Kevin Coogan

[Tchort]

I am not sure how many of you are familiar with Coogan and his work, but he is a very gifted writer and author of several articles relating to NS/Third Positionism/etc culture and history. I recently purchased his book Dreamer of the Day:Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International.

It is an incredible book, and it would be of interest to anyone who follows neo-fascist/nazi ideology and history, and above all the writing style is enjoyable as well.

Feel free to post Coogan's online articles in this thread for others to read. Later on I will post some if they are not up by then; namely 'How Black Is Black Metal', etc.

[BillOfLanding]

A left-wing radio host frequently interviews Koogan. You can listen to some of his shows following the link below

http://wfmu.org/playlists/DX

This Emory guy is a left-wing nut who believes in a nazi/fascist conspiracy.

[Hakluyt]

http://www.thephora.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12585

[BillOfLanding]

I´m new here and I wasn´t aware of this last thread. On Emory´s site there are a bunch of books in .pdf format related to Emory´s obsession. These books include one on Nazi sympathizers in the US, one on the Spanish fascist sympathizers in South America and another on Arab nazi-sympathizers. All these books were from the 40s or early 50s.

http://spitfirelist.com/Books/books.html

[Tchort]

Thanks for the link to the other thread.. I'm sorry I missed it, I haven't been around lately. After reading that thread I notice a lot of misconception relating to Yockey, and the 'far right' of the postWWI/interwar/post-WWII years. It is disheartening.

[Thomas777]

Thanks for the link to the other thread.. I'm sorry I missed it, I haven't been around lately. After reading that thread I notice a lot of misconception relating to Yockey, and the 'far right' of the postWWI/interwar/post-WWII years. It is disheartening.

Could you be more specific, Thcort?

In my experience, many rightists exhibit a knee-jerk reaction to anything that falls under the penumbra of "Communism"...is that what you are getting at?

[Tchort]

Could you be more specific, Thcort?

In my experience, many rightists exhibit a knee-jerk reaction to anything that falls under the penumbra of "Communism"...is that what you are getting at?

"Tchort"

It is much more complicated than that. Coogan's book has special significance, in my mind, because it documents from the beginning the problems of American Fasci-Nazi-Ultranationalist grassroots movements, from 1919 to today. These problems have not changed, or grown or shrunk in any way, they are exactly the same. Dreamer Of The Day is important because it demonstrates the (so far) available ideologies, far-right-archetypal personalities/leaders/followers, strategy, etc. It is a complete [and unintended] dissection of all that is white American extremism/'The Movement'. People who have read the book in every review or comment I've seen about it have treated it like a history book, or entertainment. For this reason I am appalled. I really do not believe that there are serious people involved in underground politics, as much as I'd like to believe otherwise.

[Thomas777]

It is much more complicated than that. Coogan's book has special significance, in my mind, because it documents from the beginning the problems of American Fasci-Nazi-Ultranationalist grassroots movements, from 1919 to today. These problems have not changed, or grown or shrunk in any way, they are exactly the same. Dreamer Of The Day is important because it demonstrates the (so far) available ideologies, far-right-archetypal personalities/leaders/followers, strategy, etc. It is a complete [and unintended] dissection of all that is white American extremism/'The Movement'. People who have read the book in every review or comment I've seen about it have treated it like a history book, or entertainment. For this reason I am appalled. I really do not believe that there are serious people involved in underground politics, as much as I'd like to believe otherwise.

I can appreciate those points/concerns. The far right in America has always suffered from a dearth of organizational talent. Yockey was a theorist, so those sorts of tasks didn't really fall upon him...for Yockey's ideas to really come to fruition, he would need a "Lenin" to his "Marx".

In America, the genuine Nationalists have always been (sometimes inadvertantly) sabotaged by backward-looking, reactionary elements who do a fantastic job of wrongfooting themselves in the public consciousness.

I dunno, you're a thinking man...why don't you share YOUR thoughts on strategy.

[Jake Featherston]

This Emory guy is a left-wing nut who believes in a nazi/fascist conspiracy.

I've actually had dinner with Dave Emory (he lives in the nearby mountain community of Ben Lomond). He's an interesting guy. I don't think he's completely full of shit, although I will say I think his analyses were more on the mark back in the pre-9/11 era. It was on his show that I first learned of Osama bin-Laden, back in '93, so he's not entirely inastute.

[Tchort]

I can appreciate those points/concerns. The far right in America has always suffered from a dearth of organizational talent. Yockey was a theorist, so those sorts of tasks didn't really fall upon him...for Yockey's ideas to really come to fruition, he would need a "Lenin" to his "Marx".

In America, the genuine Nationalists have always been (sometimes inadvertantly) sabotaged by backward-looking, reactionary elements who do a fantastic job of wrongfooting themselves in the public consciousness.

I dunno, you're a thinking man...why don't you share YOUR thoughts on strategy.

Organization, strategy, ideology, propaganda, planning/goals, all of these things are completely non-existant in neo-fascist circles. I've written extensivley on my own vision of how to form and run a successful revolutionary fascist movement from scratch; I do not know whether I want to publish it or make it available at all. I have no faith in all but a miniscule few who are already involved in these Ideas, and I certainly do not believe that my contribution would make any tangible difference anywhere, anytime.