Varieties of White Nationalism
”This brings together multiple strands that make up the intersectional fascist movement—male A power orientation that functions to maintain the relative power of some of the population, generally organized around race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or wealth. Learn more , racialism, imperialism and tribalism—and attempts to sync them in intellectually coherent ways. Scholar of the far right Josh Vandiver describes Apolloism and its antecedents as a type of ‘palingenetic ultramasculanism,’ meaning it is a form of radical, antimodern, and rebirth-oriented masculinity designed to create a cult of men. Brahmin believes that other religious and ideological systems, including Nordic paganism, have failed to elicit strength and eugenic benefits for Aryans, and so following the Greco-Roman model of Apollo would better lead to the type of Aryan identity that would ‘not only…reverse the fortunes of the Aryan race but…launch its conquest of the globe.’21 While Brahmin’s contributions to this discourse have been essential—in terms of the organization of Alexandria, chain of command, and authority with followers—Spencer remains its sovereign leader, with Brahmin acting more as a nebbish helping to construct their underlying theory.
21. Shane Burley, “Total Life Reform: The Real Consequences of the Generically used to describe factions of right-wing politics that are outside of and often critical of traditional conservatism. Learn more ’s Self-Help Grift,” Political Research Associates, November 9, 2020, https://politicalresearch.org/2020/11/09/total-life-reform; Vandiver, “‘Apollo Has Saved Us!’” 139. Spencer and Brahmin also believe that the pagan religions most often utilized by white nationalists, such as Nordic neopaganism in the form of Odinism or Asatru, are also Jewish constructs. They argue this framework is meant to poisons the Gentile mind and make him more pliable to be recruited in the Christian cult, which is also understood as a Jewish plot to trick Europeans into worshipping a Jew and to value weakness over strength.”