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The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements
An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements
464 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2002
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Kevin B. MacDonald
44 books216 followersKevin MacDonald is an American psychologist. He is a retired professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), best known for his controversial application of evolutionary psychology to characterize Jewish behavior as a "group evolutionary strategy." He is currently the editor of the Occidental Observer, which he says covers "white identity, white interests, and the culture of the West." He is the author of more than 100 scholarly papers and reviews, and he is the author of Social and Personality Development: An Evolutionary Synthesis (1988), A People That Shall Dwell Alone: Judaism as a Group Evolutionary Strategy (1994), Separation and Its Discontents: Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Anti-Semitism (1998), and The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements (1998). He has also edited three books, Sociobiological Perspectives on Human Development (1988), Parent-Child Play: Descriptions and Implications (1994), and Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Development (2004).
In October 2004, MacDonald accepted the Jack London Literary Prize from The Occidental Quarterly, using the award ceremony as an occasion to argue for the need for a "white ethnostate" to maintain high white birthrates.
In 2010, MacDonald accepted a position as one of the eight members of the board of directors of the American Freedom Party, which declares America a white Christian nation and advocates for limiting "non-white" immigration into the United States.
In October 2004, MacDonald accepted the Jack London Literary Prize from The Occidental Quarterly, using the award ceremony as an occasion to argue for the need for a "white ethnostate" to maintain high white birthrates.
In 2010, MacDonald accepted a position as one of the eight members of the board of directors of the American Freedom Party, which declares America a white Christian nation and advocates for limiting "non-white" immigration into the United States.
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May 12, 2025
Relentless. Prophetic. Indisputable.
This masterpiece from Kevin Macdonald gives a thorough analysis of the key Jewish intellectual movements—Boasian anthropology, Freudian psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt School, and neoconservatism—demonstrating how they have shaped modern discourse on race, ethnicity, and social policy. The depth of his research is undeniable, making this a formidable academic contribution to the JQ.
Macdonald builds a compelling case through logical progression, historical evidence, and critical analysis. He does not rely on polemics but instead presents his arguments with academic detachment, allowing the evidence to speak for itself. His discussion of the Frankfurt School’s impact on critical theory, for example, is particularly relevant to the emergence of today's woke ideology.
His tone remains dispassionate and academic. He doesn’t advocate hostility toward any group; he simply traces the historical influence of activist-intellectual networks back to their point of origin. The real question is: Why is this analysis so vehemently suppressed if it’s supposedly baseless?
The Culture of Critique is a bold and indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the complex interplay between culture, ideology, and ethnic dynamics in Western society. It is a rare example of scholarship that dares to venture where most academics fear to tread, and for that alone, it deserves serious engagement.
Read at your own risk because if there's one thing I'd say is for certain: after reading it, you will never see the world the same way again.
This masterpiece from Kevin Macdonald gives a thorough analysis of the key Jewish intellectual movements—Boasian anthropology, Freudian psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt School, and neoconservatism—demonstrating how they have shaped modern discourse on race, ethnicity, and social policy. The depth of his research is undeniable, making this a formidable academic contribution to the JQ.
Macdonald builds a compelling case through logical progression, historical evidence, and critical analysis. He does not rely on polemics but instead presents his arguments with academic detachment, allowing the evidence to speak for itself. His discussion of the Frankfurt School’s impact on critical theory, for example, is particularly relevant to the emergence of today's woke ideology.
His tone remains dispassionate and academic. He doesn’t advocate hostility toward any group; he simply traces the historical influence of activist-intellectual networks back to their point of origin. The real question is: Why is this analysis so vehemently suppressed if it’s supposedly baseless?
The Culture of Critique is a bold and indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the complex interplay between culture, ideology, and ethnic dynamics in Western society. It is a rare example of scholarship that dares to venture where most academics fear to tread, and for that alone, it deserves serious engagement.
Read at your own risk because if there's one thing I'd say is for certain: after reading it, you will never see the world the same way again.
November 18, 2025
Тази книга е възможно отново ще я изтрият, както подобава на отдаден на прогресивната анти-расистка кауза и доминиран от жени сайт като Goodreads. Така изтриха много книги, които няма какво да се лъжем, са си расистки, като The Turner Diaries, както и много други, които са само "противоречиви" каквото и да значи това.
Понеже бях недоволен от това и смятах, че книги не бива да се трият, сякаш не съществуват, каквито и да са те... вече не съм "библиотекар" лол
Така или иначе, The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements е чудесен и подробен анализ на една доста щекотлива тема - склонността на еврейската общност и евреите като индивиди ... как да го кажа по-меко (защото като цяло доста се възхищавам на евреите и oсобено на Израел) ... да подриват културата на държавите, в които живеят като диаспора така, че тия държави и култури да станат по-"приемствени" - с отричане на национализма, приемане на мултикултурализъм и емигранти и т.н.
Авторът проследява множество културни и политически движения, организации и институции и водещата дейност на евреите в тях и на еврейското лоби (добре документирано) за приемане на съответните политики. И показва как това влияние не може да се обясни само с факта, че евреите като цяло са по-умни и работливи (което си е факт) и поради това участват във водещи роли практически във всяко интелектуално движение (което също е така, дори в десните движения, че и в крайнодесни).
