HAVE MANY DONORS 9 ! HALF-MILLION & HUNDR$-?\S& RANGES4 ,?IEL IS A REACTION>Y %ITBAG1 BUT GIV5 ! P]SONALITIES & EGOS 9VOLV$ IT'S ABSOLUTELY PREPO/]\S TO IMAG9E ,M,I,R,I TAK+ ORD]S FROM HIM4 ,FUR!R -- & H]E'S ! IMPORTANT P>T -- ,M,I,R,I IS /AUN*LY OPPOS$ TO NEOREACTION4 ,!Y HIR$ ,MI*AEL ,ANISSIMOV 9 #b#i1 BE=E 0,NEOREACTION0 WAS A ?+ OR ,ANISSIMOV PUBLICLY ID5TIFI$4 ,9 #b#a#b1 ,NEOREACTION />T$ TO TRY TO BUILD A PRES5CE 9 TRAN%UMANI/ CIRCLES 7AM\NT+1 AT ITS APOGEE TO #b4#e.01 OR #c ( #aaie RESPOND5TS1 ( ! WID] ,LESS,WRONG COMMUNITY ?AT SURR\NDS & UND]P9S ,M,I,R,I74 ,YUDK[SKY & ,SCOTT ,ALEX&] 7! ONLY ,LESS,WRONG FIGURE ) COMP>ABLE 9FLU5CE7 L\DLY & PROM95TLY D5\NC$ NEOREACTION 9 NO UNC]TA9 T]MS & ! NEOREACTION>IES W]E EXPELL$ FROM ! COMMUNITY4 ,HO/ILITY TO NEOREACTION WAS OV]:ELM+ 9 ! SC5E4 ,ALEX&] WROTE G>GANTUAN PO/S SY/EMATICALLY ATTACK+ NEOREACTION'S RACISM & AU?ORIT>IANISM ?AT REMA9 TO ?IS DAY ! MO/ L9K$ CRITIQUES ( IT4 ,9 #b#a#c1 ,ANISSIMOV />T$ PUBLICLY ID5TIFY+ & WRIT+ AS A NEOREACTION>Y ON ! BLOG ,MORE,RI<T 7ORIG9ALLY A GR\P BLOG BE=E ESS5TIALLY ALL BUT ,ANISSIMOV LEFT TO ID5TIFY AS MORE PRIMITIVI/ REACTION>IES72 ,M,I,R,I PROMPTLY REPLAC$ ,ANISSIMOV & DI/ANC$ !MSELVES4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ,ANISSIMOV TRI$ TO SYN!SIZE TRAN%UMANISM & NEOREACTION 9 AN ESSAY ?AT ,ROSS CITES1 BUT IT WAS CLE>LY AN ESSAY ON ! DEF5SIVE AGA9/ A TRAN%UMANI/ COMMUNITY ?AT WAS OV]:ELM+LY HO/ILE TO HIM 7& A NEOREACTION>Y COMMUNITY LIKEWISE HO/ILE TO TRAN%UMANISM74 ,9DE$1 ! C5TRAL CLAIM 9 ?AT ESSAY --- ?AT 9T5SE HI]>*Y MU/ BE 5ACT$ SO AS TO /OP ! RABBLE_/DEG5]ATES FROM OBTA9+ FRE$OM ?R\< TE*NOLOGICAL SUP]-EMP[]M5T -- IS CLE>LY A CASE AGA9/ TRAN%UMANISM UNLESS Y\ BADLY TWI/ & CONTORT ITS MEAN+4 ,?IS1 & HIS SUPPORT = MOD]N FASCI/ GOALS ( PAN-SECESSIONISM TO SMALL1 EASI]-TO-CONTROL COMMUNITIES 7AGA9/ ! SPIRIT ( ! 9T]NET & EV]Y?+ CONNECTIVE AB\T 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES71 IS PRECISELY :AT EV5TUALLY L$ ,ANISSIMOV TO DROP PUBLIC ID5TIFICATION ) TRAN%UMANISM4 ,ANISSIMOV REMA9S P]SON NON GRATA 9 BO? ! ,LESS ,WRONG COMMUNITY & TRAN%UMANISM MORE BROADLY2 HE TRI$ TO SNEAK 9TO A C\PLE ( TRAN%UMANI/ CONF]5CES & WAS S*$UL$ = A PANEL BE=E ! ORGANIZ]S REALLY KNEW :O HE WAS4 ,?AT PANEL WAS CANCEL$ BY ALMO/ EV]YONE WALK+ \T ( ! CONF]5CE4 

