The Occidental Quarterly

The Occidental Quarterly Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring 2021)

The Spring issue of The Occidental Quarterly contains 131 pages of scholarly writing on a wide range of topics. Brenton Sanderson leads off with "Mark Leibler: Powerbroker for Australia's Jewish Plutocracy," based mainly on Michael Gawenda's The Powerbroker: Mark Leibler, an Australian Jewish Life. Leibler is an Australian attorney and a very effective lobbyist for Jewish causes with influence at the highest levels of...
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The Occidental Quarterly Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring 2021)

The Spring issue of The Occidental Quarterly contains 131 pages of scholarly writing on a wide range of topics. Brenton Sanderson leads off with "Mark Leibler: Powerbroker for Australia's Jewish Plutocracy," based mainly on Michael Gawenda's The Powerbroker: Mark Leibler, an Australian Jewish Life. Leibler is an Australian attorney and a very effective lobbyist for Jewish causes with influence at the highest levels of the Australian government on issues such as immigration policy, Australia's policy toward Israel, opposing Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party, and promoting restrictions on free speech related to diversity.

Andrew Fraser's "Global Jesus versus National Jesus: The Political Hermeneutics of Resurrection" discusses globalist versions and nationalist versions of Christian theology, arguing that nationalist versions are well grounded in authoritative biblical sources.

Patrick McDermott's "Politics of White Secession in South Africa" examines the history of post-apartheid South Africa, noting attempts by Whites to form a party, the Democratic Alliance, that would admit Black members and dedicated to a color-blind future. Since 2019, the idea of White secession has become more mainstream among Whites, focusing especially on the Western Cape region, which does not have a Black majority, as a possible independent state.

Andrew Joyce provides an extended review essay on Josh Neal's American Extremist: The Psychology of Political Extremism. Joyce points to a number of young dissident-right writers who "have arguably developed a very nuanced perspective of our contemporary problems and their origins." Joyce concludes that "American Extremist is one of the most, if not the single most, thorough elucidations of the nature of contemporary society that I've ever read. ... The book is a timely call for self-reflection on the part of all of us who, having spent so much time working against our opponents, should take care not to sacrifice who we are in the process. This is therefore a work of profound political conscience."

There are three other reviews. In "LARPing toward Victory," Nelson Rosit reviews William S. Lind's Retroculture: Taking America Back, noting that despite its laudable aims, it does not offer a realistic approach to restoring the pre-1960s culture of America. "Retroculture contains some pithy criticisms of contemporary culture along with a number of useful tips for individual and familial living while waxing nostalgic for times past. It might be a good suggested reading or gift for an older mainstream friend or relative."

"Guillaume Faye Remembered" is Andrew Joyce's second contribution to the current issue. It is a review of a collection of essays commemorating the French nationalist writer Guillaume Faye, Guillaume Faye: Truths and Tributes by Robert Steuckers, Pierre-Émile Blairon, and Pierre Krebs. As the essay by Pierre Magué notes, "In a replete and slumbering France, Guillaume Faye was the one to raise the alarm, never worrying about whether or not it was a suitable time to do so, whether he risked interrupting idle chatter and academic speeches. ... Such is the characteristic of prophets."

Finally, Nelson Rosit reviews Alexander Jacob's European Perspectives, a collection of essays whose purpose is "to dissuade the European Right from adopting 'vulgar populist ideologies' originating from America." Rosit's critique concludes: "...mass migrations and globalized economies are rapidly and radically changing the cultural landscape of the Occident. The historical peoples of the West are now slated to become minorities in their own homelands. We need new elites to propagate a new ideology that will be part of a new spiritual awakening. That is a monumental task. Nothing could be more difficult, yet nothing less will do."