This looks to be one of the great fallacies of the last 150 years. We see it in Europe in the received wisdom that the state bureaucracy, whether at the national or EU level, is believed to be how society should be organized & administered. EU officials are shocked that a prominent corporatist CEO has the power to set speech guidelines on his digital internet forum, a power the officials believe should be handled by state bureaucrats. The state is deemed supreme, higher even than elected legislators. It's becoming self-evident now close corporatist fascism & Marxist socialism are. The latter was internationalist, & foresaw an uprising of workers internationally. Thus 'National Socialism' was presented as an alternative leftism, focussing on patriotic national identity. They're both part of the leftist world view. Thus the WEF appears to be a bureaucratic repackaging of a hypothesized 'internationalist worker' movement.
Leftism broadly speaking seems to have run its course, despite the fact that nearly all political parties still reflect this liberal leftist view of the 'people'.
One thing that is now going through my mind is where, exactly, this would put the late Julius Evola, who is widely thought of as a founder of post-WWII neo-fascism and the so-called “international third position.” Some would argue that his thinking was akin to a bridge between the thinking of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. He is generally referred to as a capital T “Traditionalist,” but he must have incorporated some ideas of “leftist” origin into his thinking.
Recently I've been scratching under the hood of Fascism, corporate-government "perfection" as Mussolini described, and discovered a name I was familiar with, but not in the same lane of thought I first met him. Vilfredo Pareto. I first met his name from history in learning about finance, economic theory, primarily the Pareto Principle, the "80-20 Rule" of distributions:
(preemptive apology for Wiki source, it's controlled narrative, especially controversial subjects, but for quick primer that facilitates deeper research it's a good place to start on more obscure subjects.)
This is a very interesting historical figure. Strong socialist leanings, but he kind of meandered in his philosophical thinking over his lifetime. Mussolini studied under him in 1903 as a young activist. Wiki's presentation is that Pareto grew disillusioned with socialism, other ideas he once championed, including early ideas of fascism, but it's open to interpretation. He unquestionably influenced many contemporaries and theorists since his death.
I was previously aware of his 80-20 work, but that's all. Then while reading Mussolini's biography I saw his name. And discovered he had many ideas about sociology, the social reengineering onslaught we're being subjected to. This book is worth a read over:
It is in the Circulation of Elites that he expounds on ideas about revolutions. And how it's the same people in power before and after a revolution. They just change teams. This dovetails into the ideas the need for an Evolution in order to break the cycle of human organization that keeps the same people in charge no matter what the ideology is called.
Pareto's theory is consistent with the ideas of big political theory influencers like Harold Lasswell and Noam Chomsky. Of note, in Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent is this idea:
"You know, it’s very striking that continually people move from one position to the other, very easily. And I think the reason for the ease is partly because they’re sort of the same position. So you can be either a Marxist-Leninist commissar, or you can be somebody celebrating the magnificence of State capitalism, and you can serve those guys. It’s more or less the same position. You pick one or the other depending on your estimate of where power is, and that can change."
I believe this is humanity's biggest challenge we face, as well as our biggest opportunity. I believe his work is worthy of greater investigation to those ends.
Sues, thanks for the restack, it is appreciated.
You are brilliant everyone should read everything you write about Thank you 🙏
God save us from the do-gooders.
Wow thank you for the History lesson Shame we didn’t learn this at school
And the kids these days, learn nothing, ask them, they will tell you!
This looks to be one of the great fallacies of the last 150 years. We see it in Europe in the received wisdom that the state bureaucracy, whether at the national or EU level, is believed to be how society should be organized & administered. EU officials are shocked that a prominent corporatist CEO has the power to set speech guidelines on his digital internet forum, a power the officials believe should be handled by state bureaucrats. The state is deemed supreme, higher even than elected legislators. It's becoming self-evident now close corporatist fascism & Marxist socialism are. The latter was internationalist, & foresaw an uprising of workers internationally. Thus 'National Socialism' was presented as an alternative leftism, focussing on patriotic national identity. They're both part of the leftist world view. Thus the WEF appears to be a bureaucratic repackaging of a hypothesized 'internationalist worker' movement.
Leftism broadly speaking seems to have run its course, despite the fact that nearly all political parties still reflect this liberal leftist view of the 'people'.
Yes, there is nothing “right” about it.
One thing that is now going through my mind is where, exactly, this would put the late Julius Evola, who is widely thought of as a founder of post-WWII neo-fascism and the so-called “international third position.” Some would argue that his thinking was akin to a bridge between the thinking of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. He is generally referred to as a capital T “Traditionalist,” but he must have incorporated some ideas of “leftist” origin into his thinking.
Recently I've been scratching under the hood of Fascism, corporate-government "perfection" as Mussolini described, and discovered a name I was familiar with, but not in the same lane of thought I first met him. Vilfredo Pareto. I first met his name from history in learning about finance, economic theory, primarily the Pareto Principle, the "80-20 Rule" of distributions:
(preemptive apology for Wiki source, it's controlled narrative, especially controversial subjects, but for quick primer that facilitates deeper research it's a good place to start on more obscure subjects.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilfredo_Pareto
He's also known for his theories on optimization, the Pareto Optimal:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_efficiency
This is a very interesting historical figure. Strong socialist leanings, but he kind of meandered in his philosophical thinking over his lifetime. Mussolini studied under him in 1903 as a young activist. Wiki's presentation is that Pareto grew disillusioned with socialism, other ideas he once championed, including early ideas of fascism, but it's open to interpretation. He unquestionably influenced many contemporaries and theorists since his death.
I was previously aware of his 80-20 work, but that's all. Then while reading Mussolini's biography I saw his name. And discovered he had many ideas about sociology, the social reengineering onslaught we're being subjected to. This book is worth a read over:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind_and_Society
Which includes his ideas about Social Cycle theory:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cycle_theory
And also brings home his ideas about the Circulation of Elites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulation_of_elites
It is in the Circulation of Elites that he expounds on ideas about revolutions. And how it's the same people in power before and after a revolution. They just change teams. This dovetails into the ideas the need for an Evolution in order to break the cycle of human organization that keeps the same people in charge no matter what the ideology is called.
Pareto's theory is consistent with the ideas of big political theory influencers like Harold Lasswell and Noam Chomsky. Of note, in Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent is this idea:
https://chomsky.info/19890315/
"You know, it’s very striking that continually people move from one position to the other, very easily. And I think the reason for the ease is partly because they’re sort of the same position. So you can be either a Marxist-Leninist commissar, or you can be somebody celebrating the magnificence of State capitalism, and you can serve those guys. It’s more or less the same position. You pick one or the other depending on your estimate of where power is, and that can change."
I believe this is humanity's biggest challenge we face, as well as our biggest opportunity. I believe his work is worthy of greater investigation to those ends.
Jonah Goldberg authored a book detailing these facts: "Liberal Fascism". A worthy read.
If you say so.
I think I will take the capitalism. What's the alternative?
Free enterprise, capitalism is their word. Black rock is capitalism. In and out burgers is free enterprise
Kenn, thanks for the restack.
Thanks Ahmed, for the restack.
The commies are a slick bunch.