New Polls on Inverted World Activism and Content

I’m thrilled with the idea of being part of an organization that unapologetically advocates for Whites through the lens of political activism. It’s one of the primary reasons I offer my financial support to The Inverted-World. That said, I think it would be advantageous to focus on concrete examples of how Whites are negatively affected by programs like forced integration, mass non-white immigration, affirmative action and diversity quotas without bluntly criticizing non-whites with crime statistics or IQ scores.

I tend to think those who are on the receiving end of the e-mails you are generating may be more likely to consider our position if the focus is on what is happening to Whites. At least intrinsically most Whites will be sympathetic to such ideas. However, in my experience, many Whites tend to self-righteously recoil when confronted with negative statistics directed at non-whites. Just my two cents Ian…..keep up the good work!

By on 3/30/08 at 3:13 am

It’s a good suggestion, Rob, and I’ll bear it in mind in the future.

By on 3/30/08 at 8:45 am

I think the in-depth articles are important to establish intellectual heft and credibility, and serve as a self-referential resource to help make and reinforce points that are not made or are under-emphasized elsewhere.

But I think the blog format is very valuable.

Blogs have had a major, agenda-shaping impact on both the mainstream conservative Right (NRO’s The Corner, Little Green Footballs, Instapundit, Talking Points Memo) and on the Left (DailyKos, Huffington Post, Andrew Sullivan). Just look at what happened to Dan Rather and the 2004 election, for starters.

In our busy, information-overloaded society, a relatively brief written piece that makes a new, interesting, and timely/relevant point can get tremendous attention in a short period of time.

When and if enough attention happens, then the idea breaks through beyond the blogosphere, via email newsletters, talk radio, mainstream non-blog websites, talking head cable shows, and, finally, wheezing and puffing, the traditional newspapers and network news.

A big part of getting this to happen involves getting other bloggers to link to your blog article. That is the only realistic or at least rapid method for a little-read blog to get noticed, rather than hoping for enough people to stumble across your site via search-engines or social bookmarking (Digg). Not being a blogger myself, the secrets of making this happen elude me. However, I think cultivating others and diplomacy are a big part of it. A certain amount of logrolling happens too - there’s even a phrase for it: “blogrolling”, in which one at least has a list of links to other interesting blogs, if one does not actually frequently link to stories on those blogs.

By Irish on 3/30/08 at 9:01 pm

I’m glad most people approve of the action alerts and few people think they’re a waste of time. A substantial minority, however, think activism is a good idea, but that I’m doing it wrong. However, no one except Rob has written in to give me suggestions.

Also, people have made it clear that they want me to write more articles. It’s been far too long since I’ve published an article. I’ve been working on one though, and I’ll get it done in the next week. Feel free to heckle me if I don’t.

By on 3/30/08 at 9:48 pm

They may be a good idea, however, I prefer to go at my own pace personally.

By on 3/31/08 at 8:30 pm

I’m one of those people who checked “waste of time”. I can see where political activism might work at the local level (school boards, for instance), but not at any level above that. Why would a politician respond to an obvious mass mailing (but from only a couple hundred people, maximum) that expresses a point of view which they see as extremist and not representative of the electorate?

The only way to change things—again, above the level of a few municipalities—is by changing the culture. Since race realists have no access to the media or other cultural institutions, that means supporting allies on the mainstream Right who do—the Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter types—and encouraging them to focus more on the issues you see as important. If you’re going to send e-mails, it would be more effective to address them to these people than to some congressman.

That said, I wouldn’t have used your phrase “a waste of time”. If nothing else, political activism builds morale and serves as a focus. Maybe doing anything is better than doing nothing.

By Ploni Almoni on 4/1/08 at 3:45 am

Ploni Almoni,

E-mailing conservative pundits is an idea well worth considering.

By on 4/1/08 at 5:28 pm

Rob Haney is right on with this one. I, too, believe that our efforts will pay off to a much greater extent by focusing on whites as victims of particular policies, stigmatization, etc. It is what works for our opponents over and over again. A few cases come to mind as perfect examples of the injustice our people face today: -Justin Barker (the real “Jena 6” victim) -Joe Horn (white man in Pasadena, TX who shot two illegal alien burglars breaking into his neighbor’s home; huge protest/standoff between black extremists and Horn’s neighbors) -countless white victims of hate crimes (as I’ve mentioned before, AmRen’s news archives are a huge asset here) -local business owners finding it hard to compete without illegal labor

These are the kind of things that stir people’s passions. There is definitely a place for IQ/crime stats, but I feel their use should be somewhat limited to a defensive mechanism brought out only when needed. The primary, first-line-focus should be on negative effects/injustice to whites as a group. For instance, a white victim of crime should be the primary focus of a particular effort, while the greater statistics should be back-up offered as soon as an opponent calls it an “isolated incident.” In other words, let the opponents bring it upon themselves, and don’t make negative portrayals of other peoples the centerpiece of your platform.

By Law Student on 4/1/08 at 11:17 pm

On activism, you may want to give people graded options. Being explicitly pro white in a communication to Congress may be too much for most people to start with. Give people activist options that let them go one step at a time. These can point out that affirmative action is unfair to whites for example.

Maybe you are doing this already, but my sense is the activism requires a big jump off the deep end, which is too much. Small steps can get more people to go farther. Big steps tend to be falls in most people’s minds.

By Old Atlantic on 4/3/08 at 9:18 pm