Sunday, August 28, 2016

Well done German identitiarians!

German identitiarians have created another iconic moment in the struggle against open borders in Europe. Fifteen members of the group scaled the famous Brandenburg Gate landmark in Berlin and unveiled a banner reading "Secure borders - secure future".



From Breitbart:
According to their Facebook page the Identitarians say that the protest was to make the average German aware that Merkel and her government were clearly breaking German laws and that the migration crisis policies were an utter failure. The group spoke of the many migrants the German government was forced to admit they had no idea where they were and highlighted the recent terror attacks in Bavaria saying that the policies of a “multicultural utopia” were leading to a rapidly fragmented society.

And the reaction of the authorities? They are ramping up their liberalism to an absurd degree:
Berlin Mayor Michael Muller described the Brandenburg Gate protest as a “disgusting” act carried out by enemies of democracy, according to Germany’s RBB 24.

“Berliners will not allow the Brandenburg Gate [to be] misused as a symbol of exclusion,” he added.

That's what it has come to. If you don't accept open borders you are guilty of "exclusion" and are therefore "disgusting" and an "enemy of democracy". The German authorities sound like members of a strange political cult.

21 comments:

  1. It is hard to understand. My friends on the left seem to jump in lockstep from issue to issue, it'll be global warming then allowing in Syrian refugees then George Pell then Brexit then back to refugees. And disagreement provokes a kind of shock. Friends on the right seem happier to thrash out arguments and learn something new, not always but often enough. The only one that seems to explain this to me is the substitute religion idea, that Liberalism, tolerance and multiculturalism are like a religious faith which means you'll go down being trampled by barbarians rather than give up faith in your vision of inclusion. The best, or most deranged one I heard was a woman being interviewed on Israeli television who's daughter had just been killed by terrorists but refused to call the killers terrorists out of respect for them.

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    1. I think you're right. Liberalism has become the philosophy by which Westerners try to create value, make sense of the world, measure moral behaviour and order society. Once you accept liberalism, you will be committed to it the way that people were once committed to churches. There is a shock of heresy in questioning a liberal orthodoxy. And, yes, some liberals, even if they can see the dangers ahead, would rather trust to "hope" that things will be OK, rather than change course.

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  2. Did many Berliners attempt to show their disapproval of such 'misuse' of the Gate? Is it not likely that many, perhaps most, of the Identitarians involved were themselves Berliners. Is it now necessary to submit to Allah in order to be a Berliner? The Germans need to wake up and vote sanely in whatever elections there are upcoming, from the humblest municipal ones to the most general.

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    1. Germany is in all respects a dictatorship. The security services regularly conduct punitive investigations of individuals/groups that organize against the ruling party, you can't have any firearms without a government-approved shrink giving a thumbs up. Foreign invaders are brought in as the shock troops, raping and pillaging. And worse, many native women openly favor the invaders as more macho.

      Can a patriotic German truly be obligated to follow the laws of an occupying regime dedicated to his destruction?

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    2. It certainly looks more and more that, contrary to the standard narrative, East Germany with its Stasi has triumphed over the Western portion.

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    3. Michael, maybe you're right. It's difficult not to notice the authoritarian response of the German political class. It's possible that some of the culture of the former communist elite has spread into the Western elite.

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    4. It's difficult not to notice the authoritarian response of the German political class

      It's worth remembering that authoritarianism has historically been the norm on the Continent. They don't really have the traditions we take for granted (or at least used to take for granted) in the Anglosphere. Concepts like individual rights, freedom of speech, the right to political dissent, a free press - these concepts have never taken root.

      If you go back to late 19th century Bismarckian Germany it was pretty authoritarian. It was a benevolent authoritarianism and it produced efficient and sensible government but it was still quite authoritarian compared to Britain. France has a history of dictatorships - Napoleon I and Napoleon III were both dictators.

      Merkel may well see herself as the new Bismarck. The difference of course is that Bismarck actually knew what he was doing and actually cared about Germany and the German people.

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    5. "It's worth remembering that authoritarianism has historically been the norm on the Continent. They don't really have the traditions we take for granted (or at least used to take for granted) in the Anglosphere. Concepts like individual rights, freedom of speech, the right to political dissent, a free press - these concepts have never taken root."

      Well, maybe.

      I have lived all over Europe, including in the UK. Things are just as hysterical there as in Germany, regarding "individuals/groups that organize against the ruling party".

      It is actually possible that the UK is the worst place, if you are a "right winger". They have been VERY hard on any groups that are anti-muslim. Also, the UK is one of few counties in Europe that does not have a real anti multi culture party. UKIP is very, very mild in this regard. The whole debate about things like burqas is much more low key than in other places in the EU. Which is really odd, considering how London looks.

