Which Way Western Man?

by William Gayley Simpson

Which Way Western Man? is a White supremacist book by William Gayley Simpson. Simpson, a former left-wing Christian activist turned White supremacist, claims that there is an organized conspiracy by "World Jewry" against the "Western Man", which is leading to the destruction of Western civilization. The book is antisemitic and anti-Black, with Simpson describing himself as a racist with pride; Simpson advocates deporting all Black people and Jews, but additionally blames a supposed internal weakness of the West for this "plight". The book, in addition to its usage of antisemitic conspiracy theories, is anti-Christian in orientation, claiming Christianity, communism, capitalism, and democracy are all Jewish plots. Simpson quotes a variety of texts, including established conspiratorial works like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Genres: Politics

872 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

William Gayley Simpson was an American neo-Nazi author, Presbyterian clergyman and lecture-circuit speaker. From the late 1910s to the 1920s, Simpson was a Christian left-wing labor activist and the associate director for the National Civil Liberties Bureau, the precursor to the American Civil Liberties Union. He went on to live an ascetic Christian life, which gained him some amount of notoriety with American Christians, before traveling to India and Japan. In the late 1920s, Simpson became disillusioned with Christianity and his former politics and began lecturing criticizing Christianity and promoting Nietzschean ideas. He authored a book on these ideas, Toward The Rising Sun, in 1935. Simpson later became a White supremacist and a member of the neo-Nazi group the National Alliance, led by William Luther Pierce. Simpson is most well-known for his 1978 book Which Way Western Man?, which claims there is a Jewish plot against White people, calls for violence against Jews, and says that Adolf Hitler was right. Simpson's ideology and works, particularly Which Way Western Man? has had an influence on several White supremacist and neo-Nazi figures.

Reviews

[Raymond · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is very stupid. He gives A LOT of sources, but I wonder if this is to hide the lies in the book. He says a lot, the book is 800 pages. So is to be expected. But when you fact check things he says it just isn't true. Sometimes he gives proof for everything leading up to the core of his argument then stops suddenly when he gives the core argument.

I'm not going to go into race because its just so boring. But I will point out that he references an obscure book on the basis for his economic beliefs, promotes child marriage, supports incest (even brother sister), and thinks older men should get with younger women. He also talks about how a shoe maker is smarter then most men. This is ironic because he also thinks society could be ran by several mystics. I feel like a shoe maker and a mystic being your gold standard of IQ should be a sign you might be wrong. (Also note that the book has a lot more, I just don't care. If you think I'm cherry picking and framing him poorly go on and read it.)

I had only read it because of the Trump Admin tweeting about it. As I read I just became more dumbfounded and I wanted to write a review because no one else had done it. So lastly do I recommend the book? No don't read it unless you feel a need to disprove me.

(This is an updated version of my last review)