In numerous articles over the past several years I have made observations on a rule of life that I strictly adhere to: that all social conflicts can be boiled down to the reality of two opposing groups — those people who want to control the lives of others, and those people who simply want to be left alone. You can read more about my philosophy on this in an article I published in 2014 titled 'Why Is Independence So Frightening To Some People?'
The mainstream media and establishment institutions focused on propaganda will tell you that there are hundreds or thousands of dangerous cultural enclaves and ideologies out there that you should fear. They will tell tales of rage and suspicion between the rich and the poor, haves and have-nots, whites and blacks, gays and straights, academics and working class, believers and atheists, Muslims and Christians, Republicans and Democrats, Eastern nations and Western nations, etc. The establishment relies on these divisions as a rationale for the homogenization of cultures — they argue that if we erase borders, religion and sovereignty while enforcing multiculturalism and wealth redistribution, then these groups will have no reason to fight anymore and a Utopian fever orgy will be our inevitable reward. Yes, it sounds quite magical.
That said, I don’t hold any claims against any of these groups per se, as long as they respect my inherent and individual freedoms. If they are determined to impose their ideology on me through force, that is another matter entirely.
This is the only paradigm that actually matters in the end. All other paradigms are a means for the powers that be to pit the masses against each other. When you look at the world in this way, it is easier to let go of all the “sacred cows” and learned biases that blind us to the truth.
I don’t affiliate with Republicans, but I am happy to support a Republican that proves he or she has no interest in dictating my principles or my future. Same with a Democrat. Same with any black or white or brown person. Same with any gay or straight person. I really don’t care; stay out of my way and I’ll stay out of yours. Get in my way, however, and I will step on you. If you’re bigger than me, I’ll dislocate your kneecaps and then step on you. There is no despot so big that they are immune to the heel of a strategically placed boot.
This, I would say, is a defining principle behind those of us who make up the so-called “alt-right;” the people Hillary Clinton recently referred to as “the deplorables.” When describing this subculture of “miscreants” I often use the title of the “liberty movement.” We are defined and unified by our desire for a society based on the integral love of freedom and a fervent opposition to collectivism and totalitarianism. For this, we are called “deplorable.” But let’s extrapolate on that a little…
In our era, certain organizations have adopted a hard-line love affair with collectivism, and most of these groups today are allied with the far Left (socialist) side of the political spectrum. This includes “neo-conservatives” who have never been conservative and, just like the socialists, have only ever pursued policies of bigger and more intrusive political and cultural bureaucracy. Therefore, the paradigm of left vs. right now becomes tangible, because it is the left that seeks control, and the true right that wants to be left alone.
To clarify even further, people who actually understand the false left/right paradigm only mention it when they are referring to the political class. At the top of the pyramid and at the top of either major American party, there is no "Left", or "Right", there is only globalism. However, for average people there is indeed an ideological spectrum. This would not be such a problem except that at this time, it is people on the far LEFT of that spectrum that are in support of multiculturalism and globalization. They are the group scrambling for control over everyone else and they are the group with funding and legal support from the elitist establishment. Social justice lunatics and Black Lives Matter advocates have fashioned themselves as weapons for the elites. Therefore, in this way, they have made the left/right paradigm real for those at the bottom of the pyramid.
It’s interesting to me that the left, once considered the bastion citadel of rebellion against the machine, is now willingly diving head-first into the intestinal apparatus of the system to be mulched for fuel for the very same beast. It just goes to show you how easily these fraudulent paradigms can change and how easily groups can be co-opted when they are oblivious to their own weaknesses.
If you really want to know who we “deplorables” are it’s rather simple — we are the ones who refuse to participate in the operation of the machine. We are the cogs who refuse to cooperate. We will not grease the gears. We will not stoke the furnace. We will stop the whole damn thing in it’s tracks, because, for the sake of future generations, we must.
