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We live in a Totalitarian Society
As a Zoomer, I process World Wars as ancient history despite their recent shadow. The 20th century stands in opposition to ALL previous human experience, rejecting thousands of years of shared wisdom…
Published on 7 months ago
The Politics of Dehumanization
Reality operates through paradox—simultaneously everything and nothing, connected yet divided. The most revealing truth? People project their own nature onto their enemies. The left accuses the right…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Shatter the Glass of Modernity
Why are people SHOCKED by the obvious consequences of their actions? We print money and act surprised at inflation. We pursue godless lives and wonder why we feel empty. I've spent years asking the m…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
A Live Conversation with Samo Burja
In this episode of Whatifalthist, host Rudyard is joined by Samo Burja, founder of Bismarck Analysis and Palladium Magazine. They engage in a wide-ranging discussion covering political dynamics, the …
Published on 10 months ago
Is Bureaucracy Killing Civilization?
The World War-era historians—Spengler, Toynbee, Quigley—operated at intellectual levels we can't match today. Despite our "progress" myth, we've intellectually regressed. These giants accurately pred…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
A Message to Pennsylvanians
Growing up with Catholic/Protestant parents showed me how ideas shape reality—and why people throughout history die for them. As a child, I couldn't understand why someone would sacrifice their life …
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Great Wave Crashes
Sick in Montpellier, France during the early virus days, surrounded by Yellow Vest protests and social decay, I read "The Great Wave" about inflation history at 2AM and experienced a horrifying revel…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Greatest Lie Ever Told
While history remained relatively objective, anthropology has been utterly destroyed by pseudoscience—THREE-QUARTERS of Amazon's top anthropology books are scientifically fraudulent! My research acro…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Anthropology of the Right
Unlike the left's coherent ideology (blank slate humans + social engineering = utopia), the right isn't unified except in OPPOSING leftism. Taliban, neocons, libertarians, and religious fundamentalis…
Published on 1 year ago
The Anthropology of the Left
We know nothing about what we're closest to—like toxic relationships we can't recognize. Today's society is arguably history's most ABSURD, yet we refuse to study ourselves anthropologically. Instead…
Published on 1 year ago