A Poison Tree by William Blake

A Poison Tree

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.


I found this poem while reading through an anthology last year, and immediately knew it was one I was going to have to record at some point. Above, I have only the first stanza, but the whole poem is in the linked recording.

And this is really a beautiful, succinct explanation of the cause of a lot of this friction, not just with Jews but with political correctness in general. In real life, two individuals who have any contact are going to have some degree of conflict and disagreement. And if we get that out in the open and deal with it forthrightly, it is often fairly easy to resolve.

But if, for whatever reason, we are not allowed to speak of these problems openly, they go on getting worse. And the anger and resentment builds up. Problems which could have been resolved easily get compounded. People who can't get an open explanation try to come up with their own, which may end up creating a narrative much more malevolent than the reality.

I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

If you want to make create lasting resentment, it's not difficult. Just don't let people talk about what's bothering them.

Chapters XII and XIII Our Duty and Their Duty

CHAPTER XII

Our Duty

249

This but a consequence of the conditions established in Chapters IV, V and VI—our double duty of mixing with the Jews and of recognizing their separate nationality—necessity of openly admitting this separate nationality in conversation and social habits—in spite of difficulties opposed by convention—in this the wealthier classes should follow the lead of the populace—folly and danger of Fear in this matter—the fear of Jewish power a degrading and exasperating thing to the European—delay makes it worse—our plain duty is to recognize this alien nation, to respect it, and to treat it frankly as we do every nationality other than one's own.

CHAPTER XIII
Their Duty 271
Only a brief mention—for interference or advice in domestic concerns of Jewry would be an impertinence—but it is clear that all specially Jewish institutions favour the right policy for which I plead—those already in existence—schools, newspapers, Jewish societies—all increase of these institutions should be welcome, because they emphasize and make clear the separate nationality of the Jew.

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As I said in my mid-week post, who hear thinks they'd stick around for The Man Who Was Thursday? If it helps, Chesterton was a friend of Belloc's. And I can promise if you haven't already read it, it's a fun ride.

I think I like the idea of alternating between fiction and non-fiction, but if no one else is interested in that plan, then I'll have to do something else to keep this running. So who's up for it?

Don't let them get power. For God's sake, do not let them get power.

They do not consider themselves of the same people as us, and they do not feel towards us any of the normal obligations one feels towards one's countrymen. I ran across this a couple of weeks ago on Ace of Spades HQ. Now, since Ace has at least one Jewish co-blogger, they don't address these issues and don't take kindly to people who do, but here's the piece: White people voting motivated by racism is unconstitutional. Now, let's leave aside the bald-faced idiocy of the piece (Naturalization Act of 1790, anyone? I think the people who wrote it might have had some idea what the Constitution entailed.) The author of the piece is Jewish. The author of the piece outright demands that white people who vote in the interests of white people be forbidden from voting. This calls to mind Belloc's explanation all the way back in Chapter I: "He opposes his hosts. They call themselves masters in their own house. The Jew resists their claim."

We are not even allowed to vote in our own interests in our country because this Jew does not like it. And the election of Pres. Trump pushed them over the edge. I have little doubt that they would be pushing as hard as they can if they regain power.

Speaking of regaining power, we have two Jews (among others) competing for the presidential nomination of the Democratic party. The Bernie Sanders campaign has now had two paid staffers exposed by Project Veritas as happily discussing sending Americans who disagree with their politics to gulags for reeducation. Now, one, well that could happen to any organization. But two? That's starting to look like this might be a trend.

I wouldn't even comment on this except that not that long ago, I ran across this post about the impeachment. What kind of people happily sit around discussing killing 25 million of their fellow Americans? Having learned some pattern recognition by this point, I decided to look up some information about the Weather Underground. And to my complete lack of surprise, the leadership of the movement was very Jewish.

Now, these kind of people may be working in the other Democratic campaigns, but so far, we know they are working for this one. And I'm tired of chalking this kind of thing up to coincidence.

They don't consider themselves one of us. They don't feel much in the way of moral obligations to us. What will they do if they gain power over us? History does not give cause for optimism.

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So two announcements: First, and more immediate, upon surveying the rest of the book, I noticed that Chapter XIII is exceptionally short. It hardly makes sense to have a whole week for four pages, so I thought I'd roll that in with Chapter XII for next week.

Second, I kind of like the idea of alternating between fiction and non-fiction. So who would stick around if we did The Man Who Was Thursday as the next book? I promise, if you haven't read it, it is a fun ride. It is available for free on Project Gutenberg.