This is why we are hated by socialists, cultural Marxists and the general inbred animal farm of the progressive zeitgeist. We suggest that, in fact, not all steps forward are equal to “progress,” and not all progress is moral. We maintain that what progressives call “progress” is actually classic and archaic barbarism wearing the silky lingerie of humanitarianism.
To assert that some progress is immoral is a sure way to trigger the modern collectivist left. They just can’t fathom that anyone sane would disagree with the grand schemes of multiculturalism and economic harmonization. We must be crazy. We must be violent and aberrant monsters. We must be filled with hate and racism and misogyny. We must be “dealt with.”
But here’s the deal…
The institutions and people so desperate to define the deplorables never actually ask us to define ourselves for the public record. They don’t WANT to hear what we have to say about ourselves. They prefer to construct straw men. It’s much easier to set fire to us that way.
Oh sure, they’ll interview us once in a while, but an interview does not constitute an honest record of anything. Just take a look at Bloomberg’s “interview” with Milo Yiannopoulos entitled The Pretty, Monstrous Face Of The Alt-Right in which they focus more on his salary, shopping habits and flamboyant homosexuality than his actual political or philosophical positions. And, yet again, they call on the Southern Poverty Law Center, the cultural Marxist propaganda arm of the establishment, to give their take on who Yiannopoulos is. Welcome to the club, Milo.
Even I have been approached in the past by mainstream outlets including the BBC and The Economist for such interviews. In the case of the BBC, I told them I would be happy to participate as long as I could bring my own video equipment to record the entire exchange. They agreed, then never called me back. I just ignored requests from The Economist; they are the rotting left ventricle of the heart of darkness.
These people have no intention of letting us speak for ourselves. They want to use us for ratings and then edit us into oblivion.
The media certainly won’t refer to us as “the liberty movement” or as freedom fighters or any other label that might find favor with the general public. Instead, they call us “populists,” which is a term with a decidedly fascist flavor to it. The truth is, the rhetoric of elitists in Europe and in the U.S. is that those against globalism and multiculturalism are legitimate fascists. If average people only understood the totalitarian leanings of your run-of-the-mill globalist they might find this accusation hilariously ironic.
Alan Greenspan calls us “crazies” who will undermine the U.S. system. Which is also ironic when you understand that it was Greenspan’s Federal Reserve that created the artificially low interest rate environment that initiated the derivatives bubble and credit crisis that has sealed America’s fiscal fate eight years later. Greenspan even admitted back in 2013 that the Fed knew there was a debt bubble and “missed the timing” in dealing with it. Yet, he blames us for America’s problems.
In the past these hucksters ignored us. We were a burgeoning movement rallying around marginalized figures like Ron Paul back then. It was better for them to pretend we didn’t exist.
Now, we seem to be everywhere — busting up the EU with the Brexit referendum, overwhelming Merkel’s political power base in Germany, and pushing Donald Trump into what I have argued since the primaries will be a sure entry into the White House. Now, the full attention of the establishment is on us. Imagine that.
So, instead of listening to hypocrites and liars like those listed above, why not go to the source and ask a deplorable what we want. I’ll be happy to explain our goals in my next article in this series, and set out to identify the movement that seems to have dumbfounded the progressive left and globalist acolytes alike.
For now, I want to acknowledge that the rise of the deplorables does not necessarily ensure victory in the face of the elites. As I have mentioned many times since before the success of the Brexit, it is possible that the elites are trying to give traditional conservative movements enough rope with which to hang ourselves. That is to say, we are working to wrestle back control of a ship that is already sinking. They might just step aside as we mutiny because in the end, they don't think it will matter. Let’s not kid ourselves that this fight will be anything other than long and painful.
Economically as well as socially, there is little chance of avoiding serious multiple crises over the course of the next few years. It seems to me rather convenient that the catalysts for these crises are boiling over at a time of great awakening for the conservative guard and the liberty minded. I do not think this is a coincidence.
This is why I repeatedly remind people that a successful Brexit vote or a Trump presidency might send a message, but they are not solutions. Do not be surprised if a Trump victory is followed by a global deluge of financial instability — instability that will be blamed on us.
