The document suggests a popular front against authoritarianism as the likeliest route out of this mess, and describes Musk as taking the role of Yarvin's CEO-King while Trump exists as a largely ceremonial "President".
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Popular Front is named after an alliance between the center and the left in France that blocked their own fascist movement in 1936. It fell apart in 1937 when the left lost faith because the center refused to give them any concessions so the economic problems persisted (plus war mongering).
It is broadly considered the best approach to stopping the rise of fascism in a country even though it has a 0% success rate historically across around a half dozen attempts.
Either the left leaves when they get nothing or left leaders are abandoned by their supporters for being ineffective.
I was more poking fun that people generally don't like a six foot guy hitting two tire thumpers together and saying, "Look, this argument is over, I'm just gonna beat the shit out of you now."
Fascism didn't get elected in France and succeeded in keeping the fascists out of power until the war. It also left a lot of people on the left unsatisfied but it absolutely worked in obstructing the far right's electoral ambitions
Le Front Populaire can be credited with a number of things like a 40 hour work week, protections for strikers, and public sector pension reform but the coalition collapsed a little over a year into office. And they clearly failed to stop the ligues d'extrême droite who reformed as the PSF.
I find this valuable because it is evidence of a grassroots effort among people close to the DNC and influential think tanks- "policy wonks", if you will, to spread the word about Yarvin and the Neoreactionary project to dismantle Democracy.
I just read your summary & will knock out the doc in the morning but I just wanted to thank you. This confirmed what I believed was happening & what had been bothering me most was the isolation I’ve been feeling. That it’s being passed around where it matters is incredibly helpful.
Thanks for this. Not to nitpick but because I think this is a v important text: you’re missing opening quote marks somewhere here (possibly before “can”?)
I'm not finding this in Section III - am I missing it? Or is there a section missing? This is important stuff - we need to know what we can do to stop this takeover.
Two years ago Barrett Brown went on a string of YouTube shows warning about these plans. In this one an Elon simp asks what he thinks about Elon and he replies that he should be publicy executed and everyone around him debriefed (8:10).
Thank you for sharing. Question, you caution in the shatter zone article on the tendency to mythologize up folks like Yarvin’s actual influence. Do you think “big bad”ing him and Elon up, even though they are undoubtably breaking things, is more likely to make resistance or create power groupies?…
I worry at the inclination for internet folks who aren’t already hard on one side or the other to be like “well it sounds like they’re all knowing overlords, the stories of their mess ups must be false, might as well align with them…”
🌈 most reversals of democratic breakdown (1977 India; 2022 Brazil; 2023 Poland; [France 1934-38]) have been accomplished by radically large-tent, cross-ideological coalitions w/ little in common except a desire for the continuation of a Constitutional order https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/democratic-insiders-are-sharing-a
It's reassuring to know that this analysis is now widely disseminated amongst the Democrats.
Will some of this analysis be made available to the Republicans? It might help move some people to action -- as the dissolution of Congress is a major feature of Yarvin's plan.
In the Substack summary Robert notes the Republics already have it. This document has been circulating for quite some time. What’s new & worthwhile is Robert’s level-headed approach in his summary
It is honestly never too late even when it is late af. If this is circulating at the DNC, then the hard part is going to be getting egos to capitulate and galvanize so they can focus on a defense that works.
I just don't see it in Schumer or Jeffries. Let me be wrong!
Glad to see them doing this but it begs the question what have democrats and their paid policy wonks and advisors been doing for the last 15+ years. These problems started when Obama ran for office. I don’t want to be a senior citizen by the time they start moving.
It's gonna be interesting to see what happens as MSNBC becomes increasingly unfriendly towards progressives. I think Schumer and Jeffries are forever seeking that Obama magic when people are realizing it was his lack of response in Crimea that set the stage for all of this.
The problem with Obama is everyone heard he had a job once as an organizer and could give a good speech and assumed he was an ultra progressive. Schumer & Jeffries want to be treated as progressives without actually being progressives or doing that causes them to stretch themselves.
I've heard Markey talk big but am not sure what he's done. He's more like Warren than like Schumer so I'm hopeful he's ready. Patty Murry will be solid as a rock. For that matter, Maria Cantwell can go kick rocks. Homie from Hawaii is excellent.
Schumer and Jeffries aren't much now without Pelosi.
Pelosi was the main one knifing Biden. The other side will stick with their guy even if he’s a total maniac. Biden basically tanked one debate. Not sure if Pelosi is the North Star at this point
She hung on so long she Aaron Rodgersed herself. I'm sad for her what her legacy could have been. Her daughter is a real mess, too. Purge em. We'll thank them in their obituaries. We've kissed her ass enough to last several mediocre white man lifetimes and she is just as insatiable for power. Sad.
Oh no.. it's been a while, but isn't Yarvin one of the Roko's Basilisk; accelerationist, for the future ai overlord, guys? I thought he had gone quiet.
As a Canadian, I've always wondered what would have happened if the US had a Westminster-type system like ours, with a ceremonial figurehead (Governor-General) and a government leader. So two people split the duties.
Will be very interesting if Trump dies in the next year (see IV bruises). Vance is no better but there will absolutely be infighting as other GOP leaders realize he has less allegiance from the public and Elon has no official role and arguably can serve as a convenient scapegoat for public ire.
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Yeah, no shit.
Dunno about popularity, but I'm beyond ready to beat the shit out of neo nazis.
Either the left leaves when they get nothing or left leaders are abandoned by their supporters for being ineffective.
I was more poking fun that people generally don't like a six foot guy hitting two tire thumpers together and saying, "Look, this argument is over, I'm just gonna beat the shit out of you now."
Sometimes, nazis just piss me off and I want to beat the shit out of, say, the guy who used to be my pal and likes torturing animals.
https://youtu.be/YaLCdnyxCQM?si=uHEiZ-LSdmFiciy_
https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/democratic-insiders-are-sharing-a
Will some of this analysis be made available to the Republicans? It might help move some people to action -- as the dissolution of Congress is a major feature of Yarvin's plan.
I just don't see it in Schumer or Jeffries. Let me be wrong!
They're sinking with the ship but it's actually a jank life raft while the ship is fucked but okay. Those guys will die with their egos intact.
Bless em. Fuckem
Sad news about Beto. He should have stayed local to TX. His prez run was an overreach
Such a shame to himself and the rest of us
Serious question.
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Schumer and Jeffries aren't much now without Pelosi.
backing-up WaPo to dump
more techno-state bullllsh*t on the world
It looks like what Musk/Theil etc are going for to me. 🎯
What I don’t see (aside from continuing to demonize Musk & DOGE) is how to use the knowledge to galvanize the country to halt it 🥾🥾
But to others this may sound like science fiction
That’s why I’m returning to demonizing Musk/DOGE as a destructive threat
Not sure gen pop will get “destruction of America to serve the rise of technocorporate states”!
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