How East Germany’s Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance The state has a monopoly on violence. However, abusive repression harms government credibility and alienates public support in the long run. A more subtle and effective way to exercise power is to surveil the population and to prevent open manifestations of discontent. This article analyzes the case…
Category: Historical Study
The Road to Revolution
H/T WRSA The Road to Revolution The study of the Spanish Civil War is without a doubt one of the most practical historical topics to study for the modern day dissident. For Further Study: Guerilla Warfare 101: Lessons from the Spanish Civil War The Victorious Counter-Revolution, The Nationalist Effort in the…
The Way of the Warrior
H/T WRSA The Way of the Warrior in Anglo-Saxon England involved far more than merely being trained in the use of weapons as I put it simply in my thread of yesterday. Of equal, or greater, importance was learning both the rituals associated with warfare and the right form of battle. 1/19 The…
The Gallipoli Sniper Duel
The Gallipoli Sniper Duel The “sniper exploits” that occurred on the Russian Front during the Second World War have become something of a legend, even breaking into popular culture. Yet, the famed duel involving Vasily Zaitsev likely never occurred — at least not in the way Hollywood would have you believe. However, a generation…
Know Your Dissident History: Gordon Kahl
Death and Taxes: The Story of Gordon Kahl Gordon Kahl was an American tax rebel, decorated Air Force veteran who fought in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War whose revolutionary activity and refusal to participate in the communist slavery-by-taxation system led to a deadly struggle with the Internal Revenue Service and US…
The Australian Guerilla
The Australian Guerrilla I was shocked to learn that Tactical Wisdom wasn’t a new idea recently. During the early days of World War Two, Japan and Germany were on the move. It looked like nothing could stop the Imperial Japanese Navy, especially after they destroyed the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Soon after, they…
Slavery
Slavery Slavery in American history has come into vogue among those of much political enthusiasm but the intelligence of box turtles and little knowledge of the matter. I sometimes think that America should institute a system of public education, but apparently this is not going to happen. Anyway, a few thoughts of possible interest:…
Because Now It’s Personal: Causes that Produce the Guerilla
Because Now It’s Personal: Causes that Produce the Guerrilla Most of the men who fought with William Quantrill didn’t own slaves. They were just Missouri farm boys who wanted to be left alone, raise families and run farms of their own. What caused them to turn into the so called “bloodthirsty savages” they later…
Know Your Dissident History: The Battle of Athens (1946)
This incident occurred in Athens, Tennessee in 1946. Many are completely unaware that an armed revolt by WWII veterans took place on American soil. Now the Second Amendment can be understood in it’s Original Context: To Arm Citizens in order to protect themselves against a Tyrannical and Corrupt Government. FACTS: The returning…
Know Your History: The Victorious Counterrevolution – The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War
H/T WRSA The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War How the great Francisco Franco implemented the successful political economy of the liberated Spanish state. My goal is winning the future, and to win, we must utterly and permanently defeat the Left. In this effort, we can learn many…