The Tyranny of Human Rights: From Jacobinism to the United Nations

by Kerry Bolton

In The Tyranny of Human Rights: From Jacobinism to the United Nations Bolton examines the manner by which “Enlightenment” doctrines shaped liberalism and the bloody progenies of Jacobinism and Bolshevism. Bolton demonstrates that the inevitable consequences of these doctrines being predicated on the fallacy of universal equality is the need for increasingly draconian laws, pervasive indoctrination, and, where these are insufficient, “color revolution” and war. Like the Jacobin doctrine of “liberty, equality, fraternity,” these measures, undertaken in the name of “human rights,” “equality,” and “social justice,” are largely directed toward the destruction of European peoples. The ultimate aim behind the humanitarian facade is a world state where people, resources, technology, and capital can be moved about without any hindrance from nation states, races, cultures, and even families.



Extensively sourced, with forewords by Dr. Tomislav Sunić and Prof. Edward Dutton, Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to present The Tyranny of Human Rights: From Jacobinism to the United Nations by renowned author Kerry R. Bolton. This latest contribution by Bolton is a vital tool in understanding the nefarious machine of international human rights.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

472 pages

Published February 6, 2022

Reviews

[Nick John · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an excellent summation of the timeline leading up to the "neo-liberal" or, as the book states, "neo-jacobin" world we live in today. I have to say out of all the research books I have read Kerry Bolton does the best job of actually making the data presentable in away where you feel like you are being engaged in a story not just reading a research paper.

I also felt that outside of giving you clear cut timeline of the tyranny of human rights. Bolton also has very nice summations of critiques of problems facing our society in the West as a whole. I will being using this book as a reference for talking points in conversations in the future.

The only thing I really disliked about the book was his sort of quick dives into American history and the founding fathers. As an American I think that Bolton misses the mark on understanding the complex nature of our revolution and what exactly was going on and that's ultimately fine because you can't trace a timeline on globalism without discussing enlightenment liberalism and the American Empire.

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the title regardless of political affiliation.

[Alec Piergiorgi · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read throughout, informative and persuasive. At the same time that I might disagree with some of Bolton's observations or conclusions, it's difficult to find fault at least in his argument, especially since he has nearly 1100 primary source citations to back up his claims. A substantial portion of the book is just word-for-word quotations, without which, the tendency of most readers would be to say that Bolton was lying about or exaggerating his claims.

The book is a little long, and he often belabors a single point for several chapters. While each one on their own was worthwhile, having nearly identical essays back-to-back would make reading the book at length a bit tiring. For example, he spends nearly ten chapters covering developments in New Zealand alone and while I grant that this is the author's home, I think a handful would've had the same effect. I will say that some of things he pointed out going on in NZ are pretty crazy.

I guess I might've gone into this one with false expectations. While at the start, the book does lean towards explaining the philosophical origins of "human rights" as leftist dogma, from the Jacobins to the Bolsheviks to the modern UN, this forms only a fraction of the book's full coverage. I would assume that under Bolton's view I would not be "right-wing," which is fine, but he didn't do much to present a contra side to the current human rights paradigm (I would've found this fascinating to read).

I was hoping that the majority of the book would be like its beginning instead of the (albeit very intriguing and traumatic) analysis of the current international power structures. Here, Bolton goes into substantial detail connecting the human rights putsch with the international capitalist organs that seek to transform various societies around the globe. I thought his critiques of the current capital globalization model were very refreshing and reminiscent of Murray Rothbard's ability to do the same.

[Easton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting, definitely worth reading