"Andrew Bacevich, Reluctant Obamacon".
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Did you ever wonder why nationalism seemed so similar, right down to the names of the parties in, say, Algeria, Indonesia, and Vietnam? What did Algeria, Indonesia, and Vietnam have in common? Certainly nothing that could be described as Algerian, Indonesian, or Vietnamese. Oh, no. What they had in common was that they all had friends—or, more precisely, sponsors—at Harvard.
— Curtis Yarvin
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Source: Wikiquote: "Curtis Yarvin" (Early Quotes (chronological), 2008)
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About Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin (born June 25, 1973), also known under his pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American computer scientist and quintessential political theorist of the neoreactionary movement. He is also creator of the Urbit computing platform and, currently, authors primarily the Gray Mirror blog.
About Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin (born June 25, 1973), also known under his pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American computer scientist and quintessential political theorist of the neoreactionary movement. He is also creator of the Urbit computing platform and, currently, authors primarily the Gray Mirror blog.
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