Against Imperialism
Greg Johnson
San Francisco: Counter-Currents, 2023
216 pages
About Against Imperialism
Greg Johnson’s Against Imperialism collects thirty of his best pieces of political commentary written primarily in 2022 and 2023 on such topics as imperialism vs. ethnonationalism, the Ukraine War, sovereignty, international relations, abortion, and the Gaza conflict—as well as such figures as Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Christopher Rufo, Kanye West, Dave Chappelle, Elon Musk, and Richard Hanania—all from a pro-white point of view. These essays display all of Greg Johnson’s trademarks: careful argumentation, moral clarity, political idealism, and a willingness to take unequivocal stands on controversial issues.
Praise for Against Imperialism
“As soon as whites have won their own individual ethnostates, should they surrender their autonomy to a centrally governed, EU-style ‘empire’—because nation states are kinda old hat anyway? Sound like a raw deal? You bet. In Against Imperialism, Greg Johnson takes a giant mallet to the half-baked pie-in-the-sky of Right-wing ‘imperialism.’ Johnson demonstrates why our movement needs philosophers to clarify confused thinking about fundamental concepts like sovereignty. Moreover, his treatment of the Russia-Ukraine war is powerfully argued and actually changed my mind on the subject. As an added treat, Johnson reduces the odious Richard Hanania to a grease spot on the floor. I can’t recommend this collection highly enough.”
—Jef Costello, author of Heidegger in Chicago
“On February 24, 2022, Russia started the biggest war in Europe since World War Two. The invasion of Ukraine raised the question: Do nations have a future, or must they be swallowed up by empires? In Against Imperialism, Greg Johnson makes his case for nationalism against imperialism, written in his typically intelligent and breezy style. Recommended reading.”
—Fróði Midjord, Guide to Kulchur & Scandza Forum
Contents
Preface — iii
Against Imperialism
1. Against Imperialism — 1
2. Against White Unionism — 12
3. One White State or Many? — 22
4. Reply to Gregory Hood — 30
The Ukraine War
5. Russia & Ukraine, Again — 43
6. What’s Really at Stake in Ukraine — 51
7. The Ukraine War, One Last Time — 60
8. Questions on NATO, Russia, & Ukraine — 66
9. The Dugin Assassination — 76
10. Nationalism for All — 81
Two Notes on Sovereignty
11. Might, Right, & Sovereignty — 86
12. Notes on Sovereignty & International Order — 90
White Identity Politics
13. Tucker Carlson on White Identity Politics — 101
14. Christopher Rufo on White Identity Politics — 107
15. In Your Heart, You Know Ye’s Right — 119
16. How I Got Banned from the New “Free Speech” Twitter — 125
17. Dave Chappelle, Non-White Ally of 2022 — 128
18. Why White Nationalists Didn’t Want a Red Wave — 141
19. Trump 2024: A Bad Idea Whose Time has Come — 145
20. Palestinians & Jews, Again — 149
21. Abortion & White Nationalism, Again — 154
22. Is it Rational for Blacks to Distrust Whites? — 159
23. When Richard Hanania Wrote for Counter-Currents — 163
Our Movement
24. Politics vs. Self-Help — 168
25. Racial Solidarity & Moral Hazard — 175
26. Revolution with Full Benefits — 180
27. Thinking of Quitting the Movement? — 184
28. How to Leave the Movement — 190
29. Turning the World Around — 196
30. Reasons for Optimism — 198
Index — 201
About the Author — 210
About the Author
Greg Johnson, Ph.D. is Editor-in-Chief of Counter-Currents Publishing Ltd. He is the author of twenty books, including Confessions of a Reluctant Hater (Counter-Currents, 2010; second, expanded ed., 2016), New Right vs. Old Right (Counter-Currents, 2013), Truth, Justice, & a Nice White Country (Counter-Currents, 2015), In Defense of Prejudice (Counter-Currents, 2017), The White Nationalist Manifesto (Counter-Currents, 2018), White Identity Politics (2020), and The Year America Died (2021).