Why Do We Fight?
With Remembrance Day fresh in our memory it's worth thinking about what our ancestors fought for, and why we fight today. [3 Minute Read]
As we near the end of 2022 a glaring problem has become apparent to me; the Australian right wing’s lack of articulated organising principals. While Baby boomer generation conservatives fixate on the rise of China and the ever growing ‘threat’ of environmental politics, the left has captured most Millennials and generation Z. This leaves the few remaining conservatives from said younger generations looking to American politics for inspiration. This is not without cause, tech censorship is only one of the many near-insurmountable barriers to the proliferation of organic Australian right wing thought.
In this article however I would like to posit that another major reason for the lack of right wing youth is due in large part to the lack of a well articulated, cohesive vision being presented by the Australian right.
What is the mission we are asking young men to sacrifice for? What is the ultimate goal we are striving to accomplish? Why?
Why do I invest time and energy into Australian politics in the first place?
Very simply because I, like many others, believe that the Australian Nation is on a negative trajectory. Current trends, given enough time, will lead Australia to extinction. You may read that claim and shake your head, thinking I am exaggerating the situation or writing hyperbolically for effect, but I assure you that I am unfortunately writing extremely literally.
In the most serious terms possible, Australia is currently on a trajectory that will conclude in her total erasure.
Modern Australia is fundamentally flawed. Political corruption, cronyism, nepotism and misguided idealism combined with increasing monetary and foreign influence over our political system has led to the construction of a government that does not place Australia and her citizens first.
For one, the economic system Australians enter after leaving school may have made the average convict in 1788 thankful for their situation. At least many convicts had a chance to own their own property before 30 years of age, the same can not be said about the same age bracket in Australia today.
But that is not the end of the bad news, we also have the population problems. If current fertility, birth and immigration rates continue unchanged, Australian’s descended from this nations Anglo-Celtic founding stock will become a minority within the next 50 years and nearly extinct by 2100 AD.
While all this is happening, subversive actors are working to in a very literal way erase our national symbols, cultural artefacts and ties to our history. The most obvious examples of this ongoing attempt being the attempts to remove and alter Australia’s monarchy and flag.
Even if these self destructive cultural forces don’t in themselves alter Australia into an unrecognisable shell of its former self, the impact of these cultural, economic and demographic changes have led to a an ever shrinking portion of Australian citizens who would actually be willing to defend the nation if a military conflict arose. I believe Australia will one day have to go to war again, Australia will be left defenceless if not for its allies.
If any combination of these trends continue, the ‘Australia’ of the future will either be totally disconnected in every way from her founder’s legacy or militarily beholden/conquered by another nation.
Basically: something needs to change, and it needs to change soon.
Providing answers to the questions of our nations survival will give the Australian Right purpose and direction. But what would the survival and restoration of Australia look like? With Remembrance Day still fresh in our memory, I believe deference should be given to those among our ancestors who had a hand in forging Australia, especially those who sacrificed and died for the infant Nation. We can be assured that their vision for Australia was one they truly wished to live in, their actions are a testament to the fact.
Earlier this year I outlined some goals which, If achieved, would bring us a lot closer to the vision of our Nation’s founders. You can read the article here.
But having a few goals is not enough. I call on everyone who considers themselves right wing to put forward their own ideas and debate. We must begin the process of creating a cohesive vision, because currently, we are sorely lacking one.