INTERVIEW WITH TROY SOUTHGATE
From Black Sun Invictus: http://blacksuninvictus.org/home.html


1) Greetings Mr. Southgate. Thanks for your time. First off tell us a little about yourself and your overall ideology.
I have been involved in revolutionary politics for about twenty-eight years, first with the National Front (NF), which I joined as a young teenager, and then with the International Third Position (ITP) and two of my own organisations: English Nationalist Movement (ENM) and National Revolutionary Faction (NRF). I have always been very sympathetic towards the 'patriotic socialism' adopted by English radicals such as William Morris, Robert Blatchford and Robert Owen, as well as by the great campaigner for social justice, William Cobbett, and Distributist League activists like Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton. My father was a Left-leaning supporter of the Labour Party, so I always had an interest in Socialism from a very young age, although both of us soon realised that politicians are not to be trusted. The turning point, I suppose, was the arrival of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 who, I have no doubt, must have politicised a whole generation of anti-capitalists. If you are interested in reading about my activities within the aforementioned organisations, I would recommend my 2010 book, 'Nazis, Fascists, or Neither? Ideological Credentials of the British Far Right, 1987-1994', which is available from The Palingenesis Project. A collection of my key articles also appears in 'Tradition and Revolution', published by Arktos in two editions.

2) Who and what were your main influences in shaping your beliefs?

Otto Strasser is certainly the greatest influence on my life. I first heard about him shortly after joining the old National Front (NF) in 1983/4 and then reading about his life in one of the organisation's ideological magazines. I have never been a Hitlerist, or a Fascist, and originally became part of the NF as a result of their radical economic policies. Once I found out about Strasser, as well as his brother, Gregor, I tracked down some of their books - published in the 1940s, by Jonathan Cape - and became fascinated with their struggle for true German Socialism in the face of the NSDAP's collaboration with Big Business interests. As an Anarchist, of course, I no longer support the kind of State-orchestrated policies that were being advocated by the Strasser brothers all those years ago, but it is probably fair to say that I am a post-Strasserite in that I strongly believe that, were they still alive, both Otto and Gregor would be very sympathetic towards the National-Anarchist Movement (N-AM).

3) Could you elaborate on what National Anarchism is and the goals of this cause?

I began to embrace Anarchism during the mid- to late-1990s, once I stumbled across the work of Richard Hunt and Alternative Green magazine. Richard had produced a booklet called 'The Natural Society' and, slightly later, a full-length book entitled 'To End Poverty: The Starvation of the Periphery By the Core'. I certainly didn't agree with all of Richard's ideas, but I was introduced to some of the main principles of Green Anarchism - as well as some of the original thinkers such as Bakunin, Proudhon and Kropotkin - and Richard struck me as a very open-minded and fair individual who was prepared to speak to members of the 'Far Right' for the first time. I wouldn't describe myself as Left or Right, but given that I am often wrongly described as a 'fascist' by my detractors, this was a very positive step and whilst he did not support our stance on racial separatism, Richard appreciated that we were genuine decentralists and that we shared many of the same ideals. When Richard suffered a stroke and became too ill to continue with Alternative Green, I took over as Editor for several issues and that demonstrates how much trust there was between us. Eventually, I launched a current known as the National-Anarchists that attempted - for the first time - to combine the ideas of Anarchism and racial separatism. I think we occupy a rather unique place in world politics, not least when you consider that those on the Left dismiss us as 'Fascists' and those on the Right describe us as 'Left-wing'. National-Anarchists are completely opposed to the kind of short-sighted dogma that one finds on both sides of the political spectrum. But we are genuine in our Anarchism, just as we have retained our belief in racial separatism. Those on the Left believe that National-Anarchism is some kind of oxymoron, but it is worth pointing out that the term 'national' originally related to tribes and ethnicity and not to the existing borders of the modern nation-states. In short, therefore, we are opposed to nationalism because it is fundamentally statist. True nations, as far as we are concerned, are comprised of people from the same ethnicity. You certainly can't say that about contemporary England, Germany, France and Italy. The globalist estblishment is constantly redefining these nations, for obvious reasons, but I would ask how they can be considered to be national entities when Europe has been subjected to mass immigration for over sixty years. The nations of the future, we believe, will be self-sufficient village-communities which combine mono-racialism with firm Anarchist principles. More information about National-Anarchism can be found at http://www.national-anarchist.net/ and we also have a group on Facebook.

