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George Orwell: 1984. Essential to understanding the Totalitarian Left, and ideas that have now entered our language and are becoming more relevant by the day, such as doublethink, thoughtcrime, and newspeak.

Donald J. Boudreaux: The Essential Hayek. (also Hayek's original works, eg The Road to Serfdom and The Constitution of Liberty, but they are much more expensive. This is a good introduction to the Austrian School of economics).

Carroll Quigley: Tragedy & Hope: a history of the world in our time.
http://www.carrollquigley.net/pdf/Tragedy_and_Hope.pdf
> One of these persistent questions is typical of the twentieth century rather than of earlier times: Can our way of life survive? Is our civilization doomed to vanish, as did that of the Incas, the Sumerians, and the Romans? From Giovanni Battista Vico in the early eighteenth century to Oswald Spengler in the early twentieth century and Arnold J Toynbee in our own day, men have been puzzling over the problem of whether civilizations have a life cycle and follow a similar pattern of change. from this discussion emerged a fairly general agreement that men live in separately organized societies, each with its own distinct culture; that some of these societies, having writing and city life, exist on a higher level of culture than the rest, and should be called by the different term "civilizations"; and that these civilizations tend to pass through a common pattern of experience.

Carroll Quigley: The Evolution of Civilizations. http://www.archive.org/stream/CarrollQuigley-TheEvolutionOfCivilizations-AnIntroductionTo/CarrollQuigley-TheEvolutionOfCivilizations-AnIntroductionToHistoricalAnalysis1979#page/n1/mode/2up
> In this perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilizations, Professor Quigley seeks to establish the analytical tools necessary for understanding history. He examines the application of scientific method to the social sciences, then establishes his historical hypotheses. He poses a division of culture into six levels, from the more abstract to the more concrete—intellectual, religious, social, political, economic, and military—and he identifies seven stages of historical change for all civilizations: mixture, gestation, expansion, conflict, universal empire, decay, and invasion.

J.C. Unwin: Sex and Culture
https://archive.org/details/b20442580
> With care-free open-mindedness I decided to test, by a reference to human records, a somewhat startling conjecture that had been made by analytical psychologists. This suggestion was that if the social regulations forbid direct satisfaction of the sexual impulses the emotional conflict is expressed in another way, and that what we call 'civilization' has always been built up by compulsory sacrifices in the gratification of innate desires.

Sir John Glubb: The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
> d) The stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be:

>The Age of Pioneers (outburst)

> The Age of Conquests

>The Age of Commerce

>The Age of Affluence

>The Age of Intellect

>The Age of Decadence.

>(e) Decadence is marked by:

>Defensiveness

>Pessimism

>Materialism

>Frivolity

>An influx of foreigners

>The Welfare State

>A weakening of religion.

>(f) Decadence is due to:

>Too long a period of wealth and power

>Selfishness

>Love of money

>The loss of a sense of duty.

>(g) The life histories of great states are amazingly similar, and are due to internal factors.

E. Belfort Bax: The Fraud of Feminism. http://www.angryharry.com/FraudOfFeminism.htm (written in 1913, it clearly shows that there was no 'golden age' of feminism, and that feminists can never be satisfied).
> Though women have been conceded all the rights of men, their privileges as females have remained untouched, while the sentimental "pull" they have over men, and the favouritism shown them in the courts, civil and criminal, often in flagrant violation of elementary justice, continues as before. The result of their position on juries, as evinced in certain trials, has rather confirmed the remarks made in Chapter II. anent [concerning] hysteria than otherwise. The sex-bias of men in favour of women and the love of the advanced woman towards her sex-self show no sign of abatement.

And two recent important works in political philosophy that are therefore not available for free.

John Rawls. A Theory of Justice. A seminal book providing an alternative to Utilitarianism. "Rawls's "Theory of Justice" is widely and justly regarded as this century's most important work of political philosophy. "
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0674000781/

T.M. Scanlon. What We Owe to Each Other. Following on from Rawls' insights, and applying them more broadly than only to justice, to what underpins a society working together. "What do we owe to each other? What obligations of honesty, respect, trust and consideration exist between people?"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/067400423X/

Finally

Jonathan Haidt: Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. Haidt shows that there are at least 6 foundations of what people see as social good. Of these, the Left see 'Caring' as the good, almost to the exclusion of everything else. Libertarians see 'Liberty' as the good, almost to the exclusion of everything else. Conservatives are fairly evenly balanced across the 6, and have the easiest time understanding the perspective of the others as a result. See also http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0042366 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUM4akzLGE. You might know Haidt from this talk: http://www.sciencevsfeminism.com/the-myth-of-equality/jonathan-haidt-coddling-u-strengthening-u/

https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/1610391845

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita : The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
>For eighteen years, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith have been part of a team revolutionizing the study of politics by turning conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single assertion: Leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don't care about the “national interest”—or even their subjects—unless they have to.
This clever and accessible book shows that the difference between tyrants and democrats is just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them. The picture the authors paint is not pretty. But it just may be the truth, which is a good starting point for anyone seeking to improve human governance.


This book explains so much in such a minimal amount of time it is scary. Every complete piece of idiocy corruption good and bad deed, why capitalism or socialism or communism or liberalism or anarchism in any political system. It was written before the current political climate but makes mention to our current major players. I wonder why? If anything just watch CGP's video. Morals have nothing to do with much of anything important.

> “Simply the best book on politics written…. Every citizen should read this book.”

