Civilizations need myths.
At least, that’s a sentiment I’ve been catching around the web for the last decade or so.
The idea is that myths give a nation a common ground, and synchronize our precepts with others who we might have never met, but with whom we share a language, culture (and ancestry if you delve back far enough). They help ground the members of a civilization in a common identity.
I can’t help wondering if this ties in somehow to the concept of a “racial memory.” (I realize I must write on that subject another time. For now, suffice it to say I’m willing to accept, for the sake of argument, that mythology may have some utility other than serving as a genre of entertainment wherein writers may unleash their imaginations.)
After watching Darryl Cooper’s interview by Tucker Carlson, and, intrigued by how he, I, and others, have been questing our independent ways toward the same sort of deconstruction of the WWII mythos, naturally, I searched for his podcast and listened to more of his ideas.
Cooper has raised some fascinating points, and a couple have to do with aspects of Current Year Mythology that we’re just not allowed to question. One is the premise that unrestricted immigration, both illegal and legal (“invasion” would be the historically accurate term, were there any logic or honesty present in Current Year discourse) is absolutely essential. Rationale and narratives change, but what remains constant is that the replacement of American citizens with hostile, non-assimilating, parasitic foreigners is non-negotiable. Trump and some Republicans may split hairs about what the rate of our replacement should be, but nobody with a government paycheck will posit that it has gone too far already and needs to be stopped altogether. Nobody even dares try to reverse the damage that’s been done—that would be simply beyond the pale, you see.
Another narrative that’s still Current Year despite being older than any of us is the Noble Crusade mythology surrounding WWII. Part of it you might be aware of, because Cooper ignited a firestorm by casting doubt on the heroic leadership of Churchill—which is also non-negotiable and heretofore unchallenged by any mainstream Western historian. “The New Deal saved us from the Depression” and “FDR’s leadership united the free world against the forces of Ee-veel” naratives are almost as non-negotiable. If you’ve spent any time in the company of leftist NPCs, you’re probably aware that WWII was the only time in history that America was not the greatest ee-veel, herself. It’s a fundamental doctrine of their belief system.
To summarize the leftist NPC dogma regarding America: Evil white men (I don’t need to say “racist” because the terms are synonymous, you see) wanted to oppress Africans, exterminate Native Americans, and spread Christianity (which is just as bad, if not worse). So they created a genocidal racist regime called the United States of America. It was monstrous then, and it’s always been monstrous…except for a brief period during the first half of the 20th Century…kind of.
To be continued...
It's interesting to separate FDR the Domestic President from FDR the International President. FDR was a miserable failure domestically, and what really pulled the US and other nations out of a depression was World War II, where FDR was much more successful in his office. The FDR proponents naturally paper over the domestic issues with war performance, not realizing that this makes FDR a one-trick pony of a world leader.
*Mark Twain is arguably the most outstanding American writer of all times.
Great article and I myself for a long time believed Churchill to be the embodiment of the GOOD GUY. I admit my foolishness and gullibleity.