A Blueprint for a Post-Trump Nationalism
A Home for MAGA Rejects
It truly is surreal thinking back to the excitement of the 2015 Donald Trump campaign. After two terms of President Barack Obama, White Americans were made to feel like second-class citizens in their own Country. Political correctness had become official government and corporate policy. Top that off with everyone suffering from an economic downturn, and White males getting the short end of the stick with affirmative action policies both in the workplace and academia. I personally was also extremely frustrated with the situation in Iraq, Syria, and the apparent U.S. Sponsorship of Islamic terror groups in the region that were slaughtering Christian minorities. There was a lot to be frustrated about. But Donald Trump showed up and gave life to an America First movement that had lain mostly dormant since the days of Pat Buchanan. Trump promised to bring jobs and manufacturing back to the United States. He promised to put an end to ISIS and stop the forever wars. He promised to secure the Southern Border, primarily by building a big border wall. He also strongly hinted at heavily restricting legal immigration. We were going to finally put America First! This dream was enhanced by the image that Trump perpetuated as self-funded. In his announcement speech, he said, “...I don’t need anybody’s money. I’m not using the lobbyists. I’m not using donors. I don’t care. I’m really rich.” He further made heads spin when he teased the audience at the Republican Jewish Coalition, saying something along the lines, “You aren’t going to like me, because I don’t want your money.” Unfortunately, it now seems that it was either all wishful thinking and excessive optimism, or worse, a purposeful deception. Maybe the tell was there even in Trump’s announcement speech, as he vowed to rip up Obama’s “terrible” deal with Iran. Perhaps he was always there to serve the foreign policy interests of a particular foreign Country. Or maybe, despite a sincere desire to put America First, he was eventually absorbed by the GOP and formed into their image. Of course, there have been some small wins in the administration, such as a crackdown on Anti-White curricula and DEI measures; these successes seem very minor compared to the recent geopolitical catastrophe with Iran. It has become very clear that, going forward, the Pro-White movement must exercise more caution before embracing candidates, more clearly articulate its core issues, and potentially even go so far as to reconsider its relationship with the Republican Party.
The Nationalist movement can’t lose sight of why it cares about immigration in the first place. Years ago, in our movement, the point was made more frequently, and correctly, that conservatism dies with demographic change. We can’t appeal to conserve without defining what we’re conserving, hence the flaw with the term. So-called conservatives identify with that term when they are defending slightly outdated progressivism. So I think it is important that, as a pro-White movement, we coalesce around Traditional Christian morality. It was the Roman Empire, first under the leadership of St. Constantine, that spread the Christian Faith across all of the World. Consequently, Europe became “Christendom.” And after hundreds of years of assault from “Enlightened” thought, the Church still lives. That is why Whites are attacked viciously with demographic replacement and anti-natalism, among other things. It is really because, in large part, anti-Whitism is also Anti-Christian. Those writhing with hatred for the descendants of the European ethnicities also have a boiling hatred for the Christian faith. They happen to be correct with that instinct. Christianity is the faith of our ancestors, and Europe and its extended Western lands should still be Christendom. We must embrace our faith, and our traditional Christian morality must be applied to our politics. Otherwise, there really is no depth to what we seek to preserve, or at this point, re-establish.
The America First and Pro-White movement in general has always sought to differentiate itself strongly from the “Neo-Cons,” who would keep us in a constant state of war if they could. Well, for the most part, they do, if you really think about it. Anyhow, simple phrases such as “no new wars” and “no forever wars” aren’t specific enough. Our movement needs clear and concise criteria to justify the use of the armed forces. I personally prefer the following, which I pulled from an old book entitled The Virtue of War: Reclaiming the Classic Christian Traditions East and West by Alexander Webster. I will list the criteria point by point.
Just Cause - Offensive or expansionist wars should be completely rejected. State violence must always be in defense of life, faith, or the innocent.
Legitimate Authority - War must be conducted by a properly constituted governing authority.
Right Intention - The intent of all military action must be the restoration of peace and justice.
Last Resort - All peaceful options must be exhausted before resorting to military might.
Proportionality - The force used must be limited and appropriate.
Discriminate - Civilians should never be intentionally targeted.
In contrast to the warhawks of the GOP neocons, we should never glorify war, enter it gleefully, but rather view its necessity with solemn sorrow.
For goodness ‘ sake, we need some actual political will and follow-through on the immigration issue. Every election cycle, polling indicates that Americans support immigration restriction, yet our leaders consistently cave to media pressure. Yes, Trump has done a great job shutting down illegal border crossings. Unfortunately, the ICE operations that caused such a ruckus seemed to be mostly theatrically. Under President Joe Biden, the border was basically wide open, allowing millions to pour in. It doesn’t seem that Trump has been able to undo that damage. During President Barack Obama’s tenure, he deported 3.1 million illegal immigrants. President Trump has done little over 1.5 million. That’s very disappointing considering that it was a centerpiece of his first campaign.
Finally, our movement needs to cast aside the GOP standards of low tax, deregulated market, ultra pro-corporation, and balanced budget positioning. Yes, the budget issue is real, but we need to be more creative. We should not be balancing the budget at the expense of the White working class. We should be seeking ways to make it easier for married White couples to have more children. This may require solutions that older generations of “conservatives” have found impulsively repugnant or “socialist.” For instance, what reason is there to leave collective bargaining rights in the domain of the left? Most of the trade union members are White men. If more viable careers were available for me, White men, that provided good pay, benefits, and a retirement to look forward to, more Whites would start families. The corporations have not been allies, no matter how many corporate tax cuts the Republican Party passes for them. “Lower prices” at Walmart and stagnant wages have just perpetuated a system for immigrants and minorities to exploit the welfare system while they have children. While there have been recent fluctuations showing minor birth increases for White women, the long-term fertility trends are still not positive. If we hope to be a viable movement, our movement must focus as much on White pro-natalism as it does on Immigration.
The final years of Trump’s administration, barring a profound turnaround, seem to be moving further into a neocon direction. We should be appreciative of the momentum that he gave to a lot of our ideas, but remain detached emotionally and remain objective about his failures. Most of what we thought we would get from a 2nd Trump administration seems to have been cast aside in favor of George Bush 3.0. The Republican Party is more disconnected from its voter base than at any point that I can remember in my lifetime. Americans do not want to be dragged into further escalation with Iran. Younger republicans are far less supportive of the conflict than older generations. Maybe this presents an opportunity for Nationalists to differentiate from the GOP, strategically pull support from the younger generations, and give right-leaning White Independents a better home. A political home that supports their traditional Christian values, has a moral framework for its foreign war policy, puts Americans first in its immigration policy, and makes it easier to get married and have a lot of kids.
