During the Greg Johnson vs Mark Collett debate, Mark says Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a defensive move because NATO was going to place nuclear weapons on Russia's border.

The Baltic states are literally on Russia's border, and closer to St. Petersburg for sure and maybe Moscow as well than Ukraine is.

Did NATO place nuclear weapons in these countries? No. So how could Russia's invasion of Ukraine be a defensive war because NATO would place nuclear weapons in Ukraine, if NATO has not even placed nuclear weapons in the Baltics, despite the Baltics being full fledged NATO members for almost 19 years now?

When Greg brought up how pro-White organizations are banned in Russia to a far greater extent than in the West, Mark attempted to justify this by claiming that these were skinhead gangs who recorded themselves beating up and murdering non-Whites, and how they would be banned in any country, including National Socialist Germany.

He is no doubt referring to Tesak and the militant community he created, which he did by staging fake murder videos and the like. When people make this claim, ask them why Tesak was never charged with a violent crime, whereas he was charged with hate speech related crimes several times? Read this post of mine as well as this one to learn more about Tesak.

However, the claim that the only organizations banned in Russia are National Socialist is not true.

Slavic Union was a Russian National Socialist organization which was banned. However, at the same time that Slavic Union (SS) was in operation, there was another loosely connected organizations named The Union Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI). All the real NS in Russia at the time were in or connected to SS, with some participating with DPNI. SS were explicitly NS, whereas DPNI was simply opposed to non-Whites causing trouble in the streets of St. Petersburg and Moscow. DPNI was formed in the wake of several attacks on White Russians by non-White immigrants to Russia.

Both were banned. DPNI was not an explicitly National Socialist organization, DPNI did not make videos of themselves attacking non-Whites, the most that could be said was that DPNI "members" (it was more of a network than an organization with dues, membership lists, rules, hierarchy etc.) got into physical disputes with non-Whites. DPNI insisted its members follow the law. To claim that DPNI deserved to be banned is essentially to justify the American persecution of the Rise Above Movement. Both got into fights at political events, both got persecuted by the system. Will2Rise can exist in America quite openly, DPNI was banned and persecuted.

Eric Striker can get on stage in America and say that evil jews run the American government with the intention of destroying the White race, and that White people must awake. If he tried that in Russia, he would be lucky to just get expelled or jailed, he could potentially wind up like Tesak if he got too famous.

Here are some good articles on this topic, if you are interested in this then I also recommend reading my post "A brief history of Putin's persecution of White Nationalists", where far more articles and sources are included, including the role Dugin himself specifically played in destroying the Russian Ethno-Nationalist community.

The death of the Russian far right. How the Kremlin destroyed the far right in Russia, while backing it in the West by Al jazeera

Breaking Bad: How Russian State Patriotism Destroyed the Far Right by The Moscow Times

Every time a celebrity draws attention to something, such as Kanye has done recently, I always see nationalists complaining that this person isn't "our guy", and because of that, they won't share it or talk about it. While I think it's wise to let people know why they shouldn't put all their faith in a celebrity, there's absolutely nothing wrong with publicising certain quotes or celebrating small wins or using certain people/events to our advantage.

Do I think we need permission from black people to speak positively about our race? No.

Is it frustrating that some people will listen to a celebrity but they won't listen to us? Yes.

But if people are listening, then it's stupid to throw an opportunity like that away. Times like this are the equivalent of us being handed a 'get out of jail free card'. Use it, enjoy it, and then let's get back to work.

American Political Ethnographer's essay classifying the various major political groups he identifies in America and summarizing their qualities has been sprung from the paywall. https://counter-currents.com/2022/09/an-ethnographic-guide-to-political-groups-in-america/

Spencer J. Quinn reviews C. R. Hallpike's Ship of Fools, a book which debunks much of the nonsense that is written about primitive societies by academics in the field. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/c-r-hallpikes-ship-of-fools/

Greg Johnson summarizes his position on the Russo-Ukrainian War in the opening statement he made during his debate with Mark Collett on Saturday. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/the-ukraine-war-one-last-time/

Jim Goad on the emergence of what whites everywhere have been looking for: a pro-white group WITHOUT THE HATE; Mexicans on the Los Angeles City Council bizarrely being revealed as wanting to stand up for their own people's interests above those of all others; and a black woman who stole the wallet off of a man who had just been run over by a tractor trailer. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/the-worst-week-yet-100/

Greg Johnson held an impromptu afterparty and Ask Me Anything following his debate on the Ukraine war with Mark Collett on Saturday, and the recording is now available for download and online listening. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/counter-currents-radio-podcast-no-496-the-ukraine-debate-afterparty/

Lola Daviet should be as well known as Anne Frank, all over the world. Even 70 years from now.

Nicholas R. Jeelvy on why the Dissident Rightist must learn to say no to things that don't measure up to our exacting standards, both in politics and other areas of life. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/the-art-of-saying-no/

Greg Johnson answers questions explaining his pro-Ukrainian position in the current conflict, and why supporting Russia runs contrary to White Nationalism. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/questions-on-nato-russia-ukraine/

Host Nick Jeelvy welcomed long-time Counter-Currents writer James J. O’Meara, a smooth-talking warmage and friend of the show, for a discussion of Better Call Saul and what it means for white identitarians and nationalists. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/counter-currents-radio-podcast-no-497-the-writers-bloc-with-james-omeara-on-better-call-saul/

Greg Johnson answers questions explaining his pro-Ukrainian position in the current conflict, and why supporting Russia runs contrary to White Nationalism. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/questions-on-nato-russia-ukraine/

Émile Durand's "Toward a Baltic-Black Sea Union: 'Intermarium' as a Viable Model for White Revival" is now being featured in Counter-Currents' Classics Corner. https://counter-currents.com/2015/10/intermarium/

An interview with Janez Janša, who has been Prime Minister of Slovenia on three occasions, the most recent of which ended in May, on the European Union's anti-democratic nature, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the political situation in Slovenia. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/europe-has-turned-away-from-democracy/

On Sunday, Martinez and Howe were streaming and Greg Johnson joined in when they started talking about his debate with Mark Collett. Here's a clip. https://odysee.com/@martinezperspective:2/tactical-WN-johnson-clip:a

Morris van de Camp reviews Peter Brimelow's classic analysis of the immigration threat to America, Alien Nation. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/peter-brimelows-alien-nation/

James Dunphy on the problem of those whites who tolerate all the problems that come from immigration and multiculturalism — because they don't have to deal with them. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/the-negative-externality-of-multiracialism/

An epic franchise crossover event. A multiverse of technocrat scare stories.

Mark Gullick on why Descartes' Discourse on the Method is fundamental to understanding modern Western philosophy. https://counter-currents.com/2022/10/so-true/