4) You have authored several books. Where can those interested obtain these?

Since December 2010 our publishing wing, Black Front Press, has published around sixteen or seventeen titles. Subjects include Otto Strasser, Julius Evola, Aleister Crowley, Friedrich Nietzsche, Woden, Corneliu Codreanu, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Yukio Mishima, Occultism, National-Anarchism and more. If anyone would like to find out more, please write to arktoslondon@yahoo.co.uk

5) You are writing a series of volumes called "Thoughts & Perspectives". Could you tell us a little more about the purpose of these works and also other future volumes in this series?

The 'Thoughts & Perspectives' series is designed to look at various personalities, many of them 'controversial', in the kind of free-spirited manner that you won't find being adopted by the liberals of the academic establishment. We have a very good team of writers, including Mariella Shearer, Kerry Bolton, Tomislav Sunic, Alexandr Dugin, Claudio Mutti, Toyama Koichi, Jonathan Bowden, Welf Herfurth, Flávio Gonçalves, Josh Bates, George J. Sieg, Keith Preston, David Bath, Vadge Moore, Christopher Pankhurst, John Howells, Michael Collins Piper, Mark Mirabello, Wulf, Dimitris Michalopoulos, Charles Krafft, Vijay Prozak, Sean Jobst and many others. We have also had contributions from Professor Roger Griffin (Oxford Brookes University) and Douglas P. (Death In June).

6) Besides the "Thoughts & Perspectives" series, what other written works do you have planned for the future?

We like to keep our forthcoming titles under wraps, but there will be many more titles in the 'Thoughts & Perspectives' and 'Helios' series, as well as one or two surprises.

7) What was your involvement with the German band Von Thronstahl? You appeared on a few of their releases. Are there any plans for a future collaboration?

I have never been a member of Von Thronstahl as such, but we (HERR) have performed on the same bill with them several times. I have also provided guest vocals for both Von Thronstahl and their side-project, The Days of the Trumpet Call. Josef and Raymond are great people and their 'Germanium Metallicum' album also comes out in support of National-Anarchism.

8) Israel is vehemently trying everything they can to drag the United States into yet another war in the Middle East. What do think will happen if Israel gets their wish for the war with Iran?

I don't make a distinction between the governments of the United States and 'Israel', because they are one and the same entity. The Israelis are simply the Middle-Eastern wing of the U.S. administration - itself controlled by Zionists - and therefore America always has a convenient and ready-made excuse whenever it claims it is being pressured by its Jewish allies. If there is a war with Iran, on the other hand, I believe that it will result in another Iraq, Libya or Afghanistan. We know what these wars are really all about.

9) In your home country of Great Britain, do you see the masses of people becoming more aware of what worldwide Zionism really is?

No, I don't. We are not seeking to influence the masses because they are far too caught up in the trappings of Western consumerism. National-Anarchists take an elitist position and, rather than change society, we wish to create new communities elsewhere. When the present socio-economic catastrophe really begins to have an impact, I think we will see bloodshed, disease and suffering on a major scale and anyone who hangs around - particularly in the large cities and towns - will get swallowed up by the devastation that follows. Civilisation is on the way out. It cannot be redeemed or reformed and the situation cannot be reversed. It's far too late for that. We have to replenish the natural balance by returning to Nature and setting up alternative communities elsewhere.

10) Thanks again for your time Troy. Any final thoughts you would like to share?

I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to share my thoughts with your readers. If this interview leads to just one person avoiding the fruitlessness of the Left-Right cul-de-sac, then it will have been successful. I am always happy to discuss National-Anarchism and your friends and comrades are more than welcome to contact me for more information.