-CGP Grey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs)

> "In this fascinating book Bueno de Mesquita and Smith spin out their view of governance: that all successful leaders, dictators and democrats, can best be understood as almost entirely driven by their own political survival—a view they characterize as 'cynical, but we fear accurate.' Yet as we follow the authors through their brilliant historical assessments of leaders' choices—from Caesar to Tammany Hall and the Green Bay Packers—we gradually realize that their brand of cynicism yields extremely realistic guidance about spreading the rule of law, decent government, and democracy. James Madison would have loved this book."

-R. James Woolsey Director of Central Intelligence, 1993-1995, and Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, July, 2011

I think you're on the right track but religion is a big part of this too that goes way way back, and colonialism carving up these areas is also at play.

There's an essay in this reader called 'Clash of Civilizations' that I'd highly recommend to you. It argues that middle east and western cultures are just way too oppositional to ever blend properly and sheer disconnect and co-hate will eventually lead to war. It was written in 1996.

I think another aspect is there's a constantly tension, power struggle and abuse between rulers using religion to inspire people to support their government and then the government being torn down by even more religious radicals and then the flip. Secular radicals tearing down overly religious governments.

Last thing I'd like to throw in is the problem you have when societies are modernized to quickly. England and the US were in the middle of the industrial revolution and their cultures had time to adapt to living in a capitalistic industrial society. Not so with Africa, and the middle east. They were quickly thrown into capitalism when raw materials were discovered. And when western powers discover raw materials in your country they don't take it nicely and help you adapt. They exploit. Naomi Kline talks about this in 'Shock Doctrine.' Even when western power are less exploitative these tribal societies struggle enormously with all the new wealth because they haven't adapted to living with modernity. We're seeing the fallout of other society going what we in the west have already gone through (progressivism, building a safety net, building constitutions, etc.)

There are a lot of great documentaries on Saudi Arabia that shed a lot of light on the middle east in general that might be helpful to your understanding as well. Here's one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECL5l1v9sQY

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Here are two more videos.

I know Vox.com is very liberal but their graphic design skill really helps to explain some of the history.

Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU

Syria's Civil War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpanWNgfQY

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If you wan't a more comedic take on the whole situation I'd recommend this:

https://vimeo.com/50531435

And this is the viewers guide

Let me start us off with 2 book gems and 2 important essays. Of course the whole point of this is to have a Red Pill Right discussion so the most important thing is /r/theredpill sidebar books and essays.

Books

1. The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith explains Capitalism.
   
   
2. Atlas Shrugged- no explanation should be needed. Ian Rand hits it out of the park.
   
   Essays
   
   
3. Dictatorships and Double Standards in which Reagan UN Secretary Jean Kirkpatrick identifies an "America First" foreign policy.
   
   
4. I Pencil: where Leonard Read explains just how complicated the market really is and how the Invisible Hand really does guide it. They can't fix the health care system. They can't even make a pencil.
   
   Also what about Milo's books?
   
   Forbidden Thoughts and SJW's Always lie

The Evolutionary Psychology of Politics by Anonymous Conservative:
https://www.amazon.com/Evolutionary-Psychology-Behind-Politics-Conservatism/dp/0982947933/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486499121&sr=1-1&keywords=the+evolutionary+psychology+behind+politics

It is a great introduction to some of the science behind why conservatives and liberals are so completely different in the head from one another. It addresses both nature and nurture, evolution and culture. It is very insightful as to how and why liberals and conservatives tick.

You make it sound so easy. Unless a movement has gathered enough people to threaten the government or to threaten non-reelection then a change will occur. In order to gather that many people, most people must agree with the idea being presented. Unless its something obvious like abortions or that a great many people already do, like smoke weed, have fun changing policy.

Media plays a huge role in determining what 'grass roots organizations' fight for. And the media appartus is controlled by a few individuals with ties to Congress.

I suggest you read this book by Noam Chomsky. It will change how you view your government and 'grassroots organization' and all that other crap.

https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500902046&sr=8-1&keywords=manufacturing+consent

Also check out Requiem of the American dream. Also by Noam Chomsky. You will realize that all that 'democracy' talk is just hocus pocus.

https://www.amazon.com/Requiem-American-Dream-Principles-Concentration/dp/1609807367/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1609807367&pd_rd_r=C87PGHVDK9SF618CCB7X&pd_rd_w=0b4Kj&pd_rd_wg=Nr5ur&psc=1&refRID=C87PGHVDK9SF618CCB7X

EDIT: I agree you won't be arrested and you can organize, but like I said earlier, it makes people feel important and that they can change something (when most of the time they can't). Its a non-obvious method of control and does not make martyrs of those who protest. Its the same as letting a 5 year old have his way on non-important matters so that he behaves himself vs cracking down on the 5 year old over non-important issues and making him feel resentful and act out.

This is my contribution. I listened to the audiobook a couple of months ago. It was the motivator that brought me mentally from a fairly left wing belief system to a strong red pill right.

https://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Principle-Scientific-Expedition-History/dp/0871136643

A People's History of the United States of America should be required reading.

This, and also the fact that any good right-wing comedian immediately becomes the target of a campaign to dissuade his sponsors by threatening a boycott. This stuff is right out of SJWAL.

The Right will eventually overcome this problem by setting up substitutes for all left-wing controlled media, including Reddit itself. We've already got gab.ai to replace twatter and Infogalactic to replace Wikipedia. Next, I hope, will be a Youtube replacement.

I hate it when leftist folks starts quoting a fundamentally flawed book like Piketty's "Capital" with errors all over the place, and a very questionable methodology.

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Hell, there is even a book on his errors

Please folks, this is RP Right, not RP Left.