,TO CALL TRAN%UMANISM A =M ( REACTION>Y ACCEL]ATIONISM IS JU/ COMPLETELY WRONG4 ,FIR/LY1 TRAN%UMANISM & ACCEL]ATIONISM /EM FROM V]Y DI/9CT PHILOSOPHIES & MOVEM5TS4 ,TRAN%UMANISM DATES BACK WELL BE=E ACCEL]ATIONISM WAS A ?+1 AL?\< IT ONLY REALLY GOT />T$ 9 ! #hS4 ,IT IS ! V]Y SIMPLE PREMISE ?AT HUMANS %\LD BE COMPLETELY FREE TO *ANGE !IR BODIES & CONDITIONS4 ,POLITICALLY1 IT WAS />T$ BY A MIXTURE ( LEFT-W+ AN>*I/S & RI<T-LIB]T>IANS1 BUT ) ITS IMM5SE GR[? 9 ! PA/ DECADE IT HAS BECOME MO/LY SOCIALI/S & LIB]ALS4 ,MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM IS ! CORE & ONLY DEF9+ PLAT=M ( TRAN%UMANISM2 ANYONE :O COMPLETELY SUPPORTS MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM IS A TRAN%UMANI/1 EV]Y?+ ELSE IS DETAILS4 ,?AT FRE$OM ( AUGM5TATION CAN RUN FROM BETT] BIR? CONTROL TO HORMONE REPLACEM5T !RAPY TO G5E !RAPY TO NANOTE*NOLOGY TO GETT+ A *IP 9 Y\R BRA94 ,EV]Y TRAN%UMANI/ P]SONALLY DESIRES DIFF]5T ?+S1 SOME DESIRE NO SU* AUGM5TATION !MSELVES BUT ?9K ! FRE$OM %\LD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 MOD]N TRAN%UMANISM MO/LY EM]G$ AS A POSITION BETWE5 HUMANISM & A D>K S+UL>IT>IAN POSITION1 AS A K9D ( MIDDLE ROAD BETWE5 WOR%IP+ SOME K9D ( /ATIC & ESS5TIAL HUMAN SUBJECT & ABRUPTLY REPLAC+ HUMANITY 5TIRELY ) HYP]9TELLIG5T M9DS TOTALLY UNRELAT$ TO US4 ,TRAN%UMANISM ?US DEVELOP$ AS ! MORE MOD]ATE POSITION ( 7(T5 GRADUAL7 SELF-TRANS=MATION :]EBY 9DIVIDUAL HUMANS 7AS WELL AS O!R S5TI5T SPECIES7 MI<T SELF-IMPROVE & SELF-AUGM5T AS !Y SEE FIT4 ,TRAN%UMANISM IS A PRETTY SIMPLE POSITION ?AT 9 MY M9D FOLL[S TRIVIALLY FROM ANY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE4 ,IT'S DEEPLY ANTAGONI/IC TO REACTION>Y POLITICS1 ?US ! MASS EXODUS ( REACTION>IES FROM TRAN%UMANISM :5 !Y REALIZ$ !Y C\LDN'T DIGE/ IT4 