NEW NATIONAL-ANARCHIST MOVEMENT GROUP IN RUSSIA

The Russian group, IDOLOBORETZ, has now come over to the National-Anarchist Movement (N-AM). Hopefully this will mark the beginning of an exciting new era in Russian politics. Please check out the link below for more details:

 

http://idoloboretz.info/

THE NATIONAL-ANARCHIST ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SO-CALLED LIBYAN 'REBELS'

THE blood-drenched vermin in the globalist establishment condemn the riots in England, yet continue to foment strife and bloodshed abroad. Inevitably, therefore, the gullible fools who participated in the systematically engineered "Arab Spring" will soon be paying the price for the economic recession currently affecting Europe and North America.
Regarding the Libyan 'rebels', meanwhile, we are not going to support these pseudo-revolutionaries simply because they may or may not represent the lesser of two evils, and neither will I support what is happening simply because it is felt that some of these Arab leaders need to get their just desserts. There will be no progress until the internationalist economy begins to collapse and we see the gradual decline of Western Capitalism in its centres of power. But events such as those in North Africa and the Middle East represent the West's attempts to slightly modify the manner in which power and authority are presented to the outside world. They are also designed to allow the Zionist parasites to grab land and resources, thus helping to postpone the process of economic decline. The West has an ageing population, it needs to expand into new markets and enslave new populations that were, to a large extent, formerly protectionist and thus out of reach. This is colonialism and imperialism in the name of humanitarianism. Indeed, the death-toll committed by Western imperialists goes back several centuries. Regardless of all the geopolitical modifications that have been made around the world, we are still talking about the British Empire here, as well as its French, German, Spanish, Belgium and American etc. counterparts. Between them, these imperialist countries have destroyed innumerable lives, cultures, languages, economies and eco-systems all over the world. The destruction they have caused is immeasurable and far greater than that of the tinpot dictators in the Middle East or North Africa who have mainly confined their activities to terrorising their own populations. At the same time, mut making comparisons is ridiculous because we are clearly talking about the same disease being applied on a vastly different scale. We are not apologists for the Egyptian, Syrian or Libyan governments and National-Anarchists happily denounce all Statist systems. However, replacing them with an even worse form of government - which, in our opinion, is the most brutal and tyrannical form of government the planet has ever seen - is not the answer and, in the long term, will therefore result in even more misery.

THOUGHTS ON THE LONDON RIOTS

A large number of people have written to ask for our views on the London riots. But whilst we don't condone the attacks on independent businesses or private property, we remain surprised that most people simply cannot understand the reasoning behind this whole affair. It was started by left-wing anarchists who went into volatile areas and then deliberately incited the underclass to riot, the main intention being to damage the economy as much as possible. We also happen to believe in adopting strategies that weaken or undermine the Establishment and its financial system, but the tactics of the Left in relation to these events - apart from those actions which are aimed at large capitalist concerns - are completely reckless and show just how little respect they actually have for their beloved 'proletariat' or for the ordinary people who have had their lives ruined. Those on the Left who first orchestrated this chaos, realise only too well that the most run-down estates in this country are like tinderboxes that can go off at the slightest provocation. In essence, therefore, they are copying the tactics of those on the Right who have deliberately marched through immigrant areas in order to stir up as much trouble as possible. Our point, therefore, is that the Left does not care a jot for ordinary people. In short, they do not have the courage to attack selected capitalist targets themselves, so they rely on the uneducated underclass to do it for them - even if it means unleashing an entire army of criminals who then endanger the lives of ordinary people. In other words, it reveals their utter contempt towards those elements for whom they claim to be fighting in the first place. For those who continue to doubt that this was the work of the Left, think back to the original news reports issued in relation to the events at Tottenham last Saturday, where "Anarchists dressed in black" were said to have instigated the riots and then "travelled throughout other London boroughs" doing the same thing. It was a team of political activists who caused these disturbances by systematically targetting the most volatile areas. Meanwhile, it was announced this morning that the insurance companies will be paying out £200 million and the Government has just stated that all those who have had property damaged will be compensated. And this is without all the legal fees incurred by over 1,000 arrests with courts presently sitting both day and night. Furthermore, of course, the damage committed against large companies such as Sainsburys, Tesco, Sony, JD Sports, various phone shops and other commercial outlets is enormous. Make no mistake, this was - at least in the minds of those responsible for setting the ball in motion - primary an attempt to damage the fragile economy. And it has worked. The idea is to weaken the Establishment as much as possible by damaging its financial resources and then creating a situation that is more conducive to revolutionary activity. The breakdown of law and order can throw up all kinds of interesting possibilities, some of which have already been demonstrated by people who are prepared to defend their own areas from those who are simply running around like headless chickens. So whilst for most people these events represent nothing but chaos and confusion, those waiting in the wings - theoretically, at least - plan to capitalise on this chaos. Disillusionment with the State, the politicians, the police, judges, social workers, landlords, fuel companies, tax-collectors and other bureaucrats already exists here in a big way, something that has not been helped by the riots and the fact that many people feel deserted by those who claim to serve their interests. As a movement of anarchists and anti-capitalists we also believe in revolutionary activity, but there have to be revolutionary structures put in place for people to fall back on in the event of a total collapse of society. A counter-economy, if you will. Otherwise, of course, we get arson, looting, violence and murder.

