Imperium: La Philosophie de l'Histoire et de la Politique (Heartland) (French Edition) by Francis Parker Yockey

Imperium: La Philosophie de l'Histoire et de la Politique (Heartland) (French Edition) Reviews

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  Gnarly Authenticity .

  Turgid, impassioned and repetitious. How ironic that Yockey's dream of a united Europe is coming true, on his schedule...in the name of everything he despised.
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  Jay D

  Simultaneously brilliant and objectionable. Somewhat like reading Heidegger, since Yockey like National Socialism. However, it comes from the mind of a brilliant analyst and tactician - a master geo-political thinker. Comparable to City of God in many ways, for it's breadth and scope, yet not a theological work.
  
  
  
  This is the book for "right wingers" who live in fantasy lands and not in reality. The critiques of Marx, Darwin and Freud are masterful, as well as the chapters on genius and world outlook and Amerika. Yockey, however, bears Hegelian and Nietzschian influences wherein man never transcends time and history - we are caught in historicism. So, on the whole, the thesis of a western euro empire is not really tenable. While Yockey saw many things to come, other arising forces he could not see, like the cryptocracy. To make it long story short, it's brilliant, but departs from the Bible.
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  Strong Extraordinary Dreams

  Mind sucessfully blown. I have read more than 100 history books - check my 'history' shelf - and this book is only matched by the six volumes of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
  
  Will have to read it again before I can even try to summarize my thoughts.
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  markiexiv

  This book is the standalone best book to understand third position/revolutionary nationalist politics. Absolutely essential to read this for 21st century dissidents as well as those who want to learn about 20th century nationalism.
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  DoctorM

  Well, what to say about "Imperium"? Is it a kind of Spengler fan-fic? A kind of revised and more abstract version of "Mein Kampf"? Did Yockey want to be the new Spengler or a kind of St. Paul bringing National Socialism to the gentiles/non-Germans? It's certainly long-winded, and probably better written than the usual run of ranting manifestos. Writing after WW-2, Yockey wanted to revive the core ideas and worldview of National Socialism without actually calling himself a neo-Nazi (or mentioning Hitler by name). But it's all there--- the vision of social and cultural decay caused by "culture-destroyers" (guess who?) who are behind capitalism and Marxism both, the dreams of apocalyptic redemption, the fascination with dreams of militarized asceticism, the invocation of vague and esoteric traditions, the rejection of "modern" culture as lacking in dignity and nobility for the true elites. What's interesting about Yockey is that in the mid-late 1940s, he's doing what so many alt-right types do today--- holding out a dream of some kind of alliance with a non- or post-Communist Russia in the hope that "traditional" Orthodox culture and Russian nationalism will provide a backbone for a Western rejection of modernity (and those carefully unnamed culture-destroyers). Anyway--- as I said, better written than most rants, certainly with more literary pretensions. But it's Nazi-lite--- don't ever think it isn't.
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  Sean Chick

  Schmidt meets Spengler with esoteric prose, sweeping generalizations, and some antisemitism for good measure. That said Yockey was certainly not boring in his personal life. An American Nazi who worked for the prosecution at Nuremberg and then became a Soviet spy only to die in FBI captivity is not a dull life at least. The book though is far less interesting than the man.
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  Shortsman

  An absolute must read, Yockey might be a bit optimistic about how long the struggle will be, but he presents a very convincing argument that we most certainly will win. Destiny compels us to do so. Hail Victory.
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  Wulf Grimsson

  Seriously important work
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  noblethumos

  Imperium is a book written by Francis Parker Yockey, an American philosopher and political activist. The book is a manifesto for a new political ideology, which Yockey calls "Imperium." Yockey argues that the modern world is in a state of crisis, and that the only solution is the creation of a new political and cultural order based on the principles of Imperium. He contends that Imperium is a synthesis of the best ideas and traditions of the past, and that it offers a vision for a new, more harmonious and prosperous society. Yockey believes that the principles of Imperium are universal, and that they can be applied to any society or culture. He argues that the implementation of Imperium will require the creation of a new political and social system, one that is based on the principles of community, tradition, and spiritual fulfillment.
  
  GPT
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  ET

  Patched Spengler up quite nicely, along with giving the reader a good systematic way of understanding the March (fall) of nation's. Holes in his ideas are sprinkled throughout (such as the idea of that the"Italian" Jews that moved to America had offspring with different skull shapes due to the effect of Americas soil...) but excuses like that can be easily overlooked by the strength of his vision. Too bad about his early passing(killing?), perhaps he could have done better and fixed the holes, or perhaps 'tis better that fate had her way.
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  David

  Libro delirante que fue dedicado a Hitler por su autor, quien ya por otros muchos motivos era un completo demente ¿qué se puede esperar de semejante basura?
  Le doy de calificación menos mil estrellas.
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  Ux_

  Obra maestra que trata la crítica al materialismo, la importancia de la cultura y el problema de la democracia entre otros muchos aspectos.
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  Zakhar

  curious ideas there might be, this though does not conceal the fact that the author is a delusional psychopath, a tediously boring book
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  Travis

  Wow. That devolved into pure hate.
  
