Month: November 2022

This work argues that the primary causes of the second world war are imperialism, and the craving of the nations who previously lost the war (germany, italy, japan) for power, predominance, and revenge against the other countries for depriving them of their “fair share” and “[their] place in the sun.” After the anti-comintern pact, fascist states became more and more aggressive. the US and england turned a blind eye to northern China, where Japan was invading. They did this because they hoped that Japan would invade the Soviet Union, which would have been beneficial, because it would be two problems taking care of each other. However, this did not happen. Fascist states in Europe also began to become more aggressive. Germany and Austria unified. Czechoslovakia was in peril: their independence was at stake, but they still refused to accept help from the Soviet Union. The conflict of interest between the two imperialist groups only served to benefit the Fascist states.

A novel by William Pierce in which a violent revolution leads to the overthrowing of the government. Then nuclear war occurs, and finally a race war occurs in which all non-white people are completely wiped out. It has been described as being racist and anti-semitic. This work inspired many hate crimes, hence its presence among banned texts. It inspired the bombing of Oklahoma city and the assassination of Alan Berg, among other things. Personally, what comes to mind when reading this book is anarchism and the set of ideals associated with it. Also heavily pushed in this work is the right to bear arms and the potential result of banning guns and other weaponry. Additionally, the philosophy behind Jews in power is similar to the work we read previously, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Basically, people assume that Jews have this secret vendetta against all non-Jewish people and plan to take over the world.

Basically this text is an advocacy text for the mail-bomb policy. The mail-bomb policy is a campaign promoting the idea of blowing up important pieces of technology, because the text argues that modern technology (universities, airlines) is ultimately a detriment to society. He argues that the industrial revolution has merely created a society that prioritizes individual need over the need of a society. He argues that this is destroying nature and inhibiting personal freedoms. He argues that technology destroys small societies and groups of people. Ultimately, he argues that the kind of society promoted by technology is a society that goes against the tide of human potential. Although Kaczynski didn’t commit any crime himself, his manifesto urges readers into committing crime. He argues that the society technology promotes encourages drug usage, expansive police powers, etc. It was interesting to see this work dabble into drug usage and police power: I definitely wasn’t expecting that when I initially looked at/heard of this work.