The State

Comment: But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. – Lysander Spooner … and … The plan you have here is wonderful but you fail to take into consideration we no longer live in a high trust, moral and ethical society.  We have different cultures and races here that are never going to agree to something like this. They don’t like us. Many do not want to learn our language or our culture. They have their own agenda and it does not include us.  And you have given little thought about how bad people can be. Many do not want what you are  suggesting here.  You have a great fantasy of a perfect society. But its not based in reality. 

Question: Do we attempt to save the Republic or do we start small in pockets of like minded communities? Do we continue to vote? Or, do we opt out and just ‘go Gault’ to the extent of our abilities? Resist or comply?

National Self-Sufficiency

Comment: The globalists in power don’t want autonomy for anyone. Autonomy interferes with their control and will thus be prohibited. … and … Communities will have to live within this type of system (self-sufficiency) in order to survive. No one is coming to help or save you is the norm. Look at the example of WNC and Tennessee after Hurricane Helene. People helping people and FEMA’s money spent to house illegal aliens in New York City. There are still people living in tents today in WNC.

Question: At this point it seems a bit late to attempt this on a national level. So do we work at it on a community level?

The Family

Comment: What’s wrong with that statement? Not a damn thing. The nuclear family was the source of our nations’ strength until the Marxists and Jew bankers started to destroy the concept in the minds of the people. By debasing the currency and introducing feminism and unassimilable races they have made the family, and thus the Republic weakened. … and … This truth applies to a FUNCTIONAL family. A dysfunctional one creates it’s own set of problems. A family where substance abuse, violence and abuse occur is NOT helping build a successful society.

Question: How do we restore the traditional roles for men and women? How do we educate our children? How do we protect our families from the evils of the Resentfuls?

Becoming

Comment: Building a better future for Whites means completely rethinking and transforming our current society. Starting with making the traditional family the bedrock of civilization again. A complete tear down of the “educational” system as the current model doesn’t work. Will home schooling be a more effective replacement? I fully agree that the current “divershitty” can no longer be tolerated. I do wonder if we got back to a moral and virtuous society, if we could start with a new version of the Constitution that contains necessary rules based on what we have seen go wrong in history?

From the post – Each generation of our people should build on the achievements on the one that came before it and advance our people and nation. Stagnation or decline is unacceptable.

Question: Each generation used to want their children to be better off than they were, and this commitment lifted the entire nation as it was repeatedly fulfilled. Our ancient ancestors believed that Becoming was integral to both their lives and the life of the Folk. The slogan – Be all you can be – is a good way to explain this. If we each work to improve our strength, intellectual capacity, and morality; if we each focus on living virtue filled lives, we can lift the Folk strength as well. What is the reader willing to commit to, today, to join in Becoming more than you were yesterday?

The Key: The likely answer to this entire Thought Exercise. I do wonder if we got back to a moral and virtuous society …

🚨BREAKING🚨

Judge Reed O'Connor strikes down Biden's "Ghost Gun" ban after SCOTUS upheld it on statutory grounds in Vanderstok v. Garland.

"[T]he Final Rule is unconstitutional under the 2nd Amendment & void for vagueness under the Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment…" pic.twitter.com/b7kiIOSA0o

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) August 18, 2026

The chunky wood butcher block in 1980s kitchens disappeared because of a government recommendation that had zero science behind it.

In the early 90s, food microbiologist Dean Cliver asked the USDA for the evidence behind their advice to ditch wood for plastic. They admitted they… https://t.co/exwdJ3yPEB

— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) August 18, 2026

Laura and I drove passed the Trump Superstore going out of business on the way to Chattanooga.

At least one attendee snapped a shot of it, as well. Hard to miss it.

Shame the owner wasn't a fan. He would've known to cash out the day the bombs fell.https://t.co/YJ90v4e6Iq pic.twitter.com/TiAVvnHxqR

— Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT (@Peoples_Pundit) August 17, 2026

Never forget that 34 years ago, in August of 1992, we learned the government will kill your dog, shoot your 14 year old son in the back and snipe your wife in the doorway of her own home, while she holds your infant child. #RubyRidge pic.twitter.com/tXE6724HSo

— BackNowWhat (@lieevertold) August 18, 2026

Financial Speculation

Comment: It used to be that you bought stock in a company with the understanding that you were buying a piece of ownership in a company that you thought was well run. You would then receive a portion of the profits made (dividend). Now it’s all about manipulation and financial games. We have companies borrowing money to buy back stock so that the value of the remaining stock increases in price. Upper management then rewards themselves with a bonus for this exercise in stupidity. This is the kind of thing that should be illegal as it financially damages the company in the long term.