Държа да кажа, че книгата не е някаква безумна теория на конспирацията тип "Властта на Мамона" или Протоколи на Ционските мъдреци а по-скоро научно-популярна, с множество доказателства и доста умерени изводи.
След нея продължавам да съм фен на евреите и Израел, но и преди нея бях забелязал тенденциите, които тя описва.
Понеже бях недоволен от това и смятах, че книги не бива да се трият, сякаш не съществуват, каквито и да са те... вече не съм "библиотекар" лол
Така или иначе, The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements е чудесен и подробен анализ на една доста щекотлива тема - склонността на еврейската общност и евреите като индивиди ... как да го кажа по-меко (защото като цяло доста се възхищавам на евреите и oсобено на Израел) ... да подриват културата на държавите, в които живеят като диаспора така, че тия държави и култури да станат по-"приемствени" - с отричане на национализма, приемане на мултикултурализъм и емигранти и т.н.
Авторът проследява множество културни и политически движения, организации и институции и водещата дейност на евреите в тях и на еврейското лоби (добре документирано) за приемане на съответните политики. И показва как това влияние не може да се обясни само с факта, че евреите като цяло са по-умни и работливи (което си е факт) и поради това участват във водещи роли практически във всяко интелектуално движение (което също е така, дори в десните движения, че и в крайнодесни).
Държа да кажа, че книгата не е някаква безумна теория на конспирацията тип "Властта на Мамона" или Протоколи на Ционските мъдреци а по-скоро научно-популярна, с множество доказателства и доста умерени изводи.
След нея продължавам да съм фен на евреите и Израел, но и преди нея бях забелязал тенденциите, които тя описва.
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July 9, 2025Claim that the Britons who colonized, say, India were working for British interests over Indian and nobody will bat an eye. Claim that Mormons are likely to work towards promoting other Mormons in their endeavors and most will find it quite logical. Claim that Muslims are also likely to work to promote their own group interests in the West and you might be suspected of being far right. Claim that Jews have an inclination to promote Jewish interests over those of the nation they live in and you'll be called antisemitic, as MacDonald here has.
With many examples, MacDonald points out how many Jewish intellectuals, politicians and activists have been working to undo traditional Western values and norms, from Boasian anthropology to Freudian psychotherapy to Frankfurt school Theory, to Jewish involvement in liberalizing non-western immigration to the USA, Canada and Australia.
This in itself is not antisemitic, and MacDonald comes across as empathic for why this makes sense for Jewish interests. Diverse societies might be less prone to carry out pogroms. A tolerant society will tolerate Jews, too. And from a progressive point of view, many of the prominent Jewish figures are indeed morally superior, be it for promoting LGBTQ+ rights or founding the NAACP.
The controversial part of MacDonald's work is that he claims that the Jewish intellectuals who worked to pathologize the traditional family for society at large did not want this applied to Jewish groups. Jewish organizations who work for mass immigration to the West want to keep Israel a Jewish ethnostate, etc. They want one thing for the goyim, another for themselves, according to MacDonald.
I do find this book relevant in a world where there is a Zionist-driven genocide happening at Gaza, with a fanatically judeophile USA backing it, while there's also an increase in antisemitic attacks across Europe and the USA. Perhaps there would actually be less antisemitism if the points in this book could be discussed openly, and not shushed to the dark corners of the internet where the discussion is taken over by fanatics.
With many examples, MacDonald points out how many Jewish intellectuals, politicians and activists have been working to undo traditional Western values and norms, from Boasian anthropology to Freudian psychotherapy to Frankfurt school Theory, to Jewish involvement in liberalizing non-western immigration to the USA, Canada and Australia.
This in itself is not antisemitic, and MacDonald comes across as empathic for why this makes sense for Jewish interests. Diverse societies might be less prone to carry out pogroms. A tolerant society will tolerate Jews, too. And from a progressive point of view, many of the prominent Jewish figures are indeed morally superior, be it for promoting LGBTQ+ rights or founding the NAACP.
The controversial part of MacDonald's work is that he claims that the Jewish intellectuals who worked to pathologize the traditional family for society at large did not want this applied to Jewish groups. Jewish organizations who work for mass immigration to the West want to keep Israel a Jewish ethnostate, etc. They want one thing for the goyim, another for themselves, according to MacDonald.
I do find this book relevant in a world where there is a Zionist-driven genocide happening at Gaza, with a fanatically judeophile USA backing it, while there's also an increase in antisemitic attacks across Europe and the USA. Perhaps there would actually be less antisemitism if the points in this book could be discussed openly, and not shushed to the dark corners of the internet where the discussion is taken over by fanatics.
March 24, 2025
It’s odd that the second volume of Kevin MacDonald’s trilogy on Judaism as an evolutionary strategy, Separation and Its Discontents, is not listed on Goodreads, while the first and third volumes are. The second book is a fascinating account of antisemitism as the result of in group/out group competition, while the third deals with Jewish critiques of, and influence on, gentile culture. The controversy raised by these books probably comes from MacDonald’s refusal to depict opposition to Jewish interests as irrational and pathological, and because an outsider is critiquing an in group.
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