Lawrence Auster

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

I was very sad to learn that Lawrence Auster’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Auster has long been a divisive figure in the blogosphere, but his traditionalist blog, View from the Right, has never failed to be either interesting or erudite. Regardless of where you stand on Auster’s opinions, they’re always clearly argued, and in an age of chronic frivolousness his sobriety can often be invigorating. He’s attracted some great commenters, too: I cannot count the occasions on which I’ve scoffed at one of his opinions only to find myself questioning my position as I plowed through the conversations generated by his posts. His voice is unique, and I don’t think it’ll be replaced. Here’s hoping he’s as comfortable as possible and seeking solace in his loved ones. I’m hoping we’ll still be arguing about him ten years from now.

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5 Responses to Lawrence Auster

  1. epiminondas's avatar epiminondas says:

    He offered some of the most brilliant arguments against multiculturalism I have ever read. One of his great insights was the realization that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been perceived very differently by blacks and whites. For blacks (and their leftist allies), it delegitimized the nation’s founding and called into question the very fabric of society. Whites were caught off guard by this interpretation and were never able to regain their psychological identity as a core ethnicity with very specific cultural and traditional values to protect. According to Auster, the last 40 years has seen a relentless assault on that legitimacy, with the formation of multiculturalism as the main weapon in the culture war. Auster’s main weakness was his inability to reach any real consensus with other conservatives or form any meaningful dialogue with persons he disagreed with. He never offered a realistic plan of action that would reverse this relentless assault on the nation’s white population, and his prickliness hindered his ability to form intellectual coalitions. As far as I could tell, he despised more people on the right than he admired. But his contribution to anti-multiculturalism has been magnificent. Hopefully another Auster (or Sam Francis) will pick up the ball and move forward with it.

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  2. ironrailsironweights's avatar ironrailsironweights says:

    He’s written some good things, but this blather (on his “top posts” sidebar) utterly nauseated me. It plays right into the Blogosphere’s Quasi-Homoerotic Black Male Physical Superiority Fetish. My guess is that most blacks who read it are far too amused to be offended.

    Peter

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  3. Fabrizio del Wrongo's avatar Fabrizio del Wrongo says:

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