The narrative is already being set. International financiers, central bankers and media personalities are consistently mentioning the great danger of the “populists.” They say the deplorables are going to destroy the world. This is nonsense, of course. The world has already been destroyed by the banking elite and their cronies, but, the average person doesn’t really grasp this. We have to educate them quickly because we are about to be targeted as scapegoats for one of the greatest engineered fiscal catastrophes of all time.
In my next installment I will examine a list of issues that are at the core of "the deplorables" and our shocking ascendance in the sociopolitical sphere. I will conclude by pointing out that every totalitarian action produces an equal and opposite reaction. The progressive left and the globalists have become so intoxicated with collectivist power and so abusive in their application of the government authority that they have chiseled from the public, that now, everyone hates them. Many people WANT to see the deplorables win. It's not even necessarily about the viability of Trump. They just want to watch as the pretentious faces of social justice thugs twist in shrieking horror when Trump takes the Oval Office, or as Britain flips the bird to the EU, or as Europe breaks apart over the madness of forced refugee policies.
If anyone is to blame for the popular rise of the deplorables, it is the very leftists and globalists who despise us.
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written by Icecrow , September 21, 2016
I enjoyed the read this morning.
I particularly liked your statement about "The left wants to control, and the true right wants to be left alone" Well stated.
written by Marin , September 21, 2016
Off-topic, but I've read that the Internet is going to be controlled by China starting October 1. Have you heard anything about this and do you have any concerns about how it will affect you sharing this content with your readers? Your content is gold, unlike most of the other crap that's printed these days. As a teen, I had a binder of Absolut vodka ads. As an adult I have a binder of your articles. Lol. Do you have alternative means of sharing your content in the case of being censorsored? Email list or something like that?
written by Stardust , September 21, 2016
Just got an email account from a provider that doesn't require a cellphone # or any personal data; typing this on a cheap smartphone with no SIM card in it. Trying to be left alone!
Will people please realize that it's FREEDOM, not control, that allows the poor to hold their ground and coexist with the rich...
written by karmw1 , September 21, 2016
My first time writing a comment on your site. Excellent op ed. Can't wait to read the rest of the story!
Thanks
written by Albert , September 21, 2016
THIS supports Hillary --- NAZIS support HILLARY: George SOROS is a Clinton supporting DEMOCRAT ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgGGu6ONoAk --- http://www.politico.com/story/...ros-218494 "George Soros to co-chair Hillary Clinton super PAC" In 1944, 14-year-old George Soros went to work for the invading Nazis. It is said that until the end of the war in 1945, he worked with a government official, helping him confiscate property from the local Jewish population. In an 1998 interview with 60 Minutes, Soros described the year of German occupation as “the happiest time in my life.” For full article see here: www.itmakessenseblog.Com/2011/...-property/ He led Nazis to Jews who were hiding , and or, had assumed non-Jewish identities. The mere fact that he assisted them is proof enough. He has admitted it with no regrets.
written by Falcon 101 , September 21, 2016
If you are against the criminal elite and their plan for global domination then YOU are one of the "Deplorables"! If you interfere with their plan you end up dead by these global elite that only want to control all mankind as their personal slaves in the Corporate machine they have built since the Act of 1871
written by visitor , September 21, 2016
it seems like we are headed towards a financial reset, but then, it has seemed like that since 2011 when gold peaked to $1800 an Oz.
Soon (October) China's yuan will be added to the SDR basket, and then the IMF will begin selling SDR-denominated bonds to start the process of a one world currency (or the beginning of the end of the US petrodollar)
Individuals will not be allowed access to SDR instruments.
so, it would seem that this is the first step in removing all of the local central bankers, (FED,BOJ,ECB) and replacing them with a fictional currency, that is controlled by a bunch of folks who don't really live in any country. Brilliant.
Who thinks these things will work in the real world?