Chapter XI Zionism

CHAPTER XI
Zionism     231

    The chief interest of the Zionist experiment lies in its reaction upon the international position of the Jew—yet that point is not yet discussed—what will be the effect of the experiment on the position of Jews outside Palestine, necessarily the vast majority of the race?—an inevitable alternative—either the Jews lose their international position through loss of the fiction that they are not a nation—or the Zionist experiment breaks down—effect especially in Eastern Europe.

    Special effect of the experiment on Great Britain—difficulty of maintaining sacrifice for purely Jewish interests—which now clash with British—unpopularity of such sacrifice inevitable—grave error of first appointment to the headship of the New State—unworthiness of the politician chosen for that position.

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As I said before, we are approaching the end of this book. I'd like to continue this group, but we need a plan for the next. I suggested The Man Who Was Thursday, but I am open to other suggestions. Anyone?

I might buy into this conspiracy theory

https://www.facebook.com/memri.org/videos/nation-of-islam-official-wesley-muhammad-jewish-genius-responsible-for-homosexua/1556691687809022/

Wesley Muhammad says that Jews are selling black men tainted marijuana to turn them gay.

. . .

Milo Yiannopoulos is part Jewish.

. . .

I'm afraid I have to rate this as plausible.

Choosing our next book

So, we have six more chapters left in this book, and it looks like we're going to complete it together. I think it's time to discuss if we want to continue with another book, and if so, what that is. I have a couple of possibilities in mind, some have been suggested by others here. So here goes.

For a significant change of pace and, perhaps, a bit of relaxation (this subject tends to raise blood pressure), I thought we might do a fiction book. The one I had in mind is G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. It's relatively short and a lot of fun. We could do that one and then move on to something more serious.

I believe Wiffiely has suggested Vox Day's Corporate Cancer. I know I've heard other suggestions, but can't recall any at the moment. So here's the time to put in your thoughts.

Chapter X The Position of the Jews in England

CHAPTER X

The Position of the Jews in England

215

England has gone to both extremes with the Jew. The Jew in the Roman time and in the Middle Ages—his monopoly of Usury in early Middle Ages—The exile of all English Jews under Edward I—their return under Cromwell—followed by a growing alliance between the English State and the Jews—largely due to cosmopolitan commercial interests of Britain—also to common hostility towards the Catholic Church—aided by great wealth and security of this country—in the later nineteenth century the Jews, in spite of their small numbers, colour every English institution, especially the Universities and the House of Commons—the interests of the two races began to diverge before the Great War—none the less a formal alliance maintained through the control of the politicians by Jewish finance—its culmination in the attempt to form an Anglo-Judaic state in Palestine.

Anyone who terrorizes our Jewish community WILL face justice.

That title is from a Twitter post by NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. He's getting worked up by violence in his city against Jews. Of course, you could drop pallets of $100 bills in front of him, and he'd still never admit that the violence was primarily being committed by blacks, but that's beside my point.

Can anyone seriously imagine a U.S. politician with a nation-wide voice saying, "Anyone who terrorizes white people in our community WILL face justice"? No. The very notion is ridiculous. And this is at the center of what most of us here are angry about.

Actual Americans, the heirs of the people who built this country, know that this country is no longer being run for our benefit. Not just that, but our interests are not even seriously considered most of the time. Jews are not the only ones who have displaced us in this regard, but they clearly have far more power and influence than, for instance, blacks or east Asians.

And Belloc is right. If we cannot resolve this to the satisfaction of the majority of Americans, this will end in violence. And that would be quite bad for the Jews. It would also leave a spiritual stain on us. But any resolution would necessarily involve Jews admitting their role in causing these problems, and that, well, that seems highly unlikely.

Chapter IX The Position in the World as a Whole

CHAPTER IX

The Position in the World as a Whole

189

The Jewish problem varies (1) according to the extent to which Jews have acquired control and domination in various places; (2) according to the tradition of each community in approaching the problem; (3) according to the strength in each community of the four international forces, which are the Catholic Church, Islam, Industrial Capitalism, and the Socialist revolt against this last.

The individual Jew does not feel that he is in a position of control or even that he is interfering with his hosts—yet that is the universal complaint against him—it is a corporate or collective power—more and more resented.

The position in Russia—repeated—in the Marches of Russia and Roumania and Poland—in Central Europe—in Occidental Europe—Ireland an exception.

The position in the United States—Mr. Ford and the great effect of his action.

The Western tradition more favourable to the Jews than the Eastern—problem of the Jews and Islam—position of the Catholic Church—effect of Industrial Capitalism and of its converse, Socialism, upon the problem.