Human rights, although intended for secular moral guidance, have a sacred character. France has not been spared the wave of erosion of sovereignty that was one of the consequences of liberalized capitalist globalization. This selfproclaimed metaphysical antiglobalism goes much deeper than an extreme chauvinist rejection of the european union, of multiculturalism or of. To this day he remains its primary representative, even while rejecting the. The identitarian movement or identitarianism is a postwwii european farright political ideology asserting the right of peoples of european descent to culture and territory which are claimed to belong exclusively to people defined as european. Rather than an answer or a statement, it is primarily a question. This blog post summarizes five major points of his critique. The problems of identity only become conceivable with the question. The demand for dignity and the politics of resentment.
Ladies and gentlemen, before i start off with my speech, i. Originating in france and building on ontological ideas of modern german philosophy, its ideology was formulated from the 1960s onward by essayists. He is a member of the high iq society mensa and owns the largest private library in france, with an estimate of 150,000 to 250,000 books. This highly dangerous book contains a disturbing thesis. The pamphlet is a short introduction to their project, with a basis in their french thinktank grece which was 30 years old in 1999. Benoist is a prominent critic of neoliberalism, free markets and egalitarianism. He declared himself of the right because he applauded the differences between people and the inequality that creates. The demand for dignity and the politics of resentment fukuyama, francis on. They wanted to be a better class of white nationalists.
The reader can, as usual, accept and reject any of his political prescriptions. With this in mind, the author wishes to present the reader with an excerpt from a book that every european nationalist should own. Manifesto for a european renaissance home facebook. Defend europa is a volunteerrun organisation and we are located all over europe. It is also based on the exclusion of any third party and a decrease in diversity. Besides the fact that there has always existed a multitude of different rights and lefts, i show that what this divide refers to never stops evolving over time. He is best known as the founder of the french think tank grece, and the cultural movement of european new right.
Novels no longer narrate collective sagas or archetypal stories, but they recount the fortunes and misfortunes of single individuals whose experiences are personal. He is considered the main thinker of the socalled french new right nouvelle droite, an intellectual movement established in france in 1968 in order to. Manifesto for a european renaissance is a 53page pamphlet written by french authors, ph. While his mother came from the lowermiddle class of normandy and brittany, his father allegedly. He is known for his deep admiration for paganism and europe. No, the christchurch mosque shooter is not a christian. To read with urgency in light of future elections in france and europe. Being a philosopher does not mean one is cut off from contemporary life. I devoted a whole chapter of my book to the history of the rightleft divide. He also offers his own critique of some of these theories. In an acrimonious and unstable political season it is refreshing to find a book as levelheaded as the problem of democracy. Hes the founder and head of an organisation known by its french acronym grece research and study group for european. Here it is with this veritable guidebook entitled le moment populiste droitegauche, cest fini. He graduated from the lycees montaigne, and later, attended the louis le grand.
The book consists of a series of essays and profiles of various thinkers and figures who benoist considers to embody the defining elements of the various strands of rightwing thought. In the following essay and interview, professor warren takes a close look at the european new right, a culturalintellectual movement that offers not only an unconventional view of the past, but a challenging perspective on the present and future. Ladies and gentlemen, before i start off with my speech, i would like to apologize for having an obligation to inflict some pain on you. He is said to have the largest private library in france numbering more than 200,000 volumes. The french intellectual right the american conservative. To this day he remains its primary representative, even while rejecting the label new right for himself. He was enrolled in the paris law faculty to pursue his legal studies, and later, he attended the sorbonne, where he pursued his education in law, sociology, philosophy and the history of. This essay discusses the issue of immigration and ethnic community, the concept of identity and its relation to culture, the concept of the right to difference and rights of the peoples, the origins of the immigration problem in the liberal system.
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