Off topic:
saw a funny commercial made up of TV doctors, telling me I should visit my doctor. Clear indication that obamacare is a disaster and folks no longer go for annual checkups.
Peace.
written by Rodster , September 21, 2016
" that all social conflicts can be boiled down to the reality of two opposing groups — those people who want to control the lives of others, and those people who simply want to be left alone."
written by shutupnsing , September 21, 2016
Absolutely brilliant B! I'm not sure whether I was more aroused by the shot to the despotic kneecap or the "silky lingerie of of humanitarianism." Good stuff bro...God I'd hate to be them!221
written by Alfred1860 , September 21, 2016
It seems incomprehensible to inherently independent people like you Brandon, and most if not all of the commenters here, but some people actually don't want to control others, and don't even want the responsibility of controlling themselves - they want to be controlled. They find life easier if someone tells them what to wear, how to cut their hair, what to eat, what music to listen to, what to watch on TV, and ultimately what to think.
Granted, a lot of this is cultural, but not nearly all of it. These people will always be around, and as long as they are, the elite will have millions of willing pawns.
written by Brandon Smith , September 21, 2016
@Alfred
I guess there is indeed a "sheep class" in our society, but I find that most of the people that want to be controlled also tend to expect that everyone else should be controlled as well. So, I often group them in with the "people who want to control others" crowd.
written by Spartan , September 21, 2016
"If you really want to know who we “deplorables” are it’s rather simple — we are the ones who refuse to participate in the operation of the machine. We are the cogs who refuse to cooperate. We will not grease the gears. We will not stoke the furnace. We will stop the whole damn thing in it’s tracks, because, for the sake of future generations, we must."
This could have been a quote from Ayn Rand's best work and one of the greatest books of all time. Obviously you know her writings.
written by Icecrow , September 21, 2016
It does work Spartan. When eleven of us out of a group of forty had had enough, we decided to run a script right out of "Atlas Shrugged". We were the eleven with the knowledge and know how to move the business. The others rode our coat tails. One by one, we resigned and went to other industries. Taking our knowledge with us. I was number eight to leave. Although the burden on those of us who took longer to leave became greater. I enjoyed watching the business fall apart. Seven months after we agreed to this, the business folded.
The power does rest with people of sound morals and ethics in the end.
written by gardengritty , September 21, 2016
"In our era, certain organizations have adopted a hard-line love affair with collectivism, and most of these groups today are allied with the far Left (socialist) side of the political spectrum. This includes “neo-conservatives” who have never been conservative and, just like the socialists, have only ever pursued policies of bigger and more intrusive political and cultural bureaucracy."
This would also include " the public school indoctrination centers" - starting from elementary grade levels right on through University levels - What was it that Abraham Lincoln said about this??
"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."
Abraham Lincoln
Don't we see this loud and clear?? Why is Hillary, Socialism, Communism, Fascism and all other "ism's" so popular with the younger generation?? AS they have no clue as to her criminal history, her death agenda with streams of lives murdered and covered-up throughout the years, the hard-core satanic, Jezebel, man-hating feminism that reeks of the deep stench of her hatred for humanity in this country??? Or else they don't care!
It all begins with the little, vulnerable, teachable ones in the dumbed-down public school system, the N.E.A. and their ultra-liberal agenda that is NOT for the teaching of the kids. And dumbed-down parents who send their kids to be - NOT taught the basics of science, math, history, geography or even English - It's the same as the indoctrination of the elders and the A.A.R.P.
Abe Lincoln said it real clear and very right.
I believe I'll set this election out as it is already decided. All rigged.
written by frank hooper , September 21, 2016
We finally have a name we can rally around. hillary with a small h shot herself in the foot with that one. I'm proud to be a deplorable. Many in the Liberty movement with a less conservative bent than me are not comfortable with being labeled Alt-right but can rally around being an Adorable Deplorable.
Maybe this is her "LET THEM EAT CAKE" moment.
written by Icecrow , September 21, 2016
I wish rates would go up.
