A discussion between Affirmative Right assistant editor Andy Nowicki and Todd Lewis of the "Praise of Folly" Youtube channel concerning the affinity of many on the Alt-Right for excessive statism. It would seem that such an approach amounts to throwing the baby out with the bathwater. One of the great achievements of Western civilization is the idea of the rights of the individual, the autonomy of civil society, and limitations on the power of rulers. This is an essential element of the Western heritage, and those who wish to reject it would seem to be disregarding a major Western political tradition in favor of Eastern despotism.
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Fields is a synonym for soil; blood and soil, anyone? by Daniel Barge The problem with the trial of Alex Fields for the supposed mu... -
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Affirmative Right chief editor Colin Liddell wishes listeners a happy "St. Andrews Day" and explains why the Scots picked a J... -
by Colin Liddell @AffirmativRight When the Alt-Right was founded in 2010— in as much as a loose umbrella term can be 'founde...