Question: Lots of comments defending speculation. So how do we prohibit the corruption in the gold and silver markets? A President of the United States and his family making millions with the back and forth of peace then war on the oil markets? Big pharma? Big Ag? Black Rock buying up residential properties driving up the costs for home buyers? Bill Gates buying farm land to take it out of production. Hedge fund manipulation. How does one defend any of that? We’re not talking about one of us buying a second home or a piece of farm land and letting it lie fallow for a year or two. Short of simply outlawing speculation, how would it be regulated? What guardrails should be put in place?

Socialism

Comment: Not a fan of socialism under the current definition, to easily exploited by the grievances and victimhood crowd. I am willing however to entertain a dialogue on cooperative economics and parecon as proposed by Albert and Hahnel. That said I think capitalism is salvageable provide there are reasonable guardrails and a cohesive society, the latter being the largest hurdle. … and … Tribalism based on race and the folk as our ancestors lived was relatively socialist by nature, and that is why it worked for them on a smaller scale. The modern incarnation of socialism, the term of which dates back to the early-19th century, does not work for many reasons, but the core reason, outside of the problem with scale, is that it is not a race-based system of organization.

Another reason it worked then but not now is that it was grown from the bottom-up, by and for the folk. Modern systems are imposed top-down across the breadth of society. The former requires buy-in from individuals so that when the folk succeed, individuals and families succeed; conversely, the latter pushes everyone down to the same level so that the ‘elite few’ succeed.

Question: I was asked several years ago if I approved of National Socialism. My response was that I agreed with Nationalism, but not Socialism. The fellow then asked me if I had a cousin who was out of work, would I help him. Sure, I replied. He then explained that to be an analogy for National Socialism – helping my extended family, my clan, my race, my Folk, (like the Amish) as opposed to the neer-do-wells, shiftless, and welfare queens. Is it possible to take some aspects of this type Socialism from the bottom up and avoid the potential corruption from a tyrant? The Amish seem to have cracked that code.

Class Unity

Comment: Hierarchical structures base on meritocracy are something I am willing to accept, if they are based on nepotism or DEI, not so much. That said no class should be above the law. … and … The rot in our society can be traced to class. The generations that follow the men who actually built businesses are the weak men destroying our country. The trust fund babies, as I call them, have had the privileges of wealth without having to do the work to acquire it. It’s easy to be a socialist when you have been miseducated in college and don’t really have to worry about grades because you’ll never have to get a real job to support yourself. These are the people who think farms are not necessary because you can get what you need at the grocery store. They also are unaware that they will be the first to be liquidated in their glorious revolution. I speak from experience as I’ve rubbed elbows with many of this type.

Question: Has the reader noticed that the billionaire class seems to be behind many of our problems? Would it be possible to come up with some means of limiting the damage that is done by the likes of the Rockefeller’s, Bill Gates, George Soros, and the Rothschild’s? They are so wealthy that they are never held accountable for anything as they can just buy their way out of trouble.

The Leader

Comment: True leadership is honed and developed, both by teachers and by internal, self-possessed drive. Not by winning popularity contests, which are judged by the collective character of the general population.

Challenging contests of will, strength (both physical and moral) and judgement.

Previous civilizations chose leaders through tests such as these and also through prevalence in battle. Mortal combat might be included, with the option to yield before death or when called to do so.

Perhaps a council of prior leaders and aspirants to oversee the leadership development enterprise.

Question: We are currently ruled by a corrupt gang of career politicians who have largely done nothing more than win a beauty contest by the vote of a radically polarized citizenry with the result often rigged. Cicero’s opinion that, “Politicians are not born; they are excreted” seems perfectly on-point with the American leadership.

Men and women who have never served in the military take us to forever wars that do nothing but drain the nation of lives and treasure, not to mention the damage done to other countries that are no threat to ours.

Elections observably do not provide America with our best and brightest or even honest and honorable people. How then should we choose those who lead?

Any Renegades here want to help out my son and his Baseball team?

