I'm 100% with knowing which books are banned (not fake banned books that are sold in target). You've done us a favor in collecting many into one place.
IMO, its worth considering that a book is banned bc it is considered dangerous- which means it has rhetorical power against the banning establishment. This means that there are not banned books that are just as subversive but might lack the rhetorical power . And there are banned books that have the power, but are complete bullshit. (Looking at the contradictory books here should be enough to make it clear that being banned has nothing to do with being true.)
So the forbidden knowledge might be forbidden lies. What are your thoughts on this? You mentioned only that the authors were true believers in their message (I think there's also miscalculation on reception and times a'changing involved.) But that's hardly a reason to make it true.
Another quick thought worth considering- these are banned books in the west. Rushdie and plenty others are banned in other places, and knowing what other people find offensive that we find benign is a significant insight too.
I'm in Canada and I intend to read the Turner Diaries and White Resistance Manual. I make this clear and I don't care who may know. Revolt against the modern world
Probably some of the most important banned books are those of physical therapy: seriously, try finding any book which overtly states the correct human posture (shoulders up and forward, tailbone up and back, chin up, looking down via T1, not C1) and purpose of the chin (as a resting point for stomach sleeping, which is the correct way to sleep -back sleeping causes flatback posture). Such books must have been written, particularly by the U.S. Army, Nazi Germany, the USSR, and the imperial Japanese -but where are they?
I could tell you all about this as an army physical therapist. McGill's Back Mechanic, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, and Gift of Injury aren't exactly banned, but they aren't popular with military clinicians either. There are complex reasons why posture is dismissed by midwit clinicians. Tickled by this observation though when I just stopped by to say how great of a read unintended consequences is.
> the correct human posture (shoulders up and forward, tailbone up and back, chin up, looking down via T1, not C1) and purpose of the chin (as a resting point for stomach sleeping, which is the correct way to sleep -back sleeping causes flatback posture).
If you had to recommend a single book on this topic, what would it be?
Well that's the point; I couldn't find any. Some should exist from the WWII era, though I suspect they're censored from the obvious search engines. My insights were inspired by Robin McKenzie's Treat Your Own Back (though he is wrong on shoulder/head posture). Perhaps I should write this book myself (though I don't have any real training in this area, I probably could get up to speed on muscle names, etc., over a year of reading). My suggestion would be to ask around as many qualified people as you can in regards to the true purpose of the chin; some (maybe a tenth) will probably give it to you.
Two questions: (1) Who else hesitated even for a moment before "liking"? I imagine an NSA / AI-curated struggle session where I'm asked to account for every SS like. Then I realize no one cares, and even if someone did, they'll screw it up so badly they won't actually get their facts straight. (2) why do we have so much free time to read to the end?
Well, kudos. This is a deep article and calls for a change of pov on media, books and everything around information and pop culture. Definitely to be read several times to dig into all the insights you give.
A few years ago I was downsizing and this involved donating, selling on ebay, or just throwing away 1,000 or more books. I was moving to a smaller house and I still have way too many books. I kept the two volume Jefferson Davis Rise and Fall work in hardcover. It is actually a pretty good read. You could add an entire section to your banned book list just on Southern writers and anything that suggests factors other than slavery played a role in the War of the Rebellion. Even if they aren't banned, you can't find them. No one knows who John C. Calhoun (I still think his doctrine of nullification is the best way for a state to refuse to accept all federal laws) or William Gillmore Simms, who was better than Nathaniel Hawthorne, were.
Also, the David Irving books, which are the best books I ever read on Hitler, didn't make the my cut, but not because they were about Hitler or because they were written by Irving. I was going to sell them on EBay, but I wasn't allowed to. His name or anything about Hitler must be on their "do not sell list."
I'm 100% with knowing which books are banned (not fake banned books that are sold in target). You've done us a favor in collecting many into one place.
IMO, its worth considering that a book is banned bc it is considered dangerous- which means it has rhetorical power against the banning establishment. This means that there are not banned books that are just as subversive but might lack the rhetorical power . And there are banned books that have the power, but are complete bullshit. (Looking at the contradictory books here should be enough to make it clear that being banned has nothing to do with being true.)
So the forbidden knowledge might be forbidden lies. What are your thoughts on this? You mentioned only that the authors were true believers in their message (I think there's also miscalculation on reception and times a'changing involved.) But that's hardly a reason to make it true.
