"WhatifAlthist" | World History, Philosophy, Culture

Is the Woke Right Real?

James Lindsay's "woke right" concept claims far-right ideology loops back to radical leftism—collectivism, racialized worldviews, totalitarianism. After witnessing unprecedented right-wing radicalization since COVID (topics once completely taboo now normalized), I investigate whether this threat is genuine or overblown. As someone inside digital right circles who's shifted from being called "right-wing nutjob" to "Jew lover" and "white traitor," I explore whether conservatism's ideological pregnancy will birth freedom or just another tyranny. -- Start resisting financial tyranny with Zcash or Zashi wallet today: https://z.cash [https://z.cash/] or for Apple store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zodl-zcash-wallet/id1672392439 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zodl-zcash-wallet/id1672392439] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Greatest Lie Ever Told

While history remained relatively objective, anthropology has been utterly destroyed by pseudoscience—THREE-QUARTERS of Amazon's top anthropology books are scientifically fraudulent! My research across multiple fields has uncovered something unprecedented: the 20th century pulled off the most astonishing deception in human history. Despite unprecedented access to information and "intellectual freedom," our supposedly advanced civilization embraced absurdities our descendants will mock us for believing. This discovery is so enormous that those who see it feel momentarily insane. SPONSORS: NetSuite:  More than 41,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud financial system bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, into ONE proven platform. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine learning: https://netsuite.com/102 [https://netsuite.com/102] Shopify:  Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at https://shopify.com/cognitive [https://shopify.com/cognitive] Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WHATIFALTHIST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/whatifalthist [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1puSkFBSE9kVThIWk9valNaTjYtc2s5dXJHd3xBQ3Jtc0trRzE4Y2xCV0dyWU5rYk9meXViLW4xMFNiQ3A1SjBGX0dubG80RUJuYmJwcmo5eXVsNFB5bkVLMm00N01vLVRkeF90ZDl4UThFZXR4U0ZMZ2hFOU8taVFKU0pMcjl1WnlmMktPYUQ1cTBib0t5c1dodw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fincogni.com%2Fwhatifalthist&v=RzkO6gl1LgE] LINKS: Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w] Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEg2dHIwcWNqdElSOExIbk1rdmxnUjg5VmpqQXxBQ3Jtc0tuaF9BSDlWMDZuMkV4bTRLeTU1ZG9acjd4Z1MzUlM2dkR2Umh4RVBZVk9rSjlEOE1EWFh5ZFFDWGFJTzJXRGJZZzd2OEV1eng3MjUyc2sySVAxQlN1WU4yOEhsQlM4MDFKSWRzT3N0OTVnNnQxMXJZOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbecomepluribus.com%2Fcreators%2F20&v=NW_AiXLdsxo] Link to my Twitter - https://x.com/whatifalthist [https://x.com/whatifalthist] Link to my Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn... [https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlynch/?hl=en] Bibliography: War in Human Civilization by Azar Gat War Before Civilization by Lawrence Keeley The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris The Elephant in the Brain by Simler Albion’s Seed by David Hackett Fischer Ethhic America by Thomas Sowell The Leviathan and its Enemies by Sam Francis The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham Sex and Culture by JD Unwin Who we Are and How We Got Here by David Reich The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt The Blank Slate by Stephen Pinker Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson Humanity’s ascent by Eisenstein  Who Are We by Sam Huntingdon Seeing Like a State by James Scott The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist The Moral Animal by Robert Wright The Secret to Our Success by Joseph Heinrich The History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel  The Knowledge Machine by Michael Strevens  Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Mere Christianity by CS Lewis Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith War, Peace and War by Peter Turchin The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden Behave by Sapolsky The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Cynical Theories by James Lindsey The Cave by Plato The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Lineages of Modernity by Tom Emmanuel Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin The Growth Delusion by James Pilling Everyone Lies by Stephenowitz The World After Liberalism by Matthew Rose Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray Gateway Trilogy by Robert Monroe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

the next ideology isn't what you think.