Thoughts on the UK Referendum

Today's national referendum asking people to choose between the existing 'first past the post' system and the prospective Alternative Vote (AV) concept is irrelevant and simply gives unwarranted credence to the worthless charade that is 'representative democracy' itself.

Think about it. Voters elect politicians for a period of five years and the vast majority inevitably go on to either ignore or betray the promises outlined in their respective party manifestoes. This kind of system is open to abuse and allows MPs to govern on your behalf without you being able to replace them for a period of several years. In a more ideal society, of course, people would be far better off establishing their own street councils and area congresses and involving themselves in political decision-making in a more direct and meaningful sense. Politicians should be replaced by delegates who reflect the wishes of local people themselves and not the narrow interests of their own parties. If they fail to accord with the demands of the electorate, on the other hand, they should be recalled and sacked. As a decentralist, I am not suggesting that such a formula can be implemented in a purely reformist manner, because only a thorough-going revolution can return power to the grassroots and end the reign of the fatcats and the bankers. Participation NOT representation!

ANDREW YEOMAN: UPDATE

It might interest some of you to know that Andrew Yeoman was recently investigated by the U.S. Secret Service for making a juvenile online threat against Obama. Judging by the negative and embarrassing publicity which has been emanating from the BANA camp over the last few months - as well as the fact that he turned up at the American Renaissance conference around the same time and then declined to testify against anti-fascists at his recent assault trial - he has clearly been bought off. Meanwhile, several of his former friends and associates have informed me that he expelled people from his group for not agreeing with his racial views and then boasted to a former landlord about various conquests with non-whites, whom he described as 'concubines'. He also had a relationship with an anorexic Jewish girl he picked up from a website called Craigslist and went around telling everyone that they were having sex without a condom. Yeoman is also said to be psychologically unstable and is in possession of a large number of firearms.

STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL-ANARCHIST MOVEMENT

The National-Anarchist Movement (N-AM) wishes to disassociate itself from the recent decision by the Bay Area National Anarchists (BANA) to stage a 'Burn the Koran' event on 22nd April 2011. Not only is this tactic extremely counter-productive, it also runs contrary to the free-thinking ethos of National-Anarchism itself. Indeed, we can hardly complain if our own spiritual, cultural and ethnic identity is attacked and denigrated if we are willing to do the same to others. Indeed, by seeking to antagonise Muslims through the destruction of the Qur'an, apparently because of the possibility that Islam will "be implemented all across the globe including our homelands through force of violence if necessary", BANA is ignoring the fact that only a minority of Muslims - most notably the aggressive Wahhabi sect, which is denounced by millions of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims alike - actually believe in pursuing such a strategy. Furthermore, despite the fact that the N-AM does not welcome the presence of Muslim immigrants in Europe, we believe that the Islamic religion is far more diverse than the blood-drenched hypocrites in London and Washington would like us to believe and that a more sensible approach would be to build links with Muslim communities in order to establish common ground. Not with the more unreasonable elements, of course, but with those who also have an aversion to Zionism, International Finance and the New World Order.

