Outright opposition to modernity is often dismissed as backward-looking or “reactionary” and associated with a rigidly hierarchical or aristocratic outlook. But there is another tradition of resistance to the modern world that has very different ideals and can serve as the basis of an old-new radical philosophy of natural and cosmic belonging, inspiring humanity to … Continue reading Rousseau’s Revival (Egalitarian Anti-Modernism Part 4)
by Paul Cudenec Russian thinker Alexandr Dugin (1962-) is often presented in Western media as being "the most dangerous philosopher in the world", a radical critic of modernity. For that reason alone, I thought it would be useful to get some idea of who he is and what he is talking about. But having started … Continue reading Alexandr Dugin: a globalist pawn
Paul Cudenec's latest piece for the organic radicals website looks at the ideas of Jacques Camatte “Revolution will make itself felt in the destruction of all that is most ‘modern’ and ‘progressive’” Jacques Camatte (1935-) is a political philosopher who rejects both marxism and industrial capitalism and has influenced the green anarchist movement in the … Continue reading Turning our backs on the left-right racket
Outright opposition to modernity is often dismissed as backward-looking or “reactionary” and associated with a rigidly hierarchical or aristocratic outlook. But there is another tradition of resistance to the modern world that has very different ideals and can serve as the basis of an old-new radical philosophy of natural and cosmic belonging, inspiring humanity to … Continue reading Rousseau and the Evils of Inequality (Egalitarian Anti-Modernism Part 3)
An interview with Winter Oak's Paul Cudenec appears in the October 2023 edition of La Décroissance, a French real-green real-life newspaper with a wide distribution. Here's the English-language version. LD: You criticise King Charles III. As his subject, shouldn't you rather be rejoicing at having a new sovereign who is presented by the mass media … Continue reading The king and the criminocrats
Outright opposition to modernity is often dismissed as backward-looking or “reactionary” and associated with a rigidly hierarchical or aristocratic outlook. But there is another tradition of resistance to the modern world that has very different ideals and can serve as the basis of an old-new radical philosophy of natural and cosmic belonging, inspiring humanity to … Continue reading Jean-Jacques Against the Pathologies of Civilization (Egalitarian Anti-Modernism Part 2)
by Paul Cudenec I have always felt an extreme dislike for globalisation. It flattens our cultures, annihilates our autonomies and steals our futures. It rips up the roots of our belonging and flings us into the greedy gaping jaws of its all-devouring worldwide Machine. Why then, some opponents of globalisation might ask, having also noticed … Continue reading Resisting global tyranny: nationalism, religion and the golden chain of tradition
Outright opposition to modernity is often dismissed as backward-looking or “reactionary” and associated with a rigidly hierarchical or aristocratic outlook. But there is another tradition of resistance to the modern world that has very different ideals and can serve as the basis of an old-new radical philosophy of natural and cosmic belonging, inspiring humanity to … Continue reading Was Jerusalem Builded Here? An Exploration of Egalitarian Anti-Modernism (Part 1)
Number 87 In this issue: For a digital dismantling! The globalist wing of anti-globalism Saint-Imier 2023: anarchy sabotaged Emma Goldman: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. For a digital dismantling! A leading French mathematics professor has called for all research on AI to be halted and for the digital world to be dismantled. Professor Romain … Continue reading The Acorn – 87
[Reposted from the organic radicals site] “We must be governed by the guide within rather than by the opinions of men” Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) was in many ways the epitome of an organic radical inspiration. On the one hand, he was a fiercely determined opponent of the global imperialist system, like Mohandas Gandhi, Bharatan Kumarappa and J.C. Kumarappa serving time … Continue reading A spiritual warrior against the empire of greed
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