Our society lives in shattered glass—no shared concept of human value, souls, reality, gender, or nations. Nietzsche's predicted consequences from God's death have destroyed the old world completely. We've gone insane but remain wealthy enough to mask it. Since high school, I've known the adult worldview was an empty bluff destined to collapse. After years cross-referencing solutions, I've found something that could actually work. Here's what I discovered. SPONSORS: Shopify:  Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopify.com/cognitive⁠⁠⁠ [https://shopify.com/cognitive] -- LINKS: Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠⁠⁠ / @history102-qg5oj  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w] Link to my Twitter-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/whatifalthist?ref...⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjVZNVY1WDNiU05zTlR4UzV6RVB1SnlVaEt3d3xBQ3Jtc0trajlSNmdnSWxMRVkzT1Y0X0toTFpPTzdKelVlazJMMV9MdWprWVAwUFpNa3k4djQyNTZhSkxzTWFHNmJfdl84YWdFem05elh0bnhGcVZ0X0hHUk1JaGVXalRFdXQxVGpsemRyblRPVzZST0hFMVFESQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fwhatifalthist%3FrefTherc%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&v=g52R7NnhtL8] Link to my Instagram-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn...⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldMOGx1ZFcxcUJ1ZUl4a1FxWC1vZ1Iyd0xPd3xBQ3Jtc0tuNzhmdnVYQnNkZzZBTUZNSkctNDVfd19lcWU3SkQ0X0thRFZ1d0dvMXVyQjIxb0RiNmJvaWJ6RGdwNkcyUFdpSC0xQmVvZk5kTjlGSGJwQm5qUUN2VFRuVU5MWXVRRVBLb2NvS3B4VG5iaXFJajBKTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frudyardwlynch%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=g52R7NnhtL8] - Bibliography: Forbidden Universe by Lynn Picknett A Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Twelve Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson Out of Chaos by Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson The Hermetic Link by Slavenberg Hermetic Philosophy and Creative Alchemy by Bremmer The History of Religious Ideas by Mircea Eliade Sex, Ecology and Spirituality by Ken Wilbur Thus Spake Zarathustra by Niestzche The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russel A History of Philosophy by Will Durant The Knowledge Machine by Strevens The Passion of the Western Mind by Tarnas Out of Our Heads by Philipe Fernandez Arnesto Nihilism by Father Seraphim Rose Modern Times by Paul Johnson Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley A Secular Age by Charles Taylor Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung A New Model of the Universe by DP Ouspensky The Soul's Code by James Hillman The Alchemy of Psychology by James Hillman The Forge and the Crucible by Mircea Eliad On Power by Bertrand de Jouvenal The Revolt of the Masses by Garcia Religion and Culture by Chris Dawson The Crowd by Gustave le Bon The Psychology of peoples by Gustave le Bon Spiral Dynamics Integrated by Beck Human Faith in a Conscious Biosphere by Beck The Hermetic Tradition by Evola Coming to Our Senses by Morris Berman The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin The Inner World of Trauma by Kalsched Trauma and the Soul by Kalsched The Web of Meaning by Lent The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly Hall On Heroes by Carlyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

this entire reality is a lie

Some truths are too enormous for words—like discovering the sky is a different color while normies remain blind. Over seven years since high school, I systematically deconstructed the comfortable illusions we've lived in our entire lives. Politics and trans issues are just surface symptoms—the rot goes INFINITELY deeper. Once you flip the log over, it's completely eaten through by worms. This episode dissects our rotting worldview and reveals why everything we've been taught is fundamentally false. SPONSORS: Shopify:  Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at ⁠⁠⁠https://shopify.com/cognitive⁠⁠ [https://shopify.com/cognitive] - Crush your enemies with War Thunder today: https://wtplay.link/whatifalthist25 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUh4RVhzejZDM1NLcW51T2dDZkx6Qy1QbndDZ3xBQ3Jtc0tteEtseWVhYVJvbE9NbTlOMGZyVEVIMVA3Sm5tREs3a280TVlLbnN2MW1fY1U5TU9qVDFvSUV6M2YtUzA3eGFYcVgwUV9ic0lVbmVCcmZUNnAtb2FmdjMzRUhjNUwxZllWVzA4b2paOFhsM1hRblNxaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwtplay.link%2Fwhatifalthist25&v=1NtqEBk1VHg] -- LINKS: Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: ⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠⁠ / @history102-qg5oj  ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w] Link to my Twitter-⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/whatifalthist?ref...⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjVZNVY1WDNiU05zTlR4UzV6RVB1SnlVaEt3d3xBQ3Jtc0trajlSNmdnSWxMRVkzT1Y0X0toTFpPTzdKelVlazJMMV9MdWprWVAwUFpNa3k4djQyNTZhSkxzTWFHNmJfdl84YWdFem05elh0bnhGcVZ0X0hHUk1JaGVXalRFdXQxVGpsemRyblRPVzZST0hFMVFESQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fwhatifalthist%3FrefTherc%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&v=g52R7NnhtL8] Link to my Instagram-⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn...⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldMOGx1ZFcxcUJ1ZUl4a1FxWC1vZ1Iyd0xPd3xBQ3Jtc0tuNzhmdnVYQnNkZzZBTUZNSkctNDVfd19lcWU3SkQ0X0thRFZ1d0dvMXVyQjIxb0RiNmJvaWJ6RGdwNkcyUFdpSC0xQmVvZk5kTjlGSGJwQm5qUUN2VFRuVU5MWXVRRVBLb2NvS3B4VG5iaXFJajBKTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frudyardwlynch%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=g52R7NnhtL8] - Bibliography: The Myth of Disenchantment by Storm A Secular Age by Charles Taylor A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith Forbidden Universe by Lynn Picknett The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt The Happiness Hypothesis by Jon Haidt The Elephant in the Brain by Simler The Soul's Code by James Hillman The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist The Psychology of Socialism by Gustave le Bon The Crowd by Gustave le Bon Spiral Dynamics Intergated by Beck Sex, Ecology and Spirituality by Ken Wilber Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma Rise of the West by McNeil The Eye of Shiva by Amaury de Riencourt Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt Masks of the Gods by Joseph Camble Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking Modern Times by Paul Johnson Robert Monroe's Trilogy The Passion of the Western Mind by Tarnas A Brief History of Philisophy by Betrand Russel ...probably a bunch more than this. This was a multidisciplinary video. This is. good start though Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Modernity's Two Mythologies

