Next week's piece (if I can finish it by then) will be on postmodernism, which has done so much to bring about the West's current disarray. I've dusted off my old philosophy books (I studied Derrida and Foucault, among others, at university – and was suspicious of it all even then, 25 years ago). I hope to present a clear account of how it turned the West's immune system against itself.
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Superb as ever and chilling. If the people in charge had an iota of backbone and foresight this could have been nipped in the bud. The Muslim Brotherhood is banned in many Islamic countries because they saw the threat from radical Islam and didn’t want it. Instead the radicals have set up shop across the West and they’ve been welcomed with open arms by our ‘dear leaders’. The radicals are using our freedoms against us and are laughing as they take over. And what does Labour do? - double down with even more curbs on our ability to even debate the issues.
I read recently that the UAE has restricted funding for its students studying in the UK because it was worried they might be radicalised. Just an incredible state of affairs.
In case others read this and are not familiar, the Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organisation banned in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and many other places besides. Not banned in the UK, where the government's priority is legislating against 'Islamophobia'.
I started that video, which is spot-on so far. Will finish it later. Thanks, TT!
Yes the UAE restricting its students from studying here for fear of radicalisation, also speaks volumes. Western leaders have so much to answer for. I’d love to see them on trial for treason.
The Muslim Brotherhood was set up in the 1920s after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and to counter what it saw as the westernisation of Muslim countries which were leaving strict Islamic doctrine behind. It has been behind the raising of money to fund terrorism but also to fund the infiltration of radical ideas through the building of mosques etc for the purposes of indoctrination of new generations.
Houellebecq's Submission is brilliant, might have to give it a reread soon. Highly recommend it to others here who haven't read it. Dark satire at its best and ever more prescient. Thanks, Ruben.
It's the oldest trick in the book; Accuse your accusers. If they call you out as a racist, call them a racist. So now Trump is a racist. If their ideology demands totalitarian control, they have a No Kings protest to denounce totalitarianism (by others. It's OK when they do it).
And if the people they follow are religious extremists, then they call anyone who objects to them a religious extremist.
I am not sure England will survive the current situation. Being on Islam’s side is so destructive and you’re overrun with them. Frederick, do you watch the ladies of Promethean Action on you tube? According to them (historians), Trump is ending England’s role in the Middle East as Lloyds insurer and promoter of the Muslim Brotherhood. What are your thoughts?
The UK has put itself in a terrible position. There's so much anger simmering, including among other minorities who are sick to death of all this as well. It's going to get very ugly and give rise to some nasty far-right elements, which the Left will be rather pleased about for reasons I discussed in my piece last week. I'm not familiar with the ladies of Promethean Action, but I welcome any focus on the British government's failure to proscribe the MB while most Arab states have done so already because they are well aware of the danger it poses.
Yes, I’ve been thinking that the people of England are bound to be furious with the government of England. Watch Promethean Action videos on You Tube. You can subscribe for free to get the email links. It’s quite eye-opening.
How did Britain get like this? Is there no electoral accountability? Or did a majority vote for and support these policies because of Western guilt, or something else?
It's a very fair question and one I ask myself all the time. As Tenaciously Terfin says in the comment below, much of it started with Blair, who essentially ushered in a revolution, but we didn't know it until decades later.
Progressive ideology is part of it, but there were all sorts of incentives to opening the doors to mass immigration – cheap labour, buoyant GDP figures that successive governments could point to (artificially inflated by immigration). But there was growing fury among those who didn't benefit, who felt their traditions were scorned and national identity despised by London-based politicians. Hence, Brexit –which made things worse because the politicians effectively ignored it.
Since then, the uniparty (there's no discernible difference between the main parties) has been managing dissent rather than ruling with consent, and the gaslighting that results is driving people mad, stoking very unpleasant extremism on the far left and far right while the middle pays for it all and gets shafted.
There's a lot of talk of a coming recession, and a severe economic hit will see unrest, perhaps not like we've seen in generations. Hard to know how to turn the country around at this stage without severe consequences. It'll be ugly.
I wrote about the progressive managerial class in this piece, which covers much of this if you're interested (mainly covers Britain, but the democratic malfunction is affecting every Western democracy in similar ways, more or less).
Every govt since Blair opened the floodgates has completely ignored what the people voted for which was massively reduced immigration. Every govt has promised to do this and then done the opposite. The people at the top, the ‘elites,’ are on another planet to us. They’re the ones with western guilt amongst other things. It’s almost like a religion with them - I’m pretty sure Frederick has done a piece about it.
I wish I could see more pushback. We haven’t got much time left.
Next week's piece (if I can finish it by then) will be on postmodernism, which has done so much to bring about the West's current disarray. I've dusted off my old philosophy books (I studied Derrida and Foucault, among others, at university – and was suspicious of it all even then, 25 years ago). I hope to present a clear account of how it turned the West's immune system against itself.
Be sure to subscribe if you’d like to get that to your inbox.