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there". - Rumi

National-Anarchist Movement, BM Box LCRN, London WC1N 3XX, England.

BILDERBERG GROUP TO MEET IN SWITZERLAND

BILDERBERGERS MAKING PLANS TO BE IN ST. MORITZ FROM  9-12TH JUNE 2011

By James P. Tucker Jr.

The shadowy group known as Bilderberg will be gathering this year for its annual meeting at the resort city of St. Moritz, in southeastern Switzerland, June 9-12, but they will have a lot of company. St. Moritz is a short distance from Davos, the site of the regular high-priced meeting of thousands of bankers, political leaders and other notables called the World Economic Forum. But unlike at Davos, where the press is always welcome, Bilderberg still tries to maintain absolute secrecy.

Bilderberg has met in Switzerland four times over the years but never in the same city. Normally, when their sibling in crime, the Trilateral Commission (TC), meets in North America, Bilderberg does, too. This year, the TC will meet in Washington on April 8 to 10, but the Bilderbergers are avoiding the United States, in what may be an effort to fool the press.

Bilderberg has been called the most exclusive and secretive club in the world. To be admitted, you have to own a multinational bank, a multinational corporation or a country. Since its first meeting in 1953, it has been attended by the top powerbrokers, financial minds and world leaders.

The Bilderbergers hope that part of their common agenda with the “Trilateralists” will be accomplished by the time they meet: a U.S. invasion of Libya to generate increased Middle East turmoil so America can go to war with Iran, on Israel’s behalf. 

As has happened for several years, the Bilderbergers will blubber about how “ evil nationalists” are blocking their efforts to achieve world government. They will order oil prices to climb so desperate Americans might be made more willing to surrender sovereignty to a world government. They will promote wars for profit, and will advance the call for a world government to impose peace—as if peace can be imposed.

It is ironic that Bilderberg attendees love Switzerland so much because they are poles apart politically from Switzerland, which declared itself a non-interventionist neutral country four centuries ago. It has been involved in none of the world’s bloody wars since.

The Bilderbergers can expect to be loudly greeted by AFP, European news outlets and some in the U.S. independent media. In Europe, major metropolitan daily newspapers from Paris, London and other cities give major coverage to Bilderberg. But The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and their numerous chains will submit to muzzling because their top representatives are actual Bilderberg participants themselves.

AFP editor James P. Tucker Jr. is a veteran journalist who spent many years as a member of the “elite” media in Washington. Since 1975 he has won widespread recognition, here and abroad, for his pursuit of on-the-scene stories reporting the intrigues of global power blocs such as the Bilderberg Group. Tucker is the author of Jim Tucker’s Bilderberg Diary: One Man’s 25-Year Battle to Shine the Light on the World Shadow Government. Bound in an attractive full-color softcover and containing 272 pages—loaded with photos, many never published before—the book recounts Tucker’s experiences over the last quarter century at Bilderberg meetings. $25 from AFP. No charge for S&H in U.S.

INTRODUCING: NATA-NY

About National Anarchist Tribal Alliance – New York (NATA-NY)

NATA-NY is an organizational matrix in which individuals and communities can activate to manifest their intrinsic autonomy.  We are a decentralized and leaderless network that aspires to increase the empowerment and independence of all people living in the New York area.

NATA-NY is anti-authoritarian, pro-liberty, and does not seek to impose any set of beliefs or way of life on anyone.  Rather, we believe that each individual and community knows best what s/he needs, desires, and should pursue.  We support the right of all tribes to complete self-determination, and we respect that each tribe may look, act, organize and live differently.