  The first 150 or so pages, in which Yockey puts forth interesting philosophical ideas about the course of history and cultures? (4/5)
  
  The remaining 400 or so pages (0/5).
  
  To say Yockey was extreme (Especially for his time) is an understatement. This could've been written by the man he honors in this book.
  I have never, and hope no never read something so mindlessly hateful and bigoted ever again. There was such an almost unfathomable amount of hatred for Jews that I would read this with a constant migraine.
  Virtually every single point that Yockey makes about what is wrong with the world (in his eyes) is attributed to a cabal of Western-Culture-hating Jews.
  
  On multiple occasions, Yockey promotes provenly false narratives, such as:
  - Benjamin Franklin being anti-semitic
  - Denying the Holocaust happened because
  - That the US was about to make German their official Language in the 18th century
  - The International Jewry Conspiracy
  - The Great Replacement Theory (his early version of it)
  - Only 600,000 Americans volunteered in WW2 (the actual number was 6 MILLION, 1/3 of all who served)
  
  He opens supports the KKK, states that the only racism occurring in America is against the whites, calls for another Lebensraum in Europe against Russia, wants a return to the glory days of 1941 and 1942, believes that the Civil War (War of Secession in his eyes) was not about slavery, but about states rights and economic differences between the North and the South. (STATES RIGHTS TO DO WHAT, YOCKEY). Oh, and for a new American Civil War based on white vs black and Jews vs 'Western Culture'.
  
  Among many of my grips was his American 'Revolution of 1933' that he was hyping up to explain from near the beginning of the book. Well, after trudging through a good 80% of the book, we have our answer. Was this revolution having to do with political or economic policies that were rapidly changing in America due to the Great Depression? Nope. The revolution was 1933 was the year that the Jews started to flee from Europe and settle in the US., thus they took over the US government. JESUS CHRIST, I wanted to quit then. After going without a single intelligible argument/philosophical view for the past 400 pages, it's all a bunch of conspiratorial BULLSHIT.
  
  List of Things Jockey Hates:
  - Jews
  - Russians
  - Japanese
  - Chinese
  - Slavs
  - Mexicans
  - African-Americans
  - Rich People (because they are or are controlled by Jews, obviously)
  - Immigrants that don't originate from Western Europe)
  - Homosexuals
  - Anyone from Hollywood
  - Women's Rights
  - Feminism
  - Any form of sexual expression
  - Democracy
  - Socialism
  - Communism
  - The Jews again, because he hates them that much (did I mention this was written in 1948, just after the holocaust)
  
  This man in nothing but a disgusting, hate-filled monster, who deserved the fate he got a thousand times over. It's terrifying how many people still believe what this man espouses and view his work as a template. I can only hope that his wishes do not come true.
  
  If you do wish to read this for philosophical purposes, STRICTLY read only the first section of the book. All else is a waste of time and brain power.
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  Tvrtko Balić

  It's a pretty bad and disappointing book. It is long and boring. It is clearly the author forming his opinion on issues presented for the first time. There is a clear unresolved tension that can be felt between the author realising the decadence of the west and his identity being formed by it. The one thing where the book succeeds is presenting Spengler in a more understandable manner, but as soon as Yockey gets original he takes those ideas to conclusions where they feel out of place.
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  April

  Yockey isolated himself in Ireland, and wrote this book in massive rush, without notes, and it shows. Yockey is more preoccupied with showing off a verbose vocabulary, and syntax than he is with creating an original view on ideology with interesting argumentation. Being a Hitler fanboy, he more or less took Mein Kampf, and forced his views through a perverted distortion of Spengler's works. Even by far-right standards, this work is considered to be fringe, and fantastical. Oswald Mosley hated this book, and so do I.
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  John Smith

  I wanted to like this but instead found it wanting. It comes off as a rambling, often vague combination of attack and prophecy.
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  DJ Carcass

  man, this is just like Spengler if he was insufferable and didn't understand Spengler at all. just using Spenglers name to spread conspiracy theories about muh jews or something
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  Matt

  A highly-controversial tour-de-force with mixed genius and inanity.
  
  First the bad:
  
  Yockey is terrible in his analysis of Darwinism and flat out wrong when it comes to this topic. He uses the same arguments against transitional forms that Creationists have used for centuries now and these arguments have all been solidly refuted. However his critique of Darwinism and Malthusianism from an anti-capitalist anti-utilitarian standpoint is singularly thought provoking, and I haven’t heard such an excellent critique from Right or Left thinkers before.
  