Superb as ever and chilling. If the people in charge had an iota of backbone and foresight this could have been nipped in the bud. The Muslim Brotherhood is banned in many Islamic countries because they saw the threat from radical Islam and didn’t want it. Instead the radicals have set up shop across the West and they’ve been welcomed with open arms by our ‘dear leaders’. The radicals are using our freedoms against us and are laughing as they take over. And what does Labour do? - double down with even more curbs on our ability to even debate the issues.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=roD1SVDePF8
I read recently that the UAE has restricted funding for its students studying in the UK because it was worried they might be radicalised. Just an incredible state of affairs.
In case others read this and are not familiar, the Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organisation banned in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and many other places besides. Not banned in the UK, where the government's priority is legislating against 'Islamophobia'.
I started that video, which is spot-on so far. Will finish it later. Thanks, TT!
It’s only 10 or so minutes but it says it all.
Yes the UAE restricting its students from studying here for fear of radicalisation, also speaks volumes. Western leaders have so much to answer for. I’d love to see them on trial for treason.
The Muslim Brotherhood was set up in the 1920s after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and to counter what it saw as the westernisation of Muslim countries which were leaving strict Islamic doctrine behind. It has been behind the raising of money to fund terrorism but also to fund the infiltration of radical ideas through the building of mosques etc for the purposes of indoctrination of new generations.
Watched it – excellent on the confusion surrounding the new definition. "Are we free to discuss these facts? Nobody knows". Indeed. 🙏
Spot on! What happens in the United Kingdom saddens me so much. Houellebecq and Orwell couldn’t make it up in their worst dystopias
Houellebecq's Submission is brilliant, might have to give it a reread soon. Highly recommend it to others here who haven't read it. Dark satire at its best and ever more prescient. Thanks, Ruben.
It's the oldest trick in the book; Accuse your accusers. If they call you out as a racist, call them a racist. So now Trump is a racist. If their ideology demands totalitarian control, they have a No Kings protest to denounce totalitarianism (by others. It's OK when they do it).
And if the people they follow are religious extremists, then they call anyone who objects to them a religious extremist.
I just saw this video. It relates. https://youtu.be/jl3OLK9vP1o?si=5JinhjFRs4Hvzv0g
Isn't this sort of why the pilgrams left for America?
Islam is a political ideology hiding behind a religion. I too am a concerned American.
Like the Church of England at the time.
At least the Pilgrims had somewhere to go.
Another rapier thrust to the heart of lefty hypocrisy - salut
I am not sure England will survive the current situation. Being on Islam’s side is so destructive and you’re overrun with them. Frederick, do you watch the ladies of Promethean Action on you tube? According to them (historians), Trump is ending England’s role in the Middle East as Lloyds insurer and promoter of the Muslim Brotherhood. What are your thoughts?
The UK has put itself in a terrible position. There's so much anger simmering, including among other minorities who are sick to death of all this as well. It's going to get very ugly and give rise to some nasty far-right elements, which the Left will be rather pleased about for reasons I discussed in my piece last week. I'm not familiar with the ladies of Promethean Action, but I welcome any focus on the British government's failure to proscribe the MB while most Arab states have done so already because they are well aware of the danger it poses.
Yes, I’ve been thinking that the people of England are bound to be furious with the government of England. Watch Promethean Action videos on You Tube. You can subscribe for free to get the email links. It’s quite eye-opening.
How did Britain get like this? Is there no electoral accountability? Or did a majority vote for and support these policies because of Western guilt, or something else?
When will there be any pushback?
It's a very fair question and one I ask myself all the time. As Tenaciously Terfin says in the comment below, much of it started with Blair, who essentially ushered in a revolution, but we didn't know it until decades later.
Progressive ideology is part of it, but there were all sorts of incentives to opening the doors to mass immigration – cheap labour, buoyant GDP figures that successive governments could point to (artificially inflated by immigration). But there was growing fury among those who didn't benefit, who felt their traditions were scorned and national identity despised by London-based politicians. Hence, Brexit –which made things worse because the politicians effectively ignored it.
Since then, the uniparty (there's no discernible difference between the main parties) has been managing dissent rather than ruling with consent, and the gaslighting that results is driving people mad, stoking very unpleasant extremism on the far left and far right while the middle pays for it all and gets shafted.
There's a lot of talk of a coming recession, and a severe economic hit will see unrest, perhaps not like we've seen in generations. Hard to know how to turn the country around at this stage without severe consequences. It'll be ugly.
I wrote about the progressive managerial class in this piece, which covers much of this if you're interested (mainly covers Britain, but the democratic malfunction is affecting every Western democracy in similar ways, more or less).
https://www.gadflynotes.com/p/anatomy-of-a-technocratic-centrist
Every govt since Blair opened the floodgates has completely ignored what the people voted for which was massively reduced immigration. Every govt has promised to do this and then done the opposite. The people at the top, the ‘elites,’ are on another planet to us. They’re the ones with western guilt amongst other things. It’s almost like a religion with them - I’m pretty sure Frederick has done a piece about it.
I wish I could see more pushback. We haven’t got much time left.