NATA-NY encourages total community self-sufficiency.  This includes but is not limited to projects concerning food production and distribution (community gardens, CSA partnerships, free meal programs, etc.), alternative energy development (solar panels, hydro and/or wind turbines, bio-diesel and/or ethanol fuels, etc.), independent education (home schooling, private schools, project-based learning, volunteer work with youth, instructional workshops for adults, etc.), and self-defense.

The “nation” in National Anarchism does not refer to a government, state, or arbitrary borders.  Rather, a Nation, or a Tribe, is simply a community or group of people working together for common lifestyles and goals.  Tribes can be created based on infinite factors, including geographic locality, religion, ethnicity, subculture, ideology, sexual orientation, or occupation.  No unifying element should be ignored or disrespected; in other words, anything and everything can be a basis for Tribal organization.

The Nation is a voluntary collective, but every group comprises Individuals.

NATA-NY holds that the Individual is equally as important as the Tribe.  Ernst Junger analogized that the Anarch is to Anarchy as the Monarch is to Monarchy. The Anarch is the archetype of the Sovereign Individual. Anarchy is the ontologically human instinct of no rule from outside, self-rule—autarchy.  The Anarch or the Autarch implies responsibility and dominion over one’s immediate universe.  In contrast to the misconception that anarchism and individualism imply selfishness and egotism, the ideal of the Anarch is one of honor, humility, and selfless community service.  The primary tribal unit in the Anarch’s life is the Family.  The ancient trinity of man, woman and child possesses a sacred, balanced quality.  It is important for the Individual to maintain a Sovereign Family, free from control by state agencies.  This creation of one’s own destiny and microcosmic universe is an inherent human element that cannot be infringed.  Thus, the Individual is always part of a larger whole.

NATA-NY’s emphasis on the Individual has spiritual roots; we believe that it is humankind’s nature and duty to manifest our full potential through self-sacrifice and refinement of our power.

NATA-NY transcends the traditional Hegelian dialectic, i.e. the left-right political paradigm, in favor of a third position or a restructuring of the meanings of “left” and “right.”  We have observed that many similarities and overlaps exist among “left” and “right” groups at the most grassroots levels, but despite common ground, populist coalitions are not formed because of a propaganda-induced aversion to associating with the “opposite” end of the political spectrum. We seek to remove these blinders and obstructions, bridging the gaps between diverse independent groups that agree on one principle:  radical decentralized autonomy.  These philosophies include but are not limited to anarcho-syndicalism, mutualism, communitarianism, green anarchism, primitivism, anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-monarchism, anarcho-feudalism, ontological-anarchism, national-anarchism, tribal-anarchism, paleo-anarchism, religious anarchism, autarchism, traditionalism, libertarianism, constitutionalism, minarchism, secessionism and the sovereign individual movement.

NATA-NY is a confederation that can be formed out of all of these perspectives and more, based on freedom, self-determination, and self-reliance.

The enemies of the People are statism, internationalism, zionism, the individuals who propagate these destructive ideologies, and the bloated bureaucracies that have been installed as new religions with power-elite priest-kings.  We seek to revoke and/or limit the power they have unjustly, illegally, and inhumanely appropriated.  We hold that they have no right or privilege to control and manipulate our lives.  We are fundamentally opposed to totalitarianism of any kind: globalism, marxism, socialism, nazism, fascism, corporatism, imperialism, and any other form of oppressive, coercive governance.

At present (late 2010), NATA-NY is a small and loose confederation of diverse NY-NJ-CT residents  who believe in and are willing to defend what is ontologically and inherently human: Freedom and Autonomy complemented by Responsibility and Accountability, and Individuality and Self-Reliance complemented by Community and Mutual Support.  The Individual and the Tribe are interconnected, inextricable, and indispensable.

Contact: natlanarchisttribalalliance@gmail.com