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Statement of Principles, National Policy Institute

Website: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/statement-of-principles/

1. The West is a cultural compound of our Classical, Christian, and Germanic past.
2. Race informs culture; it is the necessary precondition for cultural identity and integrity. In 1950 whites represented 28 percent of the world’s population. If current trends persist, this number will plummet to 9 percent by 2060. In the United States, whites are projected to become a minority of the national population in less than fifty years. The result will impoverish not only their descendants but the world in general and will jeopardize the civilization and free governments that whites have created.
3. America is part of the West, and as both a political and cultural order, is not “based on a creed” or “derived from a proposition.” America is neither a “universal nation” nor an “experiment” concocted by ideologues. America is the unique and irreplaceable product of centuries of specific racial, historical, and cultural identities. America and its cultural and political identity will endure only so long as the identities that created it and sustain it endure, and when they die, America will die. We do not wish this to happen and will work to ensure it does not.
4. The European identity of the United States and its people should be maintained.
5. The perfectibility, let alone the equality, of man is not possible and is not a legitimate political aspiration. Political efforts to achieve or enforce perfectibility and equality invariably demand an unacceptable degree of coercion and result in unnecessary and unjust pain, suffering, and social disorder.
6. The political and personal freedoms of the American order-including our rights of free expression and association-are in jeopardy from ethnic and ideological enemies and must be preserved.
7. Federal decentralization and territorial separation should be recognized as legitimate and humane means of preventing and resolving divisive social, ethnic, and racial conflicts.
8. The quality of life rather than constant and perpetual increases in the material standard of living should be the emphasis of social and economic policy and public concern.
9. Imperial expansion, military crusades, and similar adventures to promote “global democracy” and “human rights” should be rejected.
10. The intervention of foreign states in the internal politics and decision-making of the American people must be rejected.
William H. Regnery II
Samuel T. Francis
November 11, 2003

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Merle Haggard, “I’m A White Boy”

Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnqisvSCwo
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Liberty Bell Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Website: http://www.libertybellmuseum.org/museum/
Description: “Discover why the Liberty Bell traveled from Philadelphia to Allentown in 1777. You’ll learn about the rich and patriotic history celebrated in our museum. Our mission is to educate children, youth and adults about the brave and patriotic actions of everyday citizens who in the formative years of our nation risked their lives in the cause of liberty. Our goal is to inspire people to emulate those revolutionary patriots and to promote faith and freedom symbolized by the Liberty Bell” (source: Website).
City: Allentown
State: Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.6027529569852
Longitude: -75.47044157981873

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Solvang, California

Website: http://www.solvangusa.com
Description: “Founded by Danish immigrants in 1911, Solvang boasts authentic architecture, thatched roofs, old-world craftsmanship and traditional windmills. Over 1 million visitors come each year to experience the northern European culture, cuisine and unique boutique shopping. The pedestrian-friendly village hosts three museums, 15 inns and hotels, a full-service guest ranch, meeting facilities, 30+ restaurants and bakeries, 150 retail shops and the Solvang Theaterfest, an alfresco 700-seat theatre” (source: Website).
City: Solvang
State: California
Latitude: 34.59958498080044
Longitude: -120.1380729675293

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Confederate Memorial Park and Museum, Marbury, Alabama

Website: http://www.preserveala.org/confederatepark.aspx
Description: A reader from Alabama sent this great suggestion a couple days ago. The questions he is answering come from the article I wrote last fall, that launched this blog. Great stuff – thank you! I need to add that it is thoughtful emails like the one from this reader that keep me  energized to work on this project. He wrote:

“I would like to suggest as Euro-American space for the State of Alabama, Confederate Memorial Park and Museum, just south of the junction of State Highways 31 and 143, off Highway 143. The address is 437 County Rd 63, Marbury AL 36051. The park is about 15-20 minutes off Interstate 65 from either Exit 186 (south) at Prattville or Exit 205 (north) at Clanton. cmpm-alabama

1. Is the racial composition of those who visit the place overwhelmingly European American? Yes. 90+ per cent of visitors are Euro-American, mostly from within the state but due to signs posted on Interstate 65 there are also out-of-state visitors.

2. What is the historical significance of the place for European Americans? Does it have historical continuity and legitimacy? It is the site of the only Confederate Soldiers’ Home established in the state of Alabama (established in 1903, closed in late 1930s). It contains about 300 graves of Confederate soldiers and their widows.

3. Is it institutionalized by and for European Americans? No, though that is the practical effect. It is an Alabama State Park, established (I believe) by Governor George Corley Wallace in the 1970s.

4. Is there a confident pro-European American group that has staked a claim or “adopted” the space as ours? A possible group would be Confederate bikers who are often there. Euro-American families are there every weekend for large family reunions. Various Confederate-heritage groups hold events there year-round.”

Features of the 102-acre site: two cemeteries; Mountain Creek Post Office; Marbury Methodist Church; nature trail; covered pavilions; museum containing artifacts from the Alabama Old Soldiers Home, and uniforms, weapons, and equipment used during the Civil War.

City: Marbury
State: Alabama
Latitude: 32.7202698283802
Longitude: -86.47325992584229

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