I still try and keep things normal for my kids even though evil is winning and gaining ground every day.

Anyway, if you would like to help send some 12 yr old boys to Cooperstown for a week of Baseball any donation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Wes

🚨JAPANESE 30-YEAR GOVT BOND YIELD EXPLODES ABOVE 4% TO HIGHEST YIELD EVER‼️

⚡️HAS THE JAPANESE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS BEGUN⁉️
📈30-YEAR JGB YIELDS ARE GOING PARABOLIC, HIT 4.13%⚠️ pic.twitter.com/OoWJHWspvc

— SilverTrade (@silvertrade) August 18, 2026

LEAKED FOOTAGE THAT DESTROYS THE OFFICIAL OCTOBER 7 STORY

For years, Americans were given a highly sanitized account of October 7: Israel’s heavily funded military and intelligence apparatus allegedly failed for hours while Hamas killed and abducted Israelis. Now, new footage… pic.twitter.com/VIAdaiqgMI

— Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) August 18, 2026

Nationalism/Race

Comment: There is nothing wrong with protecting our blood, and that doesn’t make us racist. … and … Do not let perfect be the enemy of good. Realistically, we will never achieve a racially “pure” country. But we can certainly remove the very worst groups that sow discord and destruction. As I see it, there are four principle groups that need biggest priority treatment. Jews, blacks, pajeets, and anyone who is a Muslim, irrespective of actual race.

Question: Racist? No. Racialist? Yes. Tribalism works quite well for the Jews. Homogeneous ethnicity for the Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Africans, Arabs, etc. Why should we of European descent not return to it, as well? Why should we not strive for a White nation – a nation by, of, and for those of European descent?

Natural Law

Comment: Unfortunately, no one seemed to address this topic.

From, the post: Natural Law declares that strength prevails over weakness, the capable rise over the incapable, and hierarchy is inherent in every living system. Hierarchies are the natural order of all beings. The strong lead, the fit survives, the talented create, and the race advances through this natural selection.

Question: We have abandoned meritocracy. Everyone gets a trophy – except the white male. He goes to the back of the bus. So, I ask again what I asked in the original post – tell me what’s wrong with the laws of Nature and why should we not adhere to them?

Capitalism

Comment: Profit is what motivates people to do ANYTHING. Nobody works for free. NOBODY. Capitalism is based on exchange. The exchange of time/effort for something if value. Capitalism has been the driving force behind the largest creation of wealth and consumer goods availability in all of history. … and … Certainly the innovative business owner and mom and pop shop variety of capitalism has generated enormous wealth and products that benefited humanity, however private equity and the shareholder dividend at the expense of everything else version is parasitic at best. There are elements of capitalism worth salvaging and others that need to be eradicated.

From the post – Capitalism views human beings as commodities and nations as markets, both of which are viewed as ready and available to exploit. It demands endless growth, open borders for cheap labor, and results in the import of aliens to undercut wages and drive down living standards. It turns land into speculative assets, pricing our own people out of homes and families. It rewards rootless international finance while draining the strength of the nation.

Question: How do we retain a Capitalist economy and free market and erect guardrails to offshoring of manufacturing and replacement of the Folk with foreigners who will work for slave wages? Remember, the corporation has one mission and one mission only – produce profit for the shareholders – at any cost.

Usury

Comment: Interest… another term for usury…is a tool. A financial tool. And like all tools it is neither good nor bad. It’s the use and purpose given to it by people that determines its virtue or lack thereof. … and … Interestingly, usury was a thing scorned by Europeans for most of history, as of late however many see it as something humanity needs to exist. … and … As far as usury, the US functioned without it at the level of the common citizen for a long time. But we also had hard money that wasn’t under constant inflationary pressure as fiat is.

Since many readers are Christian I offer this from Christianity.com – At first, usury indicated the charging of any kind of interest, and in some Christian cultures and even today in many Islamic societies, imposing any interest charges at all is deemed as usury. Throughout history, various domains from ancient Greece to medieval Europe have condemned loans with any interest. However, the Roman Empire ultimately allowed loans with restricted interest rates, and the Catholic Church in medieval Europe forbade the charging of interest at any rate. Religious prohibitions on usury have been asserted within the tenet that charging interest on a loan is a sin.

