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The Diversity Cult.

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2024/06/06

The 2023 Irish action thriller, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, is one of those films that offers some insight into the machinations of our cultural overlords. It is one of those small budget adult dramas that does not … Continue reading →

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When Prophecy Fails

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2024/06/05

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the logic of the West has rested on the theory that the Russians cannot sustain a long war. In the winter of 2022 the argument was summed up by Francis Fukuyama in … Continue reading →

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The Use And Abuse of History

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2024/06/04

In the 1976 election, there was a scene at the Republican National Convention that turned out to be a vision of things to come. President Gerald Ford had successfully fended off the primary challenge of Ronald Reagan, but at the … Continue reading →

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The Revelatory State

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2024/06/03

Note: Behind the green door is the final review of and commented upon the Planet of the Apes franchise, a post about roots and leaves and the Sunday podcast, which was all about the Trump trial. Subscribe here or here. … Continue reading →

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The New Religion

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2024/05/31

The show was put together before the Trump verdict, so it is not about the Trump verdict or how we are supposed to think and feel about it. It is a shame, in a way, as the topic of the … Continue reading →

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Escalatory Delusions

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2024/05/30

Most men can remember back to a time on the schoolyard when two kids got into a confrontation and one of them kept promising to do something bad to the other if the other did not stop whatever it was … Continue reading →

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Peaceful Separation

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2024/05/29

How best to govern a diverse population is a part of the subtext of public political debates in America, mostly because no one is permitted to debate the orthodoxy on immigration, so America gets more diverse every day. This is … Continue reading →

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Trump The Elephant

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2024/05/28

Mary was a five-ton Asian elephant that performed at a circus, until she went berserk and killed one of her handlers. For some reason, the otherwise gentle beast attacked the handler on his second day of work. She picked him … Continue reading →

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The Total State

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2024/05/27

Note: Behind the green door is a series of posts on the original Planet of the Apes films, which I watched and reviewed. There was no Sunday podcast due to the holiday, but it will return next week. Subscribe here or … Continue reading →

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The Summer Of Hate

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2024/05/24

Note: Because it is the Friday of the first long weekend of the summer, I am putting aside the Crayola and recycling some material from behind the green door so I can get outside and take care of a project … Continue reading →

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Media And The Cult

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2024/05/23

A mostly unexamined aspect of the ongoing crisis is the role the media plays in keeping the managerial class misinformed. It is always assumed that the firehose of lies that come from regime media is designed to trick the public, … Continue reading →

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The Real Idiocracy

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2024/05/22

There has been a lot written and said about the decline of intelligence in the Western world, mostly focused on the Idiocracy side of it. Everyday life is getting dumber, compounded by the demographic collapse. Basic processes can easily turn … Continue reading →

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Blood Sucker Economy

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2024/05/21

Last week brought news that the iconic restaurant chain Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection and has started closing locations. The chain is mostly known for being a cheap night out for people in the suburbs and businessmen stuck … Continue reading →

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Digital Man

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2024/05/20

Note: Behind the green door is a post about the farcical nature of the young online right, a post about the looming summer of hate that is upon us and the Sunday podcast. Subscribe here or here. Since the dawn … Continue reading →

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Zero GOP

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2024/05/03

For as long as anyone can recall, the offer from the American political system to the typical white person was a choice between a party that wants to harm you and your interests or a party that will work to … Continue reading →

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Burn Baby Burn

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2024/05/02

For the last few weeks, protests have raged at some elite colleges between anti-Zionists in support of Gaza and Zionist in support of Israel. At Columbia University in New York City, the protests essentially closed the college. The cops were … Continue reading →

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The Politics Of Failure

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2024/05/01

One of the eternal truths of human society is that the people with real power are those with control of the economics of society. Whether the society is ruled by a king or a committee of girl bosses, the people … Continue reading →

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The Right-Wing Coffeehouse

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2024/04/30

Last week Keith Woods posted on his Twitter a video montage of a guy going about his daily routine somewhere in America. Woods captioned the video with “One of the most disturbing videos I’ve ever watched.” What followed was a … Continue reading →

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Athenian Lessons

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2024/04/29

Note: Behind the green door is a post about what is now considered a classic children’s film, a post about joining the Gaia cult via battery powered tools and the Sunday podcast. Subscribe here or here. There has always been … Continue reading →

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A Derb Tribute Show

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2024/04/26

Toiling in the fields yesterday, it occurred to me that this weekend may be the last time I get to hang out with the great John Derbyshire. The only public events he does these days are VDare events and this … Continue reading →

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