Then maybe I'd go back to investing money at my local bank again.
Anyone remember savings accounts? Or Certificates of Deposit?
written by Sven , September 21, 2016
Feels good.
Thank you for another great read, Brandon.
Here is a good article on the coming addition of the Yuan to the SDR basket. Even this best case scenario seems to promise much turbulence, which I'm sure we all welcome and hope will blow away some cobwebs (and libtards).
http://philosophyofmetrics.com/the-dollar-and-world-on-oct-2-2016-freepom/
And on a less serious note, does anyone think Hillary is really dead?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVnH_ViUoOQ
written by Apollo Slayer , September 21, 2016
Ok, so i fit in as a basket of deplorables. That makes the left wing socialist globalists a basket of fruitcakes then.
written by Objectivist7 , September 21, 2016
Brandon,
Very wise of you to insist upon this. I've said for years that anyone who is not of the left should refuse interviews by major media outlets unless they agree to allow us to record/video the entire exchange to keep them honest. Your experience is not unusual. If they cannot edit the video or audio to distort what you said, they're not interested. Witness the hatchet job they did on Sarah Palin when she ran with John McCain. She has since insisted on this same arrangement.
written by AL KIPF , September 21, 2016
" it is the very leftists and globalists who despise us"
Make no mistake, the "right" despises liberty as much as the "left". Both (right/left) are a construct designed to maintain both the illusion of choice and the elitist benevolence narrative (among others).
Read The 5,000 Year Leap; the spectrum moves between liberty and tyranny, always has and always will.
written by Brandon Smith , September 21, 2016
@AL
I'm afraid not. The TRUE RIGHT, as I mention in the article, does not despise liberty. Too many people make the mistake of thinking that the "false left/right paradigm" applies to everyone. That is not the case. It only applies to LEADERSHIP and gatekeepers, not average people. Among average people, there is indeed a left and a right spectrum, and it is the left today that is most prone to seek control over others through the aid of the government and the establishment.
The establishment exploits them as useful idiots, of course, but this does not change the reality of the dynamic.
written by Brandon Smith , September 21, 2016
@The Corrections
You've made the classic mistake that many liberals make of taking Hillary Clinton at face value. When people like her talk about "racists", they are referring to conservatives that want a secure southern border. When they talk about "Islamaphobes", they are referring to people who want to stop Islamic refugees from being bused into the country without being vetted. When they talk about sexists, they are usually referring to all conservative white males in general, because remember, SJWs claim that we are "subconsciously sexist", even if we think we are fair to women. When they talk about homophobes, they are referring to Christian bakers who do not want to participate in services for gay weddings despite the fact that they should be perfectly free to refuse association with anyone at any time for any reason.
You don't understand what Clinton means when she uses those labels. What she means is, people who want to be free to think and do as they see fit as long as they are not harming others. No one in Hillary's basket is actually narrow minded, but she and her cronies define them as narrow minded ANYWAY. Get it?
written by awed bawl , September 22, 2016
Head of US Department of Education [1914]:
"Now the question is raised, do the schools exist for the students, or do the students exist for the schools? The answer is the latter."
The students are in fact slaves- in the socialist "schools."
Socialism- sold as liberation [from freedom??], actually was/is control for the elite. The schools- to cram the establishment down the throats of unsuspecting kids.
Evil in one word- monopoly. Information and money monopolies need to be ruined ASAP.
written by Ascew , September 22, 2016
I first read this article on zero hedge, and the comments. I came here to read the comments as well. I greatly enjoyed this piece, as it put into words many of my thoughts that I couldn't convey.
I find that I do align with your description in most ways. What I want to point out, is not my opinion, but my experience with people that don't think like we do. They think we are of the mind to "destroy" everything, including public roads and electricity. They think we are "crazy".