  Yockey's racial value judgements are not sound, and I strongly disagree with them. That said, there is more nuance to his arguments behind the incendiary language he uses. Ignoring his analysis of the practical effects of unprecedented societal group blending in the post-WW2 era would be naive. I would offer the views of Douglas Murray as a more applicable counter for a Center-Right take on this topic.
  
  The good:
  
  Yockey’s Pan-Europeanism is something well worth considering as an antidote to many of the problems facing Europe and the Anglo-Cultural sphere of the United States, societies in upheaval which have catapulted into disaffected post-modern Nihilism, exactly as Yockey predicted. His exposition on this topic is thought-provoking and a poignant development of the ideas of Oswald Spengler
  
  His analysis of power as the central struggle of the 20th and 21st centuries, and the anticipation of a third world war are unfortunately very apt, especially now.
  
  Yockey's critique of Capitalism and the materialist values on which post-War American and Western society is built is much stronger than the Marxist critiques of capitalism and American imperialism in my opinion. His critique of American cultural colonization and domination, specifically in Europe, is singularly well-worth considering. I've never read such an excellent analysis on this seemingly forgone topic.
  
  From the book:
  
  “The driving force of class war is the will to annihilation of culture. The ethical and social foundations of Marxism are capitalistic. It is the old Malthusian struggle. Whereas to Hegel the State was an idea, an organism with harmony in its part…Marx differed on this plane in no way from the non-class war theoreticians of Capitalism. … to them all, life was economics.… Marxism is also Capitalistic in this.”
  
  Yockey like other underground Right-wing thinkers, is not widely known. Thinkers like Yockey, Evola, and Guenon offer refreshing (and dangerous in most people's estimation) analyses of socio-political issues. Frankly, this is one of those books that would make most people who proudly display the slogan "Read Banned Books" cringe. But it is exactly those books which most challenge our values and thinking that we ought to read.
  
  I cannot endorse all of the ideas the author puts forward, but I also cannot ignore them. I recommend this book to those capable of intelligent critical analysis, and those interested in a fuller picture of the 20th and 21st century world in which we find ourselves.
  
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  Rhizomal Ennui

  Okay dont be harsh on him, he doesnt get how darwinian evolution or how sociology, history and religion works. This tends to stick out more and more as I read these generalized theory books, they dont get simple facts right because the individual writing process twists human mind into telling stupid things constantly. Bronze Age Mindset to Tractatus to Grammatology all suffers, maybe I finally grew out of philosophy and logic I dont know. It is ok!! Not a deal breaker that Yockey didnt read Freud, he still has a relatively clear message which most philosophers loathe to express. Everything wraps up in one book too, really with others it is like an artist teasing sequels that never comes, technical outlook of Imperium akin to reading a physics textbook which I always prefer to halfbooks Sartre or Deleuze pulls up.
  
  Ok so the first part, Yockey glorifies culture and has particularly interesting ideas about civilization and culture. Culture needs to be preserved, materialist goal is to dismantle culture. Culture represents the human thought undisturbed by "critical thinking". Of course materialism tries to dismantle it. Civilization preserves culture and holds culture together in a patchwork manner that doesnt mix them. It is Moldbuggian and Carylteian I mean Yockey refers to Carlyte by name did Yarvin read Yockey and embraced his past? I am suprised this kind of thinking doesnt have a larger body of thinkers. Civilization also tries to dismantle culture itself of course, materialism serves civilization which culminates in National Empires of pre ww1 world order. Eugenics and Malthusianism alike is disturbing to Yockey. Really he is an american, of course post medievalism appeals to him more then petty European conflicts, he pays a lot of lip service to catholic church. I am sure it will shush some of his tarded critics even here who doesnt bother to read him to make judgement though of course nothing wrong inherently with Eugenicism.
  
  He really hates that Europe is dependent on Moscow and Washington, on the other hand he is very drawn to both poles both in this book and his political activities. I think he kinda internalized and was jealous of the Bolsheviks? They did things more correctly with far less brilliant minds and the yoke of communism compared to "wsstern" Europe. He wants America and Russia alike to be good but more so he wants Europe to do ascend back to its leadership position so it can guide the other lesser nations of the world, not a hint of bile directed at national levels. Really, we are in Anno Domini 2023, watch mainstream news channel talking about Russia the revanchism there would make Yockey gag. Revanchism doesnt survive any prolonged exposure and Yockey interests expanded to Arabs and Han alike.
  
  I should write something about his minute policy ideas but then again I am only doing this because no one else gives the guy a charitable read, you can read the book itself for a change.