We can not transcend our genes (Moxon (2008), p. 275), it therefore makes sense to align our politics so that they accomodate human nature. The term fascism shall refer to policies that run counter to this principle. Human nature includes local specialization, cultural conformism, fierce antagonism between groups, cooperative group defence and groupishness (Ridley (1997), p. 182). As our ancestors discovered, you get a positive sum game if you produce goods via the division of labour (including the sexual division of labour) and distribute them via the invisible hand of the market. Ritual reinforces cultural conformity, so religion should be accomodated. Life is a prisoner's dilemna, we should punish both defectors and those who fail to punish defectors. It is also natural to reward labour and punish capital. The role of a government should be minimal: national defence and the direct redistribution of wealth. Note that political correctness (the dictatorship of virtue), feminism and Marxism are fascist, whilst Nazi Germany was not. See Barth (2000) and Reisman (2005).
Salter (2006) takes a gene-centred approach to politics and considers the relative investment allocated to each of the following, which are listed in order of importance according to genetic similarity: self, offspring, ethny and humanity. In the table below, the various political ideologies are listed in order of preference. Multiculturalism is split into two (you can’t have one without the other). I’ve added ‘mean absolute error’, which is the difference between the ideology and the optimal ideology, universal nationalism; although note that Salter emphasizes that the numbers are merely indicative.
| Ideology | Self | Offspring | Ethny | Humanity | mean absolute error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Nationalism | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Multiculturalism for Minorities | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Multiculturalism for Majorities | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.035 |
| Capitalism | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Humanism | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.135 |
| National Socialism | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.165 |
| Communism | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.235 |
| Radical Christianity | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.385 |
It is interesting to note that Radical Christianity came out worst, mainly for investing too little in one’s self and too much in humanity. The difference between Multiculturalism and the ideal is best addressed by National Socialism. This predicts that a multicultural society, such as the United Kingdom, is a catalyst for a far right party, such as the BNP.
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