The greatest challenge facing our movement is none other than the obstinance of the vast horde of normies, people who are basic, apolitical in that they will not consider the impact of something beyond their daily lives, and derive most of their worldview unthinkingly from what is fed to them through ((((the media)))). This lethargy, indifference, contentment, and at times fear that characterizes normies is a crucial component in explaining the long tenure of the occupation government—they have bought into its memes. While there are numerous political challenges and enemies that our policies and paradigms point to, it cannot be emphasized enough that he who holds imperium over the normies will rule the world. No ideology can afford to reject components of reality. Normie lives matter, for better or worse.
Rejecting the world around us and all its normies in lieu of a superior vision is intoxicating. The satisfaction for some is two-fold in that they both know the truth and know that others do not. The elitism that derives from having understood the gnosis of post-modern world—that those who discard the present and past have no future, that technological progress masks societal rot, that an unmoored and libertine community is a dying one, and that the lie of equality is built on an ancient blood hatred—ironically blinds many to the reality of how power is configured in society. If that sounded dense and pretentious, it’s because it is. This is the same attitude held by many neo-convectionaries and larpers, who having arrived at their position believe it is a complete one and that their task is to lie in waiting as a shadow intelligentsia or aristocracy, one that holds a strong contempt for the masses and awaits its role as the future elite. The idea of non-elite outreach, of marketing the message, of engaging in the vernacular, the vulgar, and the popular, is seen as a waste of energy and unbecoming. To simplify is to debase. The unenlightened are simply dead weight from this pervasive perspective, normies be damned.
It almost goes without saying that the wisest people are not always the people in charge. Equally obvious but often overlooked as well is that the wise are not the only members of society either. How do they get to the helm of the ship of state with so many human obstacles? That is truly the perennial question.
Enter the loathsome, reviled, and hated normie. He stands, or rather sits, in solidarity with the status quo, even when uncomfortable with it. He doesn’t get your complicated explanation as to why things suck, or worse, is repulsed by it and sees you as the problem. He thinks you’re too extreme. He consistently falls short of putting all the pieces together, infuriatingly close. He holds beliefs that are clearly irreconcilable but doesn’t care. He routinely engages in presentism. He is at most of your family gatherings. He works the same shift you do. He steals your parking spot. He takes up a seat and a half on the train. He takes comfort in consensus. He is a source imperialist and a NAxALT zealot in a debate. He’d rather watch sportsball or Netflix than keep an eye on his government. His views are degenerate if taken to their logical conclusion. He will consume mental garbage at a rate that would make you oven yourself. He fills you with the ire of 33 screaming frogs.