… and The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7

Since words mean things – The modern definition:

1. The lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest (Credit Card interest, Pay Day Loans?). 
2. An exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate (Loan Sharks?).

The word usury has arrived in modern English to mean unreasonable interest upon money loaned, either formally illegal or at least oppressive. In the Scriptures, however, the word did not have this purpose but indicated simply interest of any kind upon money. 

Question: If interest is a tool and we reject the biblical prohibition and accept the modern definition, what qualifies as exorbitant? Who decides? Is charging interest even ethically responsible considering the debt slave status of so many locked into high credit card debt?

This, on full stomachs, with all systems working, just for kicks.
Imagine them a week into grid down, starving in the dark with no running water. Grocery stores looted. No EBT, no ATMs, no CCs. They will go full murder cannibal in under 2 weeks. https://t.co/8j6oeun1qz

— Matt Bracken (@Matt_Bracken48) August 17, 2026

Guest post from Radulf:

What is unity? Some might consider it oneness or a totality that combines all parts into one. To others, it is merely an absence of diversity, unvaried, or uniform of character. Other descriptors could include concord, harmony, or agreement. What about continuity without deviation or change? Perhaps it is a sense of singleness or constancy of purpose or action. In short, unity transforms a series of unorganized and independent actions into a group effort bound by guiding principles and focused toward a collective purpose.

How do groups of men, brotherhoods or fraternities, achieve unity? As we know from previous articles, conversations, and discussions, the single basic element of a brotherhood is the individual man. How, then, does a brotherhood achieve unity when each man who comprises the vetted and sworn membership has free will?

On the one hand, leaders cannot simply dictate unity to individual members. To expect this is naïve. To implement such a strategy is foolish and fraught with pitfalls. On the other hand, individual men, no matter their mettle, character, and worth, cannot force unity from below. They might be able to influence others, but over time that influence will wane for lack of foundation.

To achieve unity, men first be bound together. Be it by blood, kinship, ideology, or faith, some form of bond must be attained. Also, men must work as a team. Ah, but is that not a form of unity? Yes and no. A team is merely a demonstration of cooperation. Time, hardship, pain, suffering, and hard work are the tools by which a team gains cohesiveness, and at some point, possibly unity. For a tight-knit group to have unity, it requires personal investment (skin in the game) and loyalty.

Men of the Folk Nation and those who would join must invest themselves in the brotherhood. They must do this with body, mind, and soul, and through blood, sweat, and tears. These may seem like catchy words to represent a lofty and esoteric ideal, but they remain true in their most basic sense. Men must work and toil to make their bodies as strong, resilient, and durable as they can be so they can withstand the hardships that will come. Their minds must be molded and focused on purposeful intent, never wavering. Their souls must be true to their most closely-held beliefs, for these beliefs shape their worldviews and determine their character. Men might also be called upon to shed blood, sweat, and tears, not only for fellow individual brothers but also for the folk as a whole. These are the investments men must make for the folk to be united. Without such an investment, membership is weak and susceptible to fracturing into the shards of yet another group shattered on the rocks of reality.

Then there is the issue of loyalty. Men must be loyal to the group, which means that no matter what decision leadership makes, that is the position of the folk. At this point, all discussion and argument must cease, and the men must remain loyal to the group and its leaders. Also, men must be loyal to their brothers on an individual basis. They must treat their fellow members with both respect and honesty but tempered by tact and love. If problems arise, brothers resolve them and put the issues behind them. There is no room for anger, grudges, or resentment. Finally, men must be loyal to themselves. This means honest assessment and appraisal through deep introspection. Such a process identifies weaknesses, which are then improved upon and eliminated. A man who shirks his duty to eliminate personal weakness is a blight on the fellowship and Folk Nation. He has demonstrated disloyalty to himself, his brothers, and his people.

Why are personal investment and cohesion important? To ignore them is to risk disunity, which breeds resentment and disloyalty. Without personal investment, it is very difficult for a man to be loyal, for he has no “skin in the game,” and he has little worth to the folk. Without loyalty, a man is a wild card and a detriment to the well-being and survivability of the folk. Personal investment and loyalty go hand-in-hand, and they form two very basic expectations when vetting new members. Those who join must be strong and resolute in both, or risk banishment from the group.