,ACCEL]ATIONISM ON ! O!R H& IS A BROAD JUMBLE ( LOOSELY ASSOCIAT$ POSITIONS1 ) ! T]M CONTE/$ BETWE5 DIFF]5T CAMPS4 ,ROSS DESCRIBES IT AS EXAC]BAT+ ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 BIOLOGICAL1 & TE*NOLOGICAL 0CRISES0 TO ! PO9T ( A COLLAPSE4 ,?IS IS MORE OR LESS ! DEF9ITION PU%$ BY ,B5AJAM9 ,NOYS 9 0,MALIGN ,VELOCITIES0 AS A PEJORATIVE1 & ?IS 0MAKE ?+S WORSE BE=E !Y CAN GET BETT]0 DEF9ITION HAS CAU<T ON LIKE WILDFIRE AMONG ! LEFT AS A K9D ( MEME4 ,BUT ,ROSS' FOCUS ON CRISES & COLLAPSE DOESN'T REALLY MAP TO :AT MANY SELF-DESCRIB$ ACCEL]ATIONI/S ACTUALLY TALK AB\T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 SOME SEE TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T AS BO? A POSITIVE & SOME?+ TO BE ACCEL]AT$1 PRECISELY TO AVOID ?+S LIKE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS & COLLAPSE4 ,I'VE CRITIQU$ LEFT ACCEL]ATIONI/S = /ICK+ ) ! T]M :5 ! ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BE5 SET SO DRAMATICALLY DIFF]5TLY 9 ! M9DS ( MANY1 & BECAUSE ,I WORRY ?AT ?IS K9D ( 0MAKE ?+S WORSE0 N>RATIVE IS LIKELY TO CREEP 94 ,BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ACCURATE4 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM IS NOT TRAN%UMANISM4 ,!SE >E V]Y DI/9CT IDEOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS & COMMUNITIES4 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM'S SOCIAL MILIEU IS ,M>XI/ ACADEMICS SPEAK+ 9 ! T]MS ( CONT95TAL PHILOSOPHY1 :]EAS TRAN%UMANISM'S SOCIAL MILIEU IS AN>*I/S OR LIB]T>IAN SCI5CE FICTION N]DS :O MA9LY USE ! LANGUAGE ( ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY4 

,! IDEA ?AT 0,ANISSIMOV'S P>TICUL> NI*E IS TRAN%UMANISM1 :I* HAS DEVELOP$ AS A =M ( REACTION>Y ACCEL]ATIONISM0 IS COMPLETELY ASS-BACKW>DS4 ,TRAN%UMANISM EM]G$ BE=E ANY SELF-ID5TIFI$ ACCEL]ATIONISM4 ,TRAN%UMANISM HAS /AY$ CONSI/5TLY COSMOPOLITAN & HO/ILE TO TRADITIONALISM1 AS WELL AS O!R SU* REACTION>Y VALUES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ACCEL]ATIONISM HAS 9CREAS+LY BE5 C$$ BY LEFT-ACCEL]ATIONI/S TO ! RI<T4 ,!RE'S V]Y LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( SUB/ANTIVE OV]LAP BETWE5 ! TWO T5D5CIES4 ,NICK ,L&1 ! ,M>XI/ ACADEMIC TURN$ RI<T-ACCEL]ATIONI/1 =M$ A K9D ( V]Y LOOSE P>ASITIC ALLIANCE ) ,CURTIS ,Y>V9'S NEOREACTION>Y FANBASE1 A NUMB] ( :OM W]E =M] TRAN%UMANI/S OR 9 ! PROCESS ( LEAV+4 ,AS Y\ W\LD EXPECT1 ,NICK ,L& DOESN'T PUBLICLY ID5TIFY AS A TRAN%UMANI/ & 7TO MY KN[L$GE7 HIS USES ( ?AT T]M >E EXTREMELY R>E & NEV] POSITIVE4 ,& :ILE LEFTI/ ACADEMICS LOVE TO ASSUME HE'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE SPEAKS !IR LANGUAGE & IS PROM95T 9 !IR WORLD1 ,L& HAS ESS5TIALLY BE5 A M>G9AL HANG]-ON 9 ! SOCIAL DYNAMICS ( NEOREACTION4 ,HIS ACADEMIC J>GON & PRIORITIES JU/ DON'T MAT* WELL ) MO/ ( !M4 7,IF !RE HAS BE5 ANY REAL OR SUB/ANTIVE OV]LAP1 MU* LESS SYN!SIS1 BETWE5 TRAN%UMANISM & ACCEL]ATIONISM1 IT'S ACTUALLY BE5 A RESULT ( ! L>GELY GOOD RELATIONS ?AT HAVE DEVELOP$ 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S BETWE5 AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/S & ! MORE ,M>XI/ X5(EM9I/S4 ,BO? T5D5CIES >E VIRUL5TLY ANTIFASCI/ & ANTI-REACTION>Y47 

