The Dispossessed Majority
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| Author | Wilmot Robertson |
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| Illustrator | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Howard Allen Enterprises |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 584 (First Edition) |
| ISBN | 0-914576-15-1 Search this book on  . |
The Dispossessed Majority is a 1972 book by white nationalist Wilmot Robertson. In it he outlines what he believes are the causes of the decline of America and the dispossession of whites within the demographic, cultural, religious, political, economic, and legal spheres in the United States. The book is notable for its influence on white nationalism and is seen within far right spheres as a classic work.[1]
Background[edit]
The Dispossessed Majority was written over a period of about a decade during the late 60s and early 70s over the author's desire to shed light on what he believed to be the causes of the decline of America's white majority. According to the dust jacket, Robertson waited decades for someone from the white majority to write a book on the causes of the majority's decline. After getting tired of waiting, he chose to write the book himself.[2] Robertson found great difficulty in getting The Dispossessed Majority advertised, reviewed, and sold and resorted to trying to raise awareness for his book by mailing free copies to reviewers, libraries, and by selling copies in bookstores for consignment (with most refusing to sell it at all). He then turned to paid advertising in an attempt to spread awareness of his book. The New York Times, The Atlantic, Human Events, and The Chicago Tribune all accepted a small advertisement, but other notable publications to include National Review, American Opinion, Retired Officers Magazine, and many college newspapers refused it. Robertson then sought out direct mailing lists from publishers in order to try to reach an audience, but he was refused access to these as well. Robertson described the difficulties in a short blurb before an essay included in his companion work, Ventilations.
The progress of The Dispossessed Majority from manuscript to publisher to printer to reader has been bedviled by so many roadblocks and pitfalls it is a wonder that 16,000 copies (as of September 1, 1974) have been sold or distributed. Reviewers have not mentioned the book. Book stores would not stock it. Wholesalers would not touch it. Newspapers and magazines rejected ads for it. Direct-mail firms would not rent their mailing lists for its promotion. If anyone is still so naive as to believe that a book defending America's largest population group can get a fair hearing in this once sweet land of liberty, let him read the following and forever hold his peace."
— Wilmot Robertson, Ventilations (1974) [3]
Four revisions were written in the decades following the initial publication, with new editions including updated statistics, minor wording changes, and adjustments to some of the outdated political and cultural references.
Content[edit]
The book begins with an overview of the concepts of race, and racism within the United States followed by an examination of the racial demographics of the United States at the time of writing. Robertson then provides an analysis of who the white