Tag Archives: Communitarianism

Loss of neighborliness is root of our problems

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Kievsky

Environmentalist Bill McKibben published an excerpt of his book on Alternet about how Americans don’t need their neighbors any more. In the halcyon days of the final economic booms, everyone on your cul de sac could have died overnight from … Continue reading →

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Race and Conservatism

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Hunter Wallace

Conservatism: Lately, the term has been weighing heavily on me. Searching my thoughts, I find that I have two mindsets on the subject. There is the phony American conservative movement that we are all familar with. These people are hopelessly … Continue reading →

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White Communities

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Hunter Wallace

White Preservationist has an ambitious plan to create White Nationalist colonies throughout the United States. These colonies would disengage from the American mainstream as far as possible: economically, politically, culturally, etc. In support of his plan, he points out that the Mormons … Continue reading →

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Against Libertarianism

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Hunter Wallace

This is the eighth installment in this series. Lately, I have spoken to a number of budding racialists about their background, and I was surprised to discover the sheer number of them who came out of the libertarian movement. Personally, … Continue reading →

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Diversity, Car Culture, Urban Areas

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Hunter Wallace

The second installment in this series. I want to deal with the bad first, the good second. The second topic on my list: America’s car culture, suburban sprawl, and its unlivable, unwalkable metropolitan areas. This has nothing to do with our … Continue reading →

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Places

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Hunter Wallace

I’m currently enjoying Kunstler’s The Geography of Nowhere. Here’s an excerpt: This is quite an extraordinary thing. It can only be possible where people feel no connection or allegiance to their locality – and, in fact, Americans move relentlessly, every … Continue reading →

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$4 gas helping revitalize small towns

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Hunter Wallace

It costs around $24 dollars now to travel round trip from Comer to Montgomery; $16 from Eufaula to Dothan or Columbus. A year ago, the price was half that. If intrastate commerce is breaking down, intranational commerce must be slowing down even … Continue reading →

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Definition of Conservatism

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Hunter Wallace

At TakiMag, commentator Leon Haller presents an unorthodox definition of conservatism that is indistinguishable from hard communitarianism: Conservatism may be defined (OK, roughly) as “the disposition to defend, or increase the power or influence of, the existential particularities of one’s communally … Continue reading →

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More Zmirak

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Hunter Wallace

This is amusing: My point is that it’s counterproductive to use such arguments– that it has socially toxic side effects, and WILL NOT WORK. Instead, I offer arguments against the same government policies that are less divisive, and have (I … Continue reading →

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Some Comments

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Hunter Wallace

For once, I agree with John Zmirak: it is the strength of our communities that makes the West worth fighting for, not our capacity to produce wealth or love of universal reason. This is why activities and discourses which demoralize … Continue reading →

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