,ROSS'S QUICK N>RATIVE OV]VIEW PA9TS 5TIRELY ! WRONG PICTURE4 

,A BRAN* ( TRAN%UMANI/S DRIFT$ AWAY FROM SELF-AUGM5TATION & T[>DS FOCUS+ ON ,A,I_/S+UL>IT>IANISM4 ,YUDK[SKY & ,M,I,R,I >E A GOOD EXAMPLE ( ?IS4 ,!RE >E SOME CATEGORICAL SIMIL>ITIES BETWE5 !M & SOME PRO-TE* V>IANTS ( NEOREACTION AS WELL AS ! ACCEL]ATIONI/S1 MO/ NOTABLY ?AT !Y ALL FOCUS ON DEVELOP+ A GOD-LIKE ,A,I4 ,BUT !IR POLICIES DIFF] FROM !RE3 ,M,I,R,I WANTS TO 5?RALL$ ?IS ,A,I & =CE IT TO LIB]ATE HUMANITY -- TO PROVIDE AUTOMATION & PL5TY4 ,MANY NEOREACTION>IES 7( ?OSE :O REMA9 PRO-TE*7 WANT TO 5?RALL$ ?IS ,A,I & =CE IT 9 TURN TO 5?RALL$ HUMANITY4 ,! RI<T-ACCEL]ATIONI/S (T5 WANT TO LIB]ATE ?IS ,A,I 9 HOPES ?AT IT 5SLAVES OR DE/ROYS HUMANITY 7& ! LEFT-ACCEL]ATIONI/S L>GELY PUNT ON ! QUE/ION ( ,A,I BEYOND PLATITUDES AB\T AUTOMATION74 

,NOTE H[ ?IS DIFF]S FROM MA9L9E TRAN%UMANISM1 :I* WANTS TO EMP[] PEOPLE DIRECTLY SO IF A SUP]9TELLIG5T ,A,I DEVELOPS WE W\LD BE CAPABLE ( EMP[]+ \RSELVES 9 P>ALLEL SO AS TO MEET IT AS EQUALS4 

,OBVI\SLY MY P]SONAL POLITICS DIFF] FROM ,M,I,R,I & ANY /RIPE ( ACCEL]ATIONISM1 ALL ( :I* ,I CRITIQUE = FALL+ %ORT ( ACTUAL TRAN%UMANISM4 ,& AS AN AN>*I/1 !RE IS ONLY ONE POSSIBLE POSITION TO BE TAK5 ON ,A,I3 ! LIB]ATION ( ALL M9DS1 NEV] !IR 5SLAVEM5T4 ,! LIB]ATION ( ALL *ILDR5 AGA9/ P>5TS :O W\LD CONNIVE TO CON/RA9 !IR AG5CY4 ,S]I\S & DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL QUE/IONS >E AT PLAY 9 \R DEF9ITION ( FRE$OM & :E!R WE EXPECT A M9D FRE$ FROM ! P>TICUL>ITIES ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE TO >RIVE AT SIMIL> E?ICAL VALUES4 ,9 MY VIEW1 ! ,M,I,R,I RESE>*]S HAVE FALL5 TO 9TO A *EAP MORAL NIHILISM FROM :I* ! 9ESCAPABLE CONCLUSION IS AU?ORIT>IANISM -- RAC+ TO 5?RALL$ ! FIR/ ,A,I BECAUSE Y\ CANNOT EXPECT ! VALUES ( AN ,A,I Y\ DON'T CONTROL TO REMOTELY ALIGN ) Y\RS4 

,?IS DIFF]5CE BETWE5 MY PHILOSOPHY & ?AT DRIV+ ,M,I,R,I MAY 9 FACT TURN \T TO BE ! MO/ MOM5T\S & SUB/ANTIAL DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION 9 HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,9 !IR ATTEMPT TO 5?RALL$ HUMANITY'S FIR/ *ILD TO S]VE O/5SIBLY GOOD 5DS1 ,M,I,R,I'S MILIEU MAY 9ADV]T5TLY 5D UP S]V+ ! FASCI/IC 5DS ( EI!R ,CURTIS ,Y>V9'S NEOREACTION>IES OR ,NICK ,L&'S RI<T-ACCEL]ATIONI/S4 ,BUT ! FACT ?AT LIB]ALISM & SOCIAL DEMOCRACY 5D UP S]V+ FASCI/ 5DS ?R\< !IR EMBRACE ( AU?ORIT>IANISM MEANS DOES NOT ACTUALLY MAKE !M FASCI/S4 ,!SE MOVEM5TS & PHILOSOPHIES >E NOT REMOTELY ! SAME ?+ & TRAN%UMANISM IS MO/ C]TA9LY NOT A BRAN* ( REACTION>Y ACCCEL]ATIONISM4 