Gustave Le Bon revealed that history runs on dreams, not logic—90% of humans merely rationalize their emotions. Every civilization projects fantasy ideals (Christian Heaven, Marxist Utopia, Valhalla) that animate their entire existence. Modernity's enormous wealth enabled unprecedented delusion, creating TWO competing fantasies so powerful that people will destroy nations refusing to fulfill them. Most remain trapped in modernity's mythology, unable to see the illusions controlling their lives. SPONSORS: Zcash: The right technology reshapes politics and culture toward freedom and prosperity. Zcash—the "machinery of freedom"—delivers unstoppable private money through encryption. When your wealth is unseen, it's unseizable. Download Zashi wallet and follow @genzcash to learn more: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/genzcash⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/genzcash%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Shopify:  Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at ⁠⁠https://shopify.com/cognitive⁠ [https://shopify.com/cognitive] - "The Book" is a beautiful guide on how to preserve modern technology and civilization if the world were to end. https://mdsh.io/whatifalthist [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFowcng4dHJWc3F0d09uRkc2aGotTXduQkdBUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdnRBcWpIZ0xveXRqcENJMi1XdWJzVzktb21pVU8zSUhIdDFEQ00tMGtjZThXaUtlY1NDOTdkcF9DWk5jQlNWeDc0SW16N3FZaDU2Z0oxbVNSNjEwd3QwamlhVW5KOEVKbTl4YXozNjZKbWNHdUZhTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmdsh.io%2Fwhatifalthist&v=x1R8dyPnJao] Click this link to buy now and use the promo code “WHATIF” to get 10% off for the next month LINKS: Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: ⁠⁠  ⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w]⁠⁠ / @history102-qg5oj  ⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w] Link to my Twitter-⁠⁠https://twitter.com/whatifalthist?ref...⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjVZNVY1WDNiU05zTlR4UzV6RVB1SnlVaEt3d3xBQ3Jtc0trajlSNmdnSWxMRVkzT1Y0X0toTFpPTzdKelVlazJMMV9MdWprWVAwUFpNa3k4djQyNTZhSkxzTWFHNmJfdl84YWdFem05elh0bnhGcVZ0X0hHUk1JaGVXalRFdXQxVGpsemRyblRPVzZST0hFMVFESQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fwhatifalthist%3FrefTherc%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&v=g52R7NnhtL8] Link to my Instagram-⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn...⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldMOGx1ZFcxcUJ1ZUl4a1FxWC1vZ1Iyd0xPd3xBQ3Jtc0tuNzhmdnVYQnNkZzZBTUZNSkctNDVfd19lcWU3SkQ0X0thRFZ1d0dvMXVyQjIxb0RiNmJvaWJ6RGdwNkcyUFdpSC0xQmVvZk5kTjlGSGJwQm5qUUN2VFRuVU5MWXVRRVBLb2NvS3B4VG5iaXFJajBKTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frudyardwlynch%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=g52R7NnhtL8] Bibliography: The Masks of the Gods by Joseph Camble A History of Religious Ideas by Mircea Eliade The Crowd by Gustave le Bon The Psychology of Socialism by Gustave Le Bon The World Unbalanced by Gustave le Bon Prometheus and Atlas by Jorjani Zombies in Western Culture by Vervaeke The Soul's Code by James Hillman Religion and Culture by Chris Dawson The Psychology of the Great War by Gustave Le Bon The Passion of the Western Mind by Tarnas The Unabomber's Manifesto The Dictators by Richard Overy Modern Times by Paul Johnson Seculosity by Zahl The Gods of Revolution by Dawson Nihilism by Seraphim Rose Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith A Secular Age by Charles Taylor Fire in the Minds of Men by Billington The Total State by Auron Macintyre Leviathan and Its Enemies by Sam Francis The Knowledge Machine by Michael Strevents 1984 by George Orwell Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Pournel Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]