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One Of The Most Important Books Of Our Times, April 19, 2005
Whether you agree with everything Simpson says or not, "Which Way Western Man" is undoubtedly a work of the greatest social and philosophical magnitude. The culmination of a life's work. That Simpson is sincere in his beliefs is not an issue. Here is a man who tested Christianity to the limits, by taking the words of its founder as true. Giving up everything in order to give himself to the poor, as the first few chapters of the book tell us, Simpson's honesty cannot be assailed. In many cases neither can his intellectual logic. He makes a compelling case for his beliefs regarding the threat to Western culture and values, and the way to avoid them. Sometimes, however, he can seem a little naïve, and I found this particularly so in his discussion of women. His naivete, however, is charming and purely a product of his intellectual honesty and lack of "worldly" wisdom. His critique of modern Christianity is heart felt, and for this reason his book should be on the reading list of every person calling him or her self a Christian. While pessimistic about the future of Christianity, Simpson remains generally optimistic about religion, calling for a new religion based on old values. Some could perhaps see this as a call to the re-emerging Paganism and Heathenism of today to make themselves true to their old values. This is a book for Heathens too ! His prescription for the salvation of Western culture and values are controversial, but they bring forth arguments that must be openly discussed, not hidden away and repressed by the politically correct. Repression only produces neurosis. Openness is required, and whether you agree with Simpson or not, "Which Way Western Man" is a book which MUST be read by every thinking person. As Western civilisation continues to develop, this book is probably one of the most important books of the time. Failure to examine the issues which Simpson raises will result in social disintegration, if not civil wars, throughout the Western world. Read this book and make up your mind which way you want western man to go.
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A Breath of fresh air, December 31, 2004
Wow.... Of all the books and theories I've read about politics and society, none compare to "Which Way Western Man?". It's difficult finding truth in our information age with so many books and "analysts" all running in different directions. I suppose the best anyone can do is use their judgement and experience and decide what "truth" is for themselves. As for myself, I was completely blown away by William Simpson's views. I couldn't help but agree with him. His views on Jesus, women, race, and "the machine" couldn't be said better. The very next day after reading about "the machine", I went to work and everything he said just jumped right out at me. In fact the more I go about my daily life, the more I laugh to myself and think about how right he was.
But I warn you, ignorance is bliss and this book isn't for everyone. If you're a reality denier, don't even bother. It shakes the very foundations of everything you believe and everything we are taught is "right" like equality for example. Both as individuals and races, it is a biological fact of life that we are all UNEQUAL. We are not equal in intelligence, in character, or potential. You could get the data that supports this by reading something like "The Bell Curve" but you don't have to go any further then your workplace to see it. Sometimes the truth hurts. If you are someone who really does care about the state of the world, this book will make you very angry, or very depressed, or a little of both because it shows us how really sick we have become. And I have never questioned myself as much as I did when I finished. Someone who is more or less weak will not be happy thinking about how far they have it in them to go.
Thank you for creating such an amazing book Mr. Simpson.
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From the Pen of Satan Himself..., August 18, 2004
William Gayley Simpson's _Which Way Western Man_ is a massive (1000+-page) tome recently republished in 2003 by the National Alliance. It is advertised as the most comprehensive and well-researched volume detailing "racialist philosophy." The author is an ex-Franciscan monk who repudiated many of his previous Christian moorings and embraced the philosophical speculations of Friedrich Nietzsche. Simpson collected, researched and wrote much of his material for this book during the 1930s and 40s and revised a substantial portion of his work in the 1970s. Simpson died in 1991 and this edition is the result of the efforts of the National Alliance's founder, William Pierce, to republish Simpson's work. As the back cover warns, "You may find in this book ideas or ideals that at first hearing strike you as abhorrent." Simpson does not fail to deliver on this statement. To many if not most readers this book is simply the thoughts of Satan himself in print. Although I do not agree with a good amount of the contents in this book, I believe it deserves a wider readership because of the counter-revolutionary stance of its arguments. Simpson analyzes many modern day issues and how they relate to the history and fate of Western civilization and to the white race that founded it. He begins by glancing at the teachings of Jesus and Christianity and concludes that although Jesus was a great mystic and philosopher, he has little to offer for the survival of the West. Simpson contrasts Jesus with Nietzsche and the figures of Aryan mythology and folklore, recommending the latter as offering ideals more natural to those of an aristocratic Western society. Simpson examines mysticism in general noting that it consists of a transformation of consciousness where one does not differentiate his own existence from that of the rest of the universe. The concept of God as a transcendent Deity is thus denied. According to Simpson, the only God knowable to humanity is an immanent inner voice speaking to gifted individuals who are in one way or another in tune with nature and the universe. Simpson contains two chapters dealing with relations between the sexes and condemns absolutely everything to do with the women's emancipation/feminist movement of the past 100 years. He advocates a return to earlier customs in which females were married at young ages (when they are by nature more fertile) to older, more experienced males. Since his objective is to expand and improve the breeding stock of the race, Simpson makes a case for arranged marriages and the reinstitution of polygamy and of course the traditional male patriarchal family structure. Simpson favors an aristocratic government that bases its authority on breeding, land, personal accomplishment and family tradition rather than on strictly financial status. His ultimate goal is a monarchy that would have an organic connection with the people rather than our current oligarchic regime of money-tycoons (often Jews and therefore racial aliens) that seek to exploit the people and the natural resources of the land. The second half of the book focuses on the necessity for a "purified" race and the gradual weeding out of inferiors by sterilization and in some extreme cases, euthanasia. Even incestuous marriages between very closely related relatives should be condoned because they are the quickest way to reproduce desired characteristics as long as the undesirable recessive traits are removed. Simpson discusses the radical differences between blacks and whites and advocates re-colonizing blacks to Africa. An African re-colonization plan is not novel to Simpson, however, because such prominent American statesmen played with the idea as Jefferson and Lincoln in addition to the popular Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey. Lastly, Simpson touches upon and elaborates on what is ultimately the most critical problem facing the white race: international Jewry and their control of finance. The Jews have been in a conspiracy to take over the whole world and make Jerusalem in Palestine the center of their world empire since ancient times. Simpson's solution to the "Jewish problem" is the denial of citizenship status to Jews everywhere and humanely settling them on a reserved area of the earth like Madagascar, which was in fact Hitler's original plan. There is much positive and negative content in Simpson's book. In one instance he claims that Europe has been on the wrong track since the end of the Middle Ages yet it should look toward a new Nietzschean philosophical underpinning that would guarantee racial survival. This is inherently contradictory because Christianity--and not only Christianity but also Catholic Christianity--dominated the worldview of aristocratic, monarchial Europe. There is also a discrepancy between Simpson's ideal vision of a decentralized, rather libertarian agricultural society and doctors and scientists examining people in order to determine their genetic desirability. The book is dated in some points. It does not discuss the many important issues related to this theme (baby boomers, immigrants from Latin America and Asia, the gay rights movement, for example) that have arisen in the meantime from the 1970s to the 21st century. I recommend this book for anyone interested in the role of Jews in the world today in addition to finding a more balanced, traditional outlook that acknowledges sexual polarity and the need to avoid miscegenation if a culture and national community want to survive intact. Religious and ethical questions aside, Simpson's _Which Way Western Man_ is ultimately a well articulated and reflective attack on the most pretentious doctrine ever elaborated: human equality.
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