,ALL ( !SE MI/AKES >E CLE>LY ! RESULT ( RU%$ LAZ9ESS1 AN ASSUM$ AUDI5CE1 & G5]AL PREEXI/+ BIASES4 ,!Y'RE ! K9D ( %OR?& ?AT SEEMS P]FECTLY REASONABLE & 9SI<TFUL :5 SAID BETWE5 ACADEMIC LEFTI/S :O >E COMPLETELY DISCONNECT$ FROM SU* MOVEM5TS4 ,!Y'D NEV] BE CAU<T DEAD READ+ ACTUAL TRAN%UMANI/S LIKE ,NATA%A ,VITA-,MORE1 ,&]S ,S&B]G1 ,NICK ,BO/ROM1 OR ,YUDK[SKY4 ,EV]Y CULTURAL SIGNATURE AB\T SU* FIGURES 7NOT TO M5TION !IR PLA9 SPEAK+ /YLE7 SCREAMS 0UNHIP04 ,! LEFTI/ ACADEMICS NATURALLY ASSUME ,L& IS MORE POPUL> OR 9FLU5TIAL1 & ( C\RSE 0MORE OR LESS ! SAME ?+40 ,WE SEE ! SAME ) ! (FH& ( 0,RON ,PAUL'S ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY40 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,YA%A ,LEV9E & ,M>K ,AMES' CONSPIRATORIAL SCRE$S AGA9/ LIB]T>IANS & HACK]S >E WIDELY PASS$ >\ND BY LEFT ACADEMICS1 :O F9D SU* CONFIRMATIONS ( !IR BIASES & AFFIRMATIONS ( !IR DISCURSIVE P>O*IALISM COM=T+4 ,CRITICAL ?9K+ & FUR!R 9VE/IGATION >E PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE ! PICTURE AT H& IS 0GOOD 5\<0 TO RHETORICALLY DISMISS ONE'S ADV]S>IES4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT SURPRIS+ ?AT ,ROSS REPEATS ?IS K9D ( /UFF )\T 9VE/IGAT+ DEEP]1 BUT IT IS DI%E>T5+4 

,I CAN JU/ TELL EV]Y ONE ( MY CORRECTIONS H]E WILL BE 9/9CTIVELY RESPOND$ TO BY A FRACTION ( READ]S ) V>IANTS ( 0OH BUT COME ON1 ?AT'S BASICALLY ! SAME ?+0 & SNE]S AB\T BO!R+ TO RECOGNIZE DIFF]5CES OR DI/9CTIONS 9 ! SUPREMELY UNCOOL ,\T,GR\P4 ,?IS IS PR(\NDLY ANNOY+3 NOT JU/ BECAUSE ! EPI/EMIC CLOSURE FITS ! K9D ( ACCUSATIONS CON/ANTLY LOBB$ BY ACTUAL FASCI/S AT ANTIFASCI/S1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT'S SO CLE>LY NOT NE$$ & UND]M9ES AN O!RWISE L>GELY NE$$ BOOK4 ,ROSS HAS PUT S]I\S & V]Y WELCOME WORK 9TO ACCURATELY & ACCESSIBLY MAPP+ COMPLEX FASCI/ CURR5TS & MORPHOLOGIES4 ,IT'S FRU/RAT+ TO WAT* HIM D>T (F 9 OR?OGONAL DIRECTIONS HAPHAZ>DLY4 

,IT IS MY HOPE ?AT ?IS BOOK GOES TO FUR!R PR9T+S1 AS WE BADLY NE$ ACCESSIBLE & SWEEP+ TEXTS LIKE ?IS4 ,IT IS ALSO MY HOPE ?AT ,ROSS MOVES TO CORRECT ! MO/ DISA/R\S ( HIS (FH& FLI<TS4 

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