      I come from Sweden and still follow the debate there. As you all know, that place is a mess! We have been told for many, many years that "if you don't accept open borders you are guilty of "exclusion" and are therefore "disgusting" and an "enemy of democracy" and the climate was VERY oppressive for a long time. Still, Sweden has a very long history of freedom of expression and some of the oldest laws in that area (from 1766). It does not matter in this brave new world, anymore than the Magna Carta matters in the UK, if you have the "wrong" opinion.

      In a practical, day-to-day sense, my feeling is that the PC oppression is hardest in the Anglo countries. People, and especially women, are so very sensitive, almost hysterical.





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    6. Thanks for the comment - it's interesting to get the perspective of someone from Sweden.

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    7. Thank you for having me!

      I found some of your older posts about Sweden some weeks ago, and have since read more of your material. I really, really like your tone and approach!

      My view is that it now matters very little if you are in Australia, Sweden, UK, Germany or some other western country. The issues facing us are everywhere very similar, even if there of course are variations.

      Fundamentally, I think that we need to develop a group identity as white people. This is very difficult for many reasons, not least since we have spent the past 500 years fighting each other. It also runs up against things that are de facto taboo since 1945.

      I also find the whole thing unpleasant. It was so very nice to grow up in Sweden and just walk around and feel morally superior to everybody else, living or dead. But it was all a dream, that is now becoming a nightmare.

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    8. EuroSwede, the left in Australia once pointed to Sweden as an ideal to follow. Now they sometimes look at it and observe with fascination the immigrant violence and the rate of sex crime. It is now portrayed as a country with problems.

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  3. How does this guy know they're against democracy? Doesn't sound like they've consulted with their constituents at all.
    Are they arguing that the government can do whatever they want after being elected, even if it came after the election, but still blame the voters?
    They'll get theirs at their next election.
    I believe it should be mandatory for politicians to have to live in their own country for 10 years after finishing their term.

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    1. How does this guy know they're against democracy? Doesn't sound like they've consulted with their constituents at all.

      Consulted with their constituents? The idea would never even occur to them. Democracy today means you do what the government tells you to do, or else. The government knows best.

      These crazy German identitiarians probably have the bizarre idea that the people should tell the government what to do!

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  4. Well, Remember what the anti-White elites stand for:

    Africa for Africans, Asia for Asians, White countries for Everyone

    They must be made to answer a basic question. What part of THIS do you oppose?

    1.White people exist.
    2. White people have the RIGHT to exist.
    3. White people have the RIGHT to exist AS White people in White Communities and Nations.

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    1. But "whites" don't exist the way you think?

      Generally speaking, I think the West needs to bring into power people who explicitly accept that distinct european peoples actually exist and have the right to exist, and they must be allowed to exist as much more than a specific construction of a modern, liberalised civic nationalism. Without that recognition there IS nothing; because there are no "white" countries to protect (you bigot, islamophobe, xenophobe etc etc)

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  5. I suppose one way to look at the last couple of centuries of German history is that they've been terrific at the tactical level of military and political affairs, and dismal at the policy and strategic levels.

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  6. It is good to see you blogging again, Mark.

    One issue I have with you is that you see everything in terms of Liberalism vs Traditionalism (or at least this is your main concern), but seem to confuse it with the other issue of pathological altruism/runaway compassion (which really doesn't have a name other than "Leftism").

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  7. Germany is done for. They could seal off the border tomorrow and it wouldn't make a difference so far as their fate is concerned. Their fertility rate is half of what is required to replace their own population. They took the open razor of abortion and contraception offered them and gleefully cut their own throats. Now, as a nation they are kicking their last in a spreading pool of their own blood. Sin is its own punishment. The same goes for the apostate west in general. Whites have many enemies it is true, but one of the worst can be found by looking in the mirror. Their addiction to vice and categorical refusal to be converted and do penance has proved to be their undoing. As Belloc said Europe is the Faith and the Faith is Europe. The apostasy we have seen is the equivalent of death and now we are forced to watch the corpse decompose. The obduracy of the average European ensures that there will be no resuscitation. They have made their choice and like judas whom they so well imitated have done away with themselves.

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    1. Anon, even though I agree with you that the German birth rate is too low, there is a lot of 'down talking' in your comment. These German identitarians are showing courage and leadership - it's best for us to use their example to positively inspire others. Yes, things are grim, but there is an older generation which still knows a different way, and some thoughtful younger men who recognise that things have gone wrong and this is sufficient to start building on.

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  8. If only the generality of the people would follow their example. So far this is not the case unfortunately. It is hard not to be bitter upon seeing the base ingratitude of the greater part. One begins to understand in a small way how the holy prophet Jeremias saw things. Just as there was a remnant then, so will there be those who will not prostrate themselves before baal today. May their numbers increase and by God's grace remain ever loyal to Our Lord and His Church.

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  9. It is strange the way the Western Left - primarily in Europe and Israel, but increasingly in America, too - consistently uses the word "democracy" to mean "authoritarianism in furtherance of the policy preferences of elite oligarchs and the interests of the minorities they favor." It is as if, as far as they are concerned, the word has never meant anything else.

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