Another quick thought worth considering- these are banned books in the west. Rushdie and plenty others are banned in other places, and knowing what other people find offensive that we find benign is a significant insight too.
curious if you agree or disagree with that
<< Anarchists had assassinated Tsar Nicholas II with similarly manufactured homemade explosives
1) It wasn't anarchists (it was communitarian socialists)
2) It wasn't Nicholas II (it was Alexander II)
Corrected, thankyou for pointing out the typo
I'm in Canada and I intend to read the Turner Diaries and White Resistance Manual. I make this clear and I don't care who may know. Revolt against the modern world
Probably some of the most important banned books are those of physical therapy: seriously, try finding any book which overtly states the correct human posture (shoulders up and forward, tailbone up and back, chin up, looking down via T1, not C1) and purpose of the chin (as a resting point for stomach sleeping, which is the correct way to sleep -back sleeping causes flatback posture). Such books must have been written, particularly by the U.S. Army, Nazi Germany, the USSR, and the imperial Japanese -but where are they?
Archive has a wide selection of books on posture from the 19th and early 20th century...
I know nothing of the subject but dig away
These are all the permanently online ones for download
https://archive.org/search?query=posture&and%5B%5D=lending%3A%22is_readable%22
As I suspected (most of?) the old books, just like many PTs today, promote flatback or hyperextended posture, which is disastrous for the shoulders:
https://substack.com/profile/11976384-eharding/note/c-46737253
I could tell you all about this as an army physical therapist. McGill's Back Mechanic, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, and Gift of Injury aren't exactly banned, but they aren't popular with military clinicians either. There are complex reasons why posture is dismissed by midwit clinicians. Tickled by this observation though when I just stopped by to say how great of a read unintended consequences is.
> the correct human posture (shoulders up and forward, tailbone up and back, chin up, looking down via T1, not C1) and purpose of the chin (as a resting point for stomach sleeping, which is the correct way to sleep -back sleeping causes flatback posture).
If you had to recommend a single book on this topic, what would it be?
Well that's the point; I couldn't find any. Some should exist from the WWII era, though I suspect they're censored from the obvious search engines. My insights were inspired by Robin McKenzie's Treat Your Own Back (though he is wrong on shoulder/head posture). Perhaps I should write this book myself (though I don't have any real training in this area, I probably could get up to speed on muscle names, etc., over a year of reading). My suggestion would be to ask around as many qualified people as you can in regards to the true purpose of the chin; some (maybe a tenth) will probably give it to you.
Unz wrote a good piece on this same topic
https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-amazon-book-censorship/
Love unz, Big inspiration.
Haven't read that one though thanks for the tip!
Someone should train a chat gpt instance on all of these, banned search engine
Two questions: (1) Who else hesitated even for a moment before "liking"? I imagine an NSA / AI-curated struggle session where I'm asked to account for every SS like. Then I realize no one cares, and even if someone did, they'll screw it up so badly they won't actually get their facts straight. (2) why do we have so much free time to read to the end?
Well, kudos. This is a deep article and calls for a change of pov on media, books and everything around information and pop culture. Definitely to be read several times to dig into all the insights you give.
Erectus Walks Among Us by Richard D Fuerle
Opium for the Masses by Jim Hogshire
Anything published by the awesome Loompanics Unlimited.
Have you seen this, Kulak?
https://open.substack.com/pub/popehead/p/the-100-families-that-rule-the-empire
You should read Lolita, it’s excellent. Nabokov writes very beautifully.
David Irving is without equal in his meticulous research and verification from primary sources.
probably the best post I read on substack so far. This is really good stuff, thanks a lot!
A few years ago I was downsizing and this involved donating, selling on ebay, or just throwing away 1,000 or more books. I was moving to a smaller house and I still have way too many books. I kept the two volume Jefferson Davis Rise and Fall work in hardcover. It is actually a pretty good read. You could add an entire section to your banned book list just on Southern writers and anything that suggests factors other than slavery played a role in the War of the Rebellion. Even if they aren't banned, you can't find them. No one knows who John C. Calhoun (I still think his doctrine of nullification is the best way for a state to refuse to accept all federal laws) or William Gillmore Simms, who was better than Nathaniel Hawthorne, were.
Also, the David Irving books, which are the best books I ever read on Hitler, didn't make the my cut, but not because they were about Hitler or because they were written by Irving. I was going to sell them on EBay, but I wasn't allowed to. His name or anything about Hitler must be on their "do not sell list."
Great article. Thanks.
Could you link your list for me?
Didn't see "The Ethnic Phenomenon" by Pierre Van Den Berghe on the list. Deserves a spot in future lists, Good book, €100-300 for a used copy.
So regarding Operation Dark Heart:
I managed to find a new, albeit redacted copy, in the Fort Sam Houston military clothing store several years back.
I’d have bought two copies if they’d had two.