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    Cover of The Culture of Critique

    The Culture of Critique

    Kevin B. MacDonald · 2002

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    12mentions
    12people
    2015–2026years
    33% recommend50% neutral17% critical

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    1. peoplerreadingFeb 2019
      "The Culture of Critique" - Kevin MacDonald

      Very challenging book. Not recommended for the feint of heart, easily offended, or closed-minded.

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    2. minority-oneOct 2015
      I take issue with your accusing me of trolling on the other comment. I am being playful but I am not trolling. What I am talking about is a concerted effort that began with Psychoanalysis in the beginning of the 20th century and moved on to the Frankfurt School and then the New York Intellectuals and now takes the form of Cultural Marxism. I recommend that you look up these keywords to learn more about the behaviors you have rightfully noticed. If you're interested in information with scholarly citations about this subject I recommend The Culture of Critique, it's a book that will open your eyes. I'd be willing to send you the book for free if you don't want to pay for it. That's because when I find people that seem to be on to the truth (like you), I give them a chance to peer deeper into the darkness.

      Like I said, I took all the hints from things you said. It's clear you see it too. I understand people are very leery of pointing fingers especially when the conversation involves certain untouchable groups. However, as a trans person I'm sure you have courage in spades to study this subject without prejudice and preconceived notions you might have acquired during education in school.

      If you still think I'm a troll, I'd really appreciate it if you could explain to me how better I could approach this subject with you without coming across as a troll. I can do it easily in person, but online it seems to always come across as trollish, I suppose because mentioning Jews is something usually seen done by shady characters with hidden agendas. However, I believe one can talk about Yakuza without indicting all Japanese, or talk about the Mafia without indicting all Italians.

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    3. throwaway1967Sep 2015
      > Who's been selling this and why???

      The New York Intellectuals, who were connected to the Frankfurt School, who got the baton from Psychoanalysis.

      Read The Culture Of Critique by Kevin Macdonald and you will have precisely your answer.

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    4. GreenSalemJun 2026
      Some books deserve to be banned.

      I would put Kevin MacDonald's antisemitic trilogy The Culture of Critique, the Turner Diaries ( which calls for mass extermination of non-white groups in the USA ) and Mein Kampf in the realm of books that should be shunned.

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    5. unselect5917Jun 2026
      >- The Camp of the Saints

      >- Culture of Critique

      >- The Turner Diaries

      Actual banned books. So of course your comment is flagged. Groupthink censorship is still censorship.

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    6. theprincessOct 2022
      That's like panning for gold in a sewer. Hope you don't get a disease.

      The far right has viral memes tailor made for radicalizing slightly paranoid white guys by making them more and more comfortable with the things you're "wading through" right now. If you aren't wary five years from now you'll be a paranoid mess staying up at night reading Culture of Critique and sending pdfs of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to your buddies. Saw it happen to a "libertarian" friend of my husband. Guy went from relatively normal to belonging on an FBI watch list.

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