''Imperium'', by Francis Parker Yockey e-book

[Thomas777]

In its entirety: http://www.vaidilute.com/books/imperium/imperium-01.html

[Tchort]

Although I admire Yockey in many, many ways, Imperium could easily be re-written without the Spenglerian hyperbole and excessive verbage. The previous sentance being an example of what Imperium could lose.

If a nit-picked hack job were done on it, I think it would do the core 'Yockey-ite' ideas higher justice. He didn't owe Spenglar and to a lesser extent Hitler the posthumous favor of being copied in their literary styles. I firmly believe that is why it never gained popularity even with the Evolan niche within the Aryo-Fascist circles it was meant to appeal to.

[Thomas777]

Ultimately, ''Imperium'' is a rough amalgamation of theoretical tendencies (Hegel, Schmitt, Spengler) condensed into a thick narrative format for European audiences in occupied Europe. It never gained any political currency in America because its an anti-American tome, and the American right (with a few notable exceptions) in the decade and a half following the Day of Defeat were Jeffersonian reactionaries who harbored a tepid affinity for Europe (at best) or an active disdain (at worst).

I think Yockey's legacy is found in De Benoist's efforts through GRECE and Alexander Dugin's post-Soviet geopolitik.

Good to see you back, BTW.

[Mark]

Pardon me for blowing the dust off this thread, but some of the recent discussion on this board, regarding race, brought a few paragraphs to mind:

Beginning a chapter entitled, Horizontal Race v. Vertical Race:WE ATTAIN NOW to the grand formula of the 20th century outlook on Race: Race is a horizontal differentiation of men. The materialism of the 19th century, confusing race with anatomy, regarded Race as a vertical differentiation of men. It was "abstract"--away from Reality--and started from the will-to-systematize, rather than from quiet contemplation of the living facts. Such contemplation was made difficult for them by the existence of political nationalism, which tried to build walls of all kinds between the Western races and peoples.

But had they been able to pierce through to a view of the facts, these materialists would have seen that the races of Europe were the creations of History and not a mere continuation of the aboriginal material that was present in 900 A.D., before the beginning of high History in this area. Viewing the process of creation of races, they would have seen the far greater significance of Race in the subjective sense than in the objective sense. For it is always men of race that create the deeds of History, and the units they are leading are of secondary importance.

The attempt to create a vertical system of races was Apollonian--it was an effort of the intellect. Actually Race has the primary meaning of presence of strong cosmic rhythm--a Dionysian meaning.Later in this brief, yet (in my History-layman's opinion) compelling, chapter, Yockey spells out exactly what he is getting at in very simple terms:To the 20th century outlook, a man does not belong to a race--he either has race, or does not. If the former, he has value to History, if the latter, he is valueless, a lackey.