Rule 11: Exploit the Environmentalists

And retake the Left Coast.

“Back to the Pleistocene!”

You can’t get any more reactionary than that. Rather too reactionary. The human population is way too high for everyone to go Paleo.

Still, we can work with that.

Head over to your local organic food coop, the one where white people wear dreadlocks and Birkenstocks. Look at the signage. Thumb through the magazines. Count the number of times you see the slogan Buy Local or its variants.

Friends, those lefty earth muffins are Trumpier than Trump. Trump called for protectionism applied against China. These people want protectionism applied against out of state big corporations like Wal Mart.

We can work with that.

Take a walk around the hippified part of town surrounding the coop. Check out the coffee shops, hemp stores, T shirt printers, couch bars, etc. The owners may be parroting a bunch of socialist nonsense but they are doing capitalism. Revealed preference indicates what they really want is early stage capitalism, a nation of small farms and small businesses, an America that looks more like the mythical Mayberry, North Carolina of The Andy Griffith Show, albeit with longer hair and brighter colors. They are reactionaries.

We can work with that. I have worked with that back in the past. I once got such venues to display a libertarian propaganda tabloid alongside the hippie, eco, and commie zines. And the customers read them, and liked them. My biggest problem was getting other Libertarian affiliates to distribute our paper so we’d have economies of scale.

Environmentalism is an inherently conservative to downright reactionary cause. Throughout human history. humans have preserved nature through a combination of tradition, religion, and hunting grounds of the very rich. The story of the sheriff of Nottingham vs. Robin Hood was a story of nature preservation. The American Revolution was fought in part because the British Crown wanted to leave the Indians west of the Appalachians alone. (Read the Declaration of Independence.) After we achieved independence, it was usually the Democratic Party that was most eager to settle and civilize the west.

Today, the Democratic Party is experiencing collective insanity as it tries to be both a left wing party and a nature preservation party at the same time. Run the following imaginary scenario through your mind:

The citizens of Ecotopia love nature and love living in it. The residents average less than 2.1 children per adult, and they have grand plans to rewild much of their country over time.

The Crowded Isles are ruled by the Mystics of Priapic Enlightenment. The Mystics pursue transcendence through tantric yoga with multiple wives. Large numbers of children are evidence of enlightenment among the Islands’ elite. The Grand Master is reputed to have sired over a hundred sons. (He has lost count.) Taking care of all those surplus children, however, is a bit of a distraction. In the good old days, there was plenty of war and disease to dispose of the surplus population. Today, the walled cities are overflowing, the temples surrounded by unsightly slums.

What happens when you open the borders between Ecotopia and the Crowded Isles?

Answer: the Ecotopians become an endangered species. Either that, or they declare war on the Mystics. Biodegradable bombs. Phytoestrogens in the water supply. Air drops of angry womyn’s studies majors…

Ecotopia and open borders do not mix! Whichever nations/tribes/religions/ideologies choose to overpopulate will overwhelm the tree huggers over time. Without borders, wars are won by having more babies.

Democracy and social welfare programs make the problem even worse.

In their heart of hearts, the Left Coast elitists know this, but they don’t want to admit it. Here’s the reality: California has a Wall. It’s a virtual wall made up of red tape, tax preferences, and lawsuits. Declaring sanctuary cities is all well and politically correct, but where do you put the people? More people requires more housing units, more water use, more total electricity. Good luck with that! “No, you cannot build that apartment building. We much preserve that historic dry cleaning business.”

Home prices exploded in California long before the surge of COVID-19 money. Something to do with Supply and Demand. But for the older natives of the state, there are rent controls and the Proposition 13 property tax exemption. For the not so privileged, there are outrageously expensive apartments – or homeless encampments. San Francisco, with it’s beautiful bay, pleasant climate, and immensely rich Silicon Valley suburbs… has bums pooping on the sidewalks.

The fundamental contradiction has driven Left Coast Democrats insane. We can use this. History indicates that eco hippies vote reactionary if you sugar coat the message with lots of organic granola.

I have many Green reactionary ideas for you to contemplate and use coming in future posts. But for now I want you to contemplate your new Green super power.

You now have the ability to grant absolution to earnest effective altruists who secretly would like to clean up their communities and keep their country. Your battle cry:

“Ecotopia and open borders do not mix!”

Practice it. If you live on the Left Coast or in a college town, seriously consider running for office or at least recruiting a candidate willing to use this super power. Filing deadlines loom — if they haven’t passed already.

This post is merely the warmup for Rule 13. The saga continues in these fine essays: