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If you've got this far, I'll assume you've already realized
that what you're taught of politics and societies in your
basic college courses won't cover this book, unless to consider
it a footnote of hate literature and bigoted stupidity.

Which, that should be a red flag right there that there
are some powerful thoughts and ideas in this writing.
And there are!

The thing is, if you're used to reading more colloquial
and homey writing like from David Duke, you're going to
have to shift gears to read Yockey. Yockey is the kind
of book where I kept it by my bedside or reading chair
until I got it finished. I'd read a little bit and then
think about that for a while, and read a little bit
more and so on. It's more like reading Evola or
Kevin MacDonald. The information is so dense and
precise that in my opinion it needs to be digested
slowly and methodically.

This book makes me sad that Yockey's life ended
so soon. It seems he had begun an epic work and
this was only the first bit of it. It seems like
had he been able to live, his keen mind
would have added so much to the lexicon
of thought and feeling regarding how best
to proceed with a society that is obssessed with
materialism and capital.

I would recommend that if you undertake Yockey you
also bring Revilo P. Oliver and Julius Evola into the
mix because they blend together well and really
sort of explain each other along the way.

I would also say that William Gayley Simpson's
"Which Way Western Man?" would be an excellent
companion read to Imperium, but again, these are
epic works, and not things to read on the bus
or in the Dr.'s office.

I do highly recommend Imperium and only wish
someone would publish a hard copy sometime
in the near future.

Ulick Varange boasts that Francis Parker Yockey's _Imperium: A Philosophy of History and Politics_ is a "book like no other." Varange's claim is validated. _Imperium_ is what you don't know about the forces and principles of history and politics as they relate to the most incendiary political/social movement of the 20th century: National Socialism. Although Yockey dedicates his work to "the Hero of the Second World War," Hitler and Nazism are not explicitly mentioned in the book, but alluded to as being the harbringers of the "Spirit of the Twentieth Century" and the "Spirit of the Age." Yockey labels the Nazi movement as "Ethical Socialism." In the same vein Jews are mentioned by name but much more frequently as "culture distorters." Franklin Delano Rooselvelt's administration is also not mentioned; it is referred to as the "American Revoloution of 1933" and the "Washington regime." _Imperium_ is written after the style of the German philosopher Oswald Spengler in his delineating the organic rise and fall of High Cultures. The Western civilization reached its "Civilization" stage in the 18th and 19th centuries and heralded ideas such as democracy, capitalism, egalitarianism, communism, atheism, materialism and above all rationalism as opposed to the traditional structures of hierarchy, state, God, church, the Papacy and Empire. The whole book can almost be summed up as an anti-rationalist diatribe. The 19th century was marked by the rule of Money in human affairs, controlled by world Jewry, while this was shattered by Nazi Germany in the 20th century. Nationalism, which was a Cultural-destructive force in the early 19th century became Culture preserving in the 20th when it embraced all Western nations and their peoples as one unit with the same collective fate. This is the "Imperium" of which Yockey writes, a united right-wing European-American Empire dedicated to white supremacy and the destruction of democracy, egalitarianism, humanism and communism. Throughout _Imperium_ there is a constant frustration with America (Yockey was an American soldier in Germany at the end of WWII and _Imperium_ was written in 1948) and its treament of Germany and its brutal civilians both during and after the war. America is criticized for being a cultural wasteland demanding social uniformity without any root in tradition, but it is praised for its old-fashioned pioneer spirit and unsurpassed technical ability. However, the nation that recieves most of Yockey's vindictive is Russia. Yocky's anti-Semitism is as rationalized as possible--Jews function as a "parasite" in Western Culture where they gain control of and destroy society's institutions. However, this Jewish predominience is not viewed as being consciously evil on the part of Jews. It is organic just as anti-Semitism is viewed by Yockey as a reaction against of the host against its parasite--a natural process which is neither good or evil. The strength of Yockey's _Imperium_ is its "clarion call for Western unity" against the forces of dissoloution in the world. _Imperium_ certainly fails in its predictions, but it is a book well worth reading, despite its extreme length and occasional innacurate assessments. This qualifies Yockey as the "Dreamer of the Day" according to a biography about Yockey of the same title.

Francis Parker Yockey a man murdered for his thoughts penned them out in this compelling work that calls for a return to nature and racial order!In the spirit of Spengler,Chamberlain,Rosenberg,and Gobineau. Excellent!

A book that is at once powerful, fascinating, intense, and moving. A must-for those who are interested in Western culture, politics, history, or race without prejudice or watered-down jingoism. This book will change your life, and how you view the world. Fair Warning: Do not read this book if you believe in any of the following: "Diversity," "Humanity," "Multi-Culturalism," "Freedom," "Democracy," "Tolerance," "Inalienable Human Rights," the general goodness of mankind, unrestricted free-market capitalism, the Holocaust, or love & happiness as the highest virtues in life. If you are a Liberal, party-political, Epicurean, "cosmopolitan," "anti-racist," television-worshiper, legal lackey, "minority," "multi-culturalist, or finance-capitalist, this book is simply not for you. If you only think in terms of fashion, sports, partying, money, booze, and/or sex, then read something else. The man who wrote this book died to produce it, and he died for his beliefs. Unless you feel that Destiny calls upon you to make a similar sacrifice, then spend your money on the latest romance novel or movie rental.

This is not a book about history - this is a book about the philosophy of history.

Francis Parker Yokey sees history through the lens of determinism; determinism rooted in gentic predestination.

The forces driving history are predetermined and behave like living organisms. His most important observation is that civilizations (like living organisms) have a natural lifespan. Western Civilization is at the end of its lifespan.

Francis Parker Yockey spent his early years as a Prosecuting Attorney at the post WW2 Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal. He does not deal with any program or ideology about how we should act to change the future - but his detractors treat him as though he did. He was murdered in prison by the authorities in 1960.

Imperium is one of the deepest and most perceptive books ever written.

(Ulick Varange) This prophetic masterwork is at once a sweeping historical-philosophical treatise in the Spenglerian mold and a clarion call to arms in defense of Europe and the West. Matchless prose, historical insight on every page. The brilliant young American author, a magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame law school, sees through Allied wartime propaganda, and philosophizes with a hammer in favor of a coming Western empire of "absolute politics." Scholar Revilo P. Oliver praised Imperium as "a work that we must study and ponder, if we would act intelligently in our time ... The great value of Imperium is that it forces us to reconsider our position realistically. We cannot afford the least sentimentality or illusion ... Our situation is too desperate

What does not destroy me makes me stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche.

_Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics_, republished by Noontide Press, by Francis Parker Yockey is a classic work of historical philosophy in the tradition of Oswald Spengler, author of _The Decline of the West_, that has attained a cult-like status among the far extreme right wing. Yockey remains a problematic figure who saw the horrors of Allied occupation following the Second World War and wrote this book as a call for Europe and the West to rise up against this. Yockey first published this book in London in 1948 under the pseudonym Ulick Varange (a form of the name Ulysses combined with that of the Norse imperial guards in Byzantium) to emphasize his hope to attain pan-European unity against culture-distortion. Yockey lived a bizarre life and traveled throughout Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. He was eventually taken into custody in the United States when he was found to be carrying multiple passports. He apparently committed suicide in captivity. Yockey dedicates his book to "the hero of the Second World War", who he consistently refers to throughout this book, along with the "philosopher of the Twentieth Century" (Oswald Spengler). For an excellent biography of Yockey and his related movement consult the book _Dreamer of the Day_ by Kevin Coogan.

Throughout his book, Yockey echoes the ideas of Spengler regarding the growth and subsequent decline and fall of civilizations. In particular, he makes it clear that cultures are organic and that the West has reached a state of crisis, echoing the pessimism of Spengler. Yockey explains how each civilization has its own unique soul and Destiny to be played out upon the world stage. Yockey argues that the coming man of the future or "man of the Twentieth century" must move beyond party-politics and begin the fight to save Western civilization. Yockey emphasizes that the coming man of the future will have no use for the great isms of our age: Darwinism, Marxism, and Freudianism. In fact, Yockey provides one of the best critiques of these three great isms, which have caused so much harm. Yockey also shows the errors of scientific materialism in its disregard for the metaphysical. In addition, Yockey argues that a resurgence of authority must be opposed to mere economics in political life. Yockey emphasizes Socialism (and authority) over Capitalism (and commerce) as the necessary ideal for the man of the Twentieth century. Yockey is much indebted to the ideas of Machiavelli, the German jurist Carl Schmitt, and the geopolitician Karl Haushoffer. He will use their essential ideas to explain the political philosophy of the Twentieth century. What lies behind this philosophy is a symbiosis of war and politics and a casting aside of the false ideals of liberalism, economism, and democracy. Yockey also turns his attention to "cultural vitalism", where he expounds on his notions of race, people, and state. Yockey's theories of race are not biological but instead emphasize the spiritual aspects of race. Yockey also turns his attention to "cultural parasitism" and "culture-distortion". Here, Yockey emphasizes the theories of Carl Schmitt regarding the political as the "friend-enemy" distinction. Yockey brings out the fact that any civilization will engage in persecution of its inner enemy, calling to mind the Inquisition. Yockey further notes along with Schmitt that although Christ said to love one's enemy, he did not mean to love one's political enemy but rather one's personal enemy (although this is based on a somewhat questionable exegesis). Yockey is particularly hard on the Jews, contending that they remain a source of culture-distortion for the West. Yockey then turns his attention to Americanism, which he sees as increasingly moving away from its original frontier ideals and becoming a degenerate nation. Yockey also notes that in the Second World War, America joined up with the communists to fight the Germans, which may have proven disastrous for it strategically. Yockey traces history in America from the time of the Revolutionary War to the Civil War (which ultimately proved disastrous) to the subsequent "wars of annihilation". Yockey blames the United States for its involvement in both the First and Second World Wars, in which the Allied forces attempted to suppress the "revolution of 1933" in Germany. Yockey shows how the Allied occupation has led to much harm for the West and how the culture-distorter now reigns triumphant. Yockey also shows how propaganda and hypocrisy exist among the Allied forces (although again he becomes carried away on certain points). Finally, Yockey notes the role of Russia and Japan as emerging factors in the Twentieth century. Yockey ends with a call for European unity to form a new Imperium so that the West may rise again and overcome the culture-distorting forces of Bolshevism and Americanism.

Thank You, Francis Yockey, for the antidote to a lifetime of vicious lies and deadly propaganda -- which I was fortunate to survive.
You wrote this book in the year of my birth -- 1948 -- but it took me 56 years to find my way to it. If only your murderers had not hidden it from me -- so much wasted time and pointless misery could have been avoided. Had I been allowed to read your book instead of the boring, meaningless, obscenely stupid rubbish I was force fed in school, the world of Action might have come alive for me sooner.
The wasteland of the dead lies around me, but the fire rekindled by your lightning bolt burns ferociously within me.
I salute you, your genius, your courage. As long as i live, your passion will live through me. You have not lived, died, or written in vain. Your cries of anguish have been heard; your sword has been lifted from the dust and is held aloft by many, myself among them. If I could look into your eyes, place my hand upon your shoulder, I would tell you stories of horror and valor -- tales of tears, of love and lusty women, of battles fought and won...and we would eat and drink and laugh until the dawn.
The door of my home is open, a place is forever set at my table for you and your friends. Welcome.

A friend of mine who is into Nietsche and Evola recomended this book to me and I found it to be nothing short of mindblowing! I found his ideas about high cultures and their life cycles extremely compelling. The impression I got from the book is that "High Culture" has had many incarnations in different times and places all over the world. This seems to explain alot about the constant "recycling" of ancient symbols, and motifs by peoples seemingly unconnected to each other. To me this is a highly spiritual book for those who've lived and experienced high culture throughout countless past lives like myself.

This book is MINDBLOWING!!!!! it will rip your entire world view- outlook on politics-human history-ideas-cultural organisms to shreds. Yockey talks about how America has been molded to became mass uniformized in political, social, economic, culture views by the culture distorters-in 1948. If he was alive to day he would freak out with what is going on in high culture of Western civlization!!!!!. He is right however the cultural distorters and thier ilk have only grown ten times stronger in power and influence since then. Eventually Western civlization will coalsce and unite around all of the cultural distorters, and the rest of the parasites. It is envitable given the nature of human politics, power, history, high cultures,and the essence of civilizations will to power. The West is practially on the verge of collapse this book is the tool and shining light that will help blueprint what we must do to survive, prosper and to stay on our culture developemnt lifepath. DO NOT read this book unless you are a far right/revolutionary conservative/racialist or Pan European Nationalist.In the end this is one of the most profound books ever written on the future, fate and life form develpoment of Western civlization. No one can petty moralize this book's ideas, it's conclusions will stand the test of time. In the end this book really is one of the most profound, perceptive and prophetic books ever written.