I look forward to the next piece you write, but would like to see you address the appropriate amount of government intervention, vs. the absolute zero "crazy" level.
written by shutupnsing , September 22, 2016
Brandon, you give this guy way more credit than he/she deserves. It's right there in his name "The Corrections"...like the Affordable Healthcare Act, and the Safe Act...there is nothing correct about him/her. They lie to themselves:
“The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love, and in order to occupy and distract himself without love he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other men and to himself. The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone. You know it is sometimes very pleasant to take offence, isn’t it? A man may know that nobody has insulted him, but that he has invented the insult for himself, has lied and exaggerated to make it picturesque, has caught at a word and made a mountain out of a molehill — he knows that himself, yet he will be the first to take offence, and will revel in his resentment till he feels great pleasure in it, and so pass to genuine vindictiveness.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Father Zosima to Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, father of the brothers Karamazov and Diabolical Narcissist
(lifted off Ann B) :-)
written by John Jr. , September 22, 2016
Brandon,
I enjoy your writing as it reflects a thoughtfulness that is hopeful in itself, at your relatively young age.
The mainstream actions and narrative is what is deplorable.
I see so many things that need to addressed, but here are 3 constructive ideas.
The Assault on Privacy which is a real security issue.
Tools - https://www.privacytools.io/
The need to re-establish our society on a foundation of Truth.
This one is classic.
http://wariscrime.com/new/everything-fake-top-40-pieces-fakery-world/
My suggestion is that we utilize a secure online and live forum to review our local needs in a prioritized manner, where people can testify on each matter, and also allow anonymous comments in order to seek and find the truth.
Vetting the truth will set us free to do what must be done.
The same model should be applied at the county, state, national, and international levels. Each person responsible for its peoples. . . distributed governance.
P2P
http://robertdavidsteele.com/publications/
http://phibetaiota.net/2015/11/creating-the-future-recent-core-work-by-robert-steele/
If you like it, please pass it on, we all have a role to play.
Thanks
written by Retired Mustang , September 22, 2016
I have told more people than I can count that the keys to freedom, as well as its cost, are responsibility and accountability. Many people dislike both of those, which leads to my conclusion: many people will do anything they can to avoid being free.
written by Canada , September 24, 2016
The rule of law has broken down... and all that entails. We need good men and women to counteract. Thanks Brandon!
written by gardengritty , September 24, 2016
"There are three kinds of men. The very few who learn by reading. The several who learn by observation. The rest of them need to pee on the electric fence to find out for themselves." Will Rogers
With thanks to "American Thinker"
written by gardengritty , September 26, 2016
The Hegelian Dialectic -
http://www.amerikanexpose.com/hegel/
http://nord.twu.net/acl/dialectic.html
"Why is it important for you to understand the subject of the Hegelian Dialectic? Because it is the process by which all change is being accomplished in society today. More importantly, it is the tool that the globalists are utilizing to manipulate the minds of the average American to accept that change, where ordinarily they would refuse it.
The Hegelian Dialectic is, in short, the critical process by which the ruling elite create a problem, anticipating in advance the reaction that the population will have to the given crisis, and thus conditioning the people that a change is needed. When the population is properly conditioned, the desired agenda of the ruling elite is presented as the solution. The solution isn't intended to solve the problem, but rather to serve as the basis for a new problem or exacerbate the existing one.
When the newly inflamed difficulty reaches the boiling point of a crisis, it becomes the foundation upon which arguments may again be made for change. Hence, the process is repeated, over and over, moving society toward whatever end the planners have in mind.
It's also important to understand that as this process is being driven, arguments are created both for and against certain measures of change. All arguments are controlled. The presented solutions — each with varying levels of unadornment — are "debated" publicly by the manipulators or their minions. This is done until a perceived compromise has been reached on the best measure to take in route to solving the crisis. Then, the outcome of the "debate" — which purportedly weighs the concerns of the public with the mandate to do something — is enacted as public policy.
Such is a summary of the Hegelian Dialectic. Though few in American society have ever heard of it, still fewer have not been profoundly impacted by its use in the effective neutralization of opposition in the formation of public policy."
