Folkishness … the Answer?

Hammers Thor posted a very well thought out position on the value of amicable conversation and debate. I entirely agree with his position. In the course of his post he wrote, “I am concerned that Divide and Conquer may be in play here, and that our own divide is not organic.” History confirms his concern to be real. Mixing different races, religions, and cultures together weakens each and that is the intent of the tyrant, empire, or conqueror. It is not organic, but the admitted plan of the Globalists.

The United States of America was established by dissident Europeans. Up until very recently, the commanding majority of Americans were of European descent.  Even the fact that Americans were almost universally the same race and religion, and even though the cultural differences largely disappeared in the American melting pot, we still had problems based on ideology. Importing radically incompatible cultures and races has only exacerbated the societal and ideological divisions.

The question becomes, how do we restore our nation with the vast diversity that we have allowed to invade our homeland? Trump made promises to remove many of the ‘outlanders,’ so far a promise mostly unfulfilled. I would suggest that a return to Folkishness may be the answer. If so, it would require that we revive freedom of association which has been made largely illegal in our modern age. So what is Folkishness?

The following (in italics) was taken from a post by Imperium Press.

Folkishness has a functional definition, what people generally take it to mean—folkishness is functionally “in-group preference”. When you say you are folkish, that means that you are exclusionist along the lines of identity, usually ethnicity or ancestry. When Somalis come to America, they practice in-group preference, so do those from India and other lands. They build in-group preference communities. They are folkish.

Pre-modernity, the family was the core of society. Strong families gathered in clans which gathered in tribes which eventually became nations. A nation cannot be strong without strong tribes, clans, and families. The globalists have destroyed all that up to and including the nations.

Once we understand the earthward relationship of priority in identities (family > clan > tribe etc.), we understand that anyone who does want to recover the nation must first recover the folk; whoever wants to recover the folk must recover the tribe, and so on.

I mentioned, above, the problems we have had with ideology. My contention is that if we develop a strong folk, ideology would be much less a problem, as history seems to show.

Folkishness is pre-ideological, but it also makes moral demands of us, which puts it near the realm of ideology. Let us say something about the relation between ideology, morality, and tradition.

A return to Folkishness will not be easy, but it could be the answer.

Imperium Press offers a deeper explanation of Folkishness.

Folkishness Q&A, Part I

Folkishness Q&A, Part II

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11 responses to “Folkishness … the Answer?”

  1. Thank you for the education, difficult not to be enlightened from time to time by many of the contributors posts.

    The self anointed emperors to their delusions of grandeur ruling over western societies, have -by and large- enabled themselves by constant accumulation of centralization to nearly everything humanity interacts with, and then some. Obviously, not distant from a kings rule but with further reaching levers of power. The foundation of our ancestors early government was highly decentralized, thus removing authoritarian levers of power enabling small “tribes” to prosper in their own right. Family was the rebar in that foundation. Arguably, the outcome of the “civil war” began the snow ball to centralization. Creation of the federal reserve provided an endless mountain of snow for that ball to grow ad infinitum.

    Perhaps, for our nation to heal, centralization to the levers of power must be granulated. Different “tribes” are forced unto another with the levers of power preferential to one over another allowing one to prosper and another not(focusing on the how, not the why). Akin to one switch controlling the lights in all homes, with some that prefer them on and some that prefer them off, usually based upon individual circumstances. There will be strife among neighbors if one has different circumstances than another but all forced to be in the same state. Those that have access to a one switch control can manipulate -at will- for what ever reason suites their need. The light switch needs to stay in the individual home.

    Returning levers of power to the granulated form could allow Folkishness to reemerge and prosper.

    1. Thanks for sharing – you said it better than me. Yes, the centralization of FedGov is a causative agent in our problems. Decentralization will help.
      States rights and smaller government. Frankly, I think it is the size of government that’s the problem. The over-reach is a natural function of ever-increasing size. If government were smaller, they wouldn’t have the resources, or be able to regulate so many aspects of our life. Inversely, some people vote to increase government and its ability to regulate our lives.
      This gets reflected in our daily life. Part of this country wants personal responsibility, part wants the state to handle everything. We see this difference in things like gun-control debate and social welfare programs. Do I have the right to defend myself, or is The State the sole arbiter? Should I donate to the church pantry, or be taxed (at gunpoint, un-ironically) to fund State Welfare programs?
      Society is divided on the best course of action, so its no surprise government is equally disfunctional. Unless We The People agree, government won’t be able to. There are times I think that is the point.

