Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
is a "NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLER"[1] only one month after publication.
[Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) - Kindle edition by Posobiec, Jack, Lisec, Joshua, Bannon, Stephen K. @ Amazon.com.]
In the foreword, Steve Bannon wrote:
"Unhumans" simply refers to those Homo sapiens who seek nothing but destruction of human society, borne of grievance and misery and nihilism. Unquestionably, we are in a period of this unhuman ascension."
In the introduction, the authors wrote:
This is not a book about communist ideology.
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It doesn’t matter what you call these the people of anti-civilization. . . . For the last couple centuries, we’ve known them as communists. Socialists, with extra steps. And of course, leftists. . . . Even as, without irony and not as a joke, “progressives.” For the purposes of this book, we will call them the unhumans.
In chapter 1, they wrote:
As we write this, law and order has been overturned. The prevailing order is in disarray. In fact, it is categorically disordered. In twenty-first-century America, accusations are now evidence; denial is guilt. Activism means open bigotry and actual hate—as long as it’s directed at certain unpopular people and “privileged” groups.
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To fight back, conservatives, centrists, moderates, and even good liberals will need to embrace something they have never considered. They must embrace exact reciprocity.
In chapter 2, they wrote:
Conservative authors and pundits have been writing about the left for forty-plus years. And for forty-plus years, the United States, and the West as a result, have moved to the Left. Why is this?
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Conservatives, centrists, and the right wing lose to the Left because they do not fundamentally understand the Left.
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Indeed, many people then and there [in Russia] and here and now feel slighted by life at best, cheated and taken advantage of at worst. No one has ever said life is fair. It isn’t. That’s not how it works. There are always going to be winners and losers. It’s a simple fact of life.
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On a base level, unhumans seek the death of the successful and the desecration of the beautiful. They want to smash civilization.
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You’ll notice throughout this book the persistent, perennial unhuman obsession with clichéd sociopolitical objectives like “fairness” and “equality.” . . . The unhuman desires not to build a better world than the old one with its very real and also feigned issues, but to cut down and destroy all individual achievement and cultural greatness so that the world is as miserable as they are.
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We have the unhuman-occupied media to thank for this skewed belief about the nature of reality, the Washington Post one of the guiltiest parties.
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But the left continues to promise what they used to deliver but no longer do. Handouts and handups are not meant to help the have-nots; they exist to hurt the haves, through oppressive taxation, burdensome regulation, and that good ole anarcho-tyranny. This is what they do.
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Catholic, Jewish, and other faith-based and aid groups such as the American Red Cross have been found to traffic illegal immigrants from the third world into the United States.
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We argue that if you are not inciting an unhuman backlash against you, you don’t want victory bad enough. Conservative leaders do not. They attempt to reason with unreasonables.
The book, by Jack Posobiec[2] and Joshua Lisec, has sparked controversy and debate. Touted by its authors as an exposé on communist revolutions and strategies to counteract them, it has been criticized for its extreme views and propagandist approach. In "The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed By J.D. Vance" in the July 2024 "Current Affairs,"[3] Nathan J. Robinson wrote:
The book Unhumans, by Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec, is a fascist manifesto. It argues that the “Great Men of History” should take their cues from homicidal dictators like Augusto Pinochet and Francisco Franco, reject reason and democracy, and ruthlessly annihilate the gangs of communist “unhumans” who are currently threatening to destroy the United States. It explicitly advocates “eye for an eye” justice, promising a new McCarthyism complete with blacklists, along with the immediate banning of all teachers’ unions. It is perhaps the most paranoid, hateful, and terrifying book I have ever picked up. (I say this as someone who has read Mein Kampf.) And it comes with a warm and supportive blurb from Ohio senator J.D. Vance, who is currently the Republican party’s vice presidential nominee.
Vance had this to say of Unhumans:
In the past, communists marched in the streets waving red flags. Today, they march through HR [Human Resources], college campuses, and courtrooms to wage lawfare against good, honest people. In Unhumans, Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec reveal their plans and show us what to do to fight back.Vance, then, has endorsed without qualification both the analysis and the plan laid out in Unhumans, saying it’s what needs to be done to “fight back.” Several other figures in Donald Trump’s orbit have also praised the book.
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Posobiec himself is a far-right activist who is possibly an outright neo-Nazi, but, at the very least, both antisemitic and demonstrably fascist. The text of Unhumans, as we will see, leaves little room for dispute on the latter point.
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Unhumans is both a manifesto and a guide for action. Its central argument, which I will state as dispassionately as possible, is that leftists are not fellow human beings who should be accepted as part of a pluralistic society, but rather “unhumans” bent on destroying the civilized order. . . . Stopping the unhumans will require shedding commitments to democracy, free speech, reasoned debate, and tolerance of alternate points of view.
Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) is divided into several sections, each focusing on different historical instances of communist revolutions and the authors' perception of their impact on society. The book also delves into strategies and tactics purportedly designed to combat and "crush" these movements.
One of the most disturbing aspects of the book is its dehumanization of individuals and groups. The term "Unhumans" itself is indicative of an attempt to strip away the humanity of these individuals, framing them as existential threats rather than political adversaries. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous as it fosters an environment of hatred and intolerance.
The book engages in historical revisionism, presenting a skewed version of events related to various communist revolutions. It selectively highlights atrocities committed by communist regimes while ignoring or downplaying the complex socio-political contexts that led to these events.
The authors advocate for authoritarian measures that undermine democratic principles. These include surveillance, censorship, and the use of force against perceived threats. Such recommendations are alarming as they promote a fascist approach to governance, contradicting the democratic values that the authors claim to defend. The ethical implications of the book are profound. By promoting dehumanization, fear-mongering, and authoritarian measures, the book encourages readers to adopt a mindset that is antithetical to the principles of democracy and human rights.
In summary, while Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) presents itself as a guide to combating communist threats, its content and approach are deeply flawed. The book's dehumanizing rhetoric, historical inaccuracies, and advocacy for authoritarian measures make it a dangerous contribution to political discourse.[4] [5]
Endnotes
Source (in parts): Conversations with GPT-4o and Copilot, 8/13/2024
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See also;
Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
by Jeff Fynn-Paul
Another 'holocaust' denial...
What do you do when your professor writes a book justifying European colonialism and wants to talk about it? On Jeff Fynn-Paul’s plea to discuss his new publication – BAISmag
https://baismag.com/2023/06/15/the-myth/
Wow... that book needs some critique, or a burning ; (((((((