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9/11 made me finally break with the left-liberal worldview and start agreeing with conservatives on foreign policy (I had already long ago agreed with the right on economics). I finally converted from liberal-left to libertarian-right once I read the latter's arguments in 2001-02.




Introduction - What is the right?

What does "right" mean in the modern world? Let me suggest a definition:

By "right" on this page I mean people that generally support the west against its enemies. Not all of the links on this page could be called "right-wing". (I'm not even necessarily "right-wing" myself.) But none of these are anti-west.

According to this definition, there are many right-wing groups and individuals I disagree with and oppose, such as religious conservatives. There are even self-described "right-wingers" who do not support the west against its enemies, such as isolationists and Israel-haters. For a full discussion see:




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Little Green Footballs (LGF)

I like LGF and Charles Johnson, though I don't like some of his commenters. Because LGF is so controversial, I thought I'd write a few words in defence of Charles Johnson (if not his commenters).



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There was a big argument on the right in 2007 between LGF and some other anti-jihad blogs:



The argument was over the nature of Vlaams Belang and the Sweden Democrats. LGF was pointing out their anti-semitic and neo-Nazi past (and perhaps present). The above blogs were defending them as now reformed allies against the jihad. This, though, rather reminds me of the claim that the BNP has "reformed". I find the LGF side the most convincing. My problems with the Sweden Democrats can be found here. As for Vlaams Belang, someone I really admire, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, called it "a racist, anti-Semitic, extremist party that .. should be outlawed". Get her to change her mind and I'll listen to you.

Summary of the case against Vlaams Belang makes a good point: "my conclusion is that allying with Vlaams Belang would be strategically inept while providing little value, and would ... sap support for our anti-Islamofascist efforts. This is the case whether VB is taking a course to reform or not. There is too much evidence from their own sites, manifestos, statements, party publications, and affiliated groups that their leadership is not distant enough from the stance on collaborators, identity politics, and immature political theater to make any alliance with them sane. Even if they are making whole-hearted honest efforts to reform, the track record is just not long enough. (Some in their leadership are I think, some others aren't.) ... Associating with Vlaams Belang when they bring so little to the cause while carrying so much bad baggage is not only poorly thought out, it's also politically naive." In short, it is a waste of energy for anyone on the anti-jihad side to attempt to defend Vlaams Belang. They should just shrug and say: "I can understand why you don't like them. I think they're reformed, but I understand if you think differently."

Robert Spencer on VB having new links to the BNP: "In the recent bitter controversy between Charles Johnson and a group of counterjihadists over the nature of the VB, it does appear quite clearly from this new alliance, if it wasn't already, that Charles was right." Get Spencer to change his mind and I'll listen to you.

So I find the LGF side the most convincing. It doesn't mean these other blogs are racist - just that they've made a bad call on allies. I know Gates of Vienna isn't racist. I'm not so sure about Brussels Journal any more, since I discovered they carry an ad for a BNP site. Because of this, I'm removing all my links to them.



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By "right" on this page I mean people that generally support the west against its enemies, for lack of a better term. Not all of the links on this page could be called "right-wing". (I'm not even necessarily "right-wing" myself.) But none of these are anti-west.



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