Rise Now And Be Counted
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While many people view passivity as a negative trait, and maybe rightly so, the Midwest is one place where passivity is still very real and observable. This is not to say that we don’t stand up for our values, or act when it’s merited. What it means is that we, broadly speaking, are not going out of our way to involve ourselves in conflict or to draw attention to ourselves.
One of the first things anyone will come up with if you ask them to describe the Midwest is generosity. Generosity is a virtue in many cultures around the world and throughout history. While it may seem like this is a virtue that is quickly being forgotten and even rejected, I can assure you, fellow Amerikaner, it is alive and well in our little slice of this continent spanning nation.
What the White Russians, the Cubans, the South Vietnamese, and others all had in common with today’s Afghani refugees is that they were losers. They fought for the right to shape the character and destiny of their homeland and they failed. Some struggled valiantly and others half-heartedly, but none of that changes the fact that their country and their countrymen ended up under the control of an ideology which they loathed. The Republican Party collected these dinosaurs into its coalition, happy for the bit of ethnic flair which they can trot out to assure their White voters that they aren’t racists for voting against Democrats. But the reason why they are such a perfect fit is because they are essentially defanged.
Perhaps it’s an American attribute, a latent sense of “rugged individualism”, but there is a tendency in our thing to attribute supernatural qualities to our mythical, historic, and even our contemporary heroes, forgetting that they too needed a lot of support – “I’ll never be as great as them.” This is wrong.
The greatest men in history were just bro’s being bro’s. Some may get the limelight for a time but the story is ultimately about all of our people.
The Midwest is one of the rare areas of the country that neighbors and distant friends will drop everything to bring you food and necessities after a major life event, or snow-blow their way to your driveway to clear it before clearing their own. The cities and towns hold a subtle charm with traces of German architecture and systems of government and organization, owing to the massive amount of German settlement in the region going all the way back to the mid 1800’s. In many ways even the city planning and layout is distinctly and uniquely its own.
Time and time again, Age after Age, we watch and we wait, hoping for the return of our heroes. Looking out to the horizon, searching for the triumphant silhouette of that savior of our race.
Much has been made of the rise of the “anti-American” Right, and, for good or ill, it has grown in strength and popularity among our sphere. Frankly speaking, there’s much I admire about many of the people forcefully articulating anti-Americanism, and some are even personal friends of mine. But I cannot agree with them, and I wish to articulate why.
The last article I wrote, I asked “Can we get along? Is it in our nature to get along?” I do believe we could, if given the chance, but it is still worth asking. With the news cycle full of war hype and anti-fascist pissing contests between global powers, the media has shown it is capable of manipulating all of us, even the most nuanced and critical of thinkers.
I think it is important for any White person, be it in America or in the wider European world, that has found their way to White solidarity, to keep in mind how much we have fought each other over our history. It’s literally almost our entire history, White man killing White man, nations culling some of their bravest bloodlines in service to wars over gods, kings and land. So maybe it’s worth mulling over.
We are gazing over the abyss at another brother war, another chapter in the long unfortunate story of European civil wars. One may say that this side or that side is justified, and one may comfort himself that the fighting will be over soon, or will not be as fierce as it could be.