For a folk to maintain the course, it must provide purpose to its membership. Guiding principles, an ethos, codes of conduct and honor, a vision, a mission statement, and a campaign plan – these are the vehicles by which we glean purpose. Through purpose, men can unify their effort. They have goals and milestones which measure their success.

As you can see, unity is a two-way street. Leadership provides the purpose and membership provides the effort. In this way, the Folk Nation succeeds and remains united in the face of adversity. But the men must remain focused and strong to avoid the dangers of disunity and the pitfalls of disloyalty.

Unity without loyalty amounts to empty promises.

Loyalty without unity is a shallow and tenuous web of platitudes.

How does a folk achieve unity and loyalty? The answer lies in action, for both unity and loyalty require it. Action means more than mere motion. It requires purpose and intent. Sitting in front of the computer and participating in a chat room is not action. This activity is merely an emotional outlet. The action to which I refer consists of self-improvement, strengthening the bonds between brothers, and working towards the tangible goals for the sake of our people.

Are you up to the challenge? Are you a man of action, resolute in conviction? Or are you a LARPer, playacting, all talk and no action? Get off your ass and man up. The time of the folk is now. Will you participate and contribute or will you simply watch and comment? Decide, for the Folk Nation and its folk waits for no inactive man.

I’d like to thank those who participated in this Thought Exercise. The conclusion is going to be a bit lengthy for a single post, so I’ll stretch it out just a bit.

I’ve listed selected comments from the posts below with a few comments of my own and questions to be considered. First, however, let’s address the role of government; one I think we’d all agree with. The purpose of government is to protect and serve the Folk. Simple, really.

Comment: I don’t want my government to love me or to take care of me. They love me too much already, leave me alone!

Personally, I’m an anarchist. I’d prefer no government at all. If government there must be, my next choice would be tribal – small, clannish, and of the same race and culture. Anything larger and/or more diverse presents problems.

Comment: As several people have pointed out, and I honestly think this applies to all of our conversations … People, are the problem.

As mentioned by E.M. Burlingame, we must deal with the Resentfuls; those who cannot do, and whose envy and avarice simply cause them to act as parasites and destroyers. In a tribe they can simply be banished. Not so easy in a nation.

When I taught at the military academy, the cadets were complaining about the rules. I explained that if they were responsible cadets there’d be no need of rules. Their irresponsibility caused the need. So too, with laws levied by government. They act as guardrails against the irresponsible and Resentfuls.

Comment: You know why peoples knee jerk reaction is always against government??? It’s because they have never lived under a government that actually loves and takes care of it’s people only ones that have oppressed them… It’s like explaining color to a blind man or signing a beautiful song to a deaf person…

This comment seems, to me, the real meat of the subject. I once asked my cadets if they could name a single government, in history, that was good to and for it’s people. They could not. I have one in mind that arguably seemed to fit the bill … maybe, at least motivationally. I’ll save that for later.

As for freedom as it has evolved in the West … we have allowed ‘freedom’ to become anything goes and now we’re just another Weimar Republic. Guardrails, it would seem, are definitely required and we must dramatically reduce our degree of tolerance of the Resentfuls.

Rhetorical Question: How do we establish a government that actually loves and takes care of its people? A government that allows its responsible citizens freedom and yet erects guardrails to protect them from the irresponsible and Resentfuls?

Can we glean any ideas from the planks of the platform we’ve been examining in our exercise? Let’s see.

Graphic courtesy of WRSA

If my life trajectory can teach anyone anything, it’s not to give up hope. Don’t succumb to the darkness and don’t let the darkness consume you. Don’t be influenced by nonsensical voices. Find inner strength and follow a compass with a magnetic pull stronger than the media influences. We can overcome and rebuild. We need to step away from the noise and put our minds in a new ethno-tribal state of awareness, and live as if this is our new reality. If we can do this, our new reality awaits us in real time.

From Oakwise Becoming

From Vox Popoli

Even those pulling the strings of the Short Fat Trump now understand that Asia is a bridge too far for the US military to even pretend it can contest, and it appears they’re now conceding the region to China.

Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I hâve instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, “No thanks!” Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

It’s only a matter of time before US troops are withdrawn from South Korea and Japan. Which is a good thing, since the fate of South Korea and its dying population has demonstrated that as bad as communism and Jutism may be, and they are very, very bad, Western liberal values and feminism are even worse for a nation.

The USA now has a single-issue foreign policy.