  2. I think in historical precedents with matters like this. Has there ever been any nation so large and vast? Soviet Russia, China, maybe include the Mongol empire? Even Rome was pretty much The Med (outlying territories were loosely held at best). The EU is the logical, yet farcical conclusion.
    Geography is a physical reality, when the horse was the fastest mode of transport, that put concrete limits in place. Things are faster now, but still the same.
    Additionally, think about small-towns. One side of the tracks is very different from the other, right? People act, think, talk different, yet its the same town? Now scale that up the a state like Michigan? UP is not Eaton Rapids. Memphis is not Knoxville.
    The Northeast is not the same as SEC and NASCAR country, we see that social friction frequently. And we’re still East of the Mississippi….
    We see parallel issues in other large countries. Russia and the Caucuses, China’s got issues aplenty… big companies are out foxed by nimble startups, but lumber on long past death due to momentum. See England, EU, USA…
    I see lots of similarities and parallels, just not the best at articulating it.
    The country is likely to devolve into regions based on geography and population. There is already a lot of HOP (Human Osmotic Pressure – thank you Michael Yon), it will get worse, which will have its own problems (stop moving out of your blue shithole, you’re ruining my redstate). Violence will spiral, things will get very tribal very quick. Selco has some good suggestions of how it will look. City vs. Country will happen soon, as cities don’t produce a single thing of value, they only consume resources, and repackage them as value added. Think about what would happen if that ceased to hold value for the producers? Martial law will follow.

  3. I grew up folksy. I grew up with ethnic tradition. I embraced the traditions of other ethnicities living on my block in Long Island. Yes, we were taught that America was a melting pot.

    More and more we shall find ourselves dependent on AI. We will not have to do the deep work of problem solving. We are forgetting how to relate to one another naturally because we relate through AI. We discuss the gravity of our situation – with Empire. But we cannot seem to stop the free fall of our nation. AI is taking away our ability to create the solution to save ourselves.

    The early settlers of this nation had to figure ways to survive every day of their lives. They built this nation without AI. We are going around in circles lost in confusion while the powers that be imprisoned us within AI. We cannot think our way out of the horrific state we find ourselves in. Automating our dependence IS crippling us

    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/04/charles-hugh-smith/automating-our-dependence-will-cripple-us/

    1. No we can think our way out we just don’t have it in us to sacrifice for that to become a reality…

  4. “Mixing different races, religions, and cultures together weakens each and that is the intent of the tyrant, empire, or conqueror.”

    That was the key to destroying the United States. Since the laws, courts and public opinion promote this destruction, what chance do we have to restore a moral and honorable country? Trump was a longshot at best for this restoration but that has failed. And that statement is not begging the question.

    The United States succeeded initially because hard work allowed most people to achieve the American Dream. We knew the rules which were not shifting goal posts. We kept to our little enclaves for folkishness but they were all white: Slavic, German, Italian or English. And they were Catholic or Christian. These traits today are vilified and used to destroy everything that made this nation great.

    So the idea to make America great again has become the whipping post for our government to destroy it for their own power. The first step to restore the country would have been to remove the two-tier justice system so that we could know what the rules are. Notice the past tense because our best chance of this happening was destroyed by the Epstein coverup.

  5. Dave, what you wrote rings clear in my head. I grew up in North Babylon, Long Island which was all white. Italians, Irish, one Jewish family, Lithuanian. (Me), One Turkish family, no Spanish, German, Dutch. NO CRIME.

    I moved alone to NC 20 years to Durham. Egad! I moved here without knowing or understanding the depths of my mistake. I was I a very fragile state when I came to NC. I walked around and around Raleigh trying to get a lay of the land. I deeply admired the history, the southern ways, and the genteel manner I found here. Durham is a horror chamber downtown. I live on the outskirts on the border of Raleigh. I never go into Durham except to my eye doctor. It’s that bad.

    This is what I can afford. I stay to myself. Within the past five years my neighborhood now has families from Afghanistan, Mexico, India, and a host of other places. One Russian family. Cars are being stolen now. Last summer a black man here had his red truck repossessed. A gun fight ensued on my block! Nine bullets, blood on the street. There is much more to tell.

    I see what’s coming. I do not mix with any of these people. I am way too old to move. My memories of a quiet life in white America is forever gone. Raleigh is also turning into a jungle.

    I am 77. I am alone. I come to this blog to strengthen my values, to learn what I can, and to uphold the America I grew up in. Many tears for what is lost. Thank you for your response.

    1. Please take care in knowing that indeed you are not alone, but among your fellow folks. Much enjoy reading your comments and too have strengthened my values, learned, and wish to uphold the America I grew up in full of fond memories.

  6. Most excellent. Thank you Roth.

  7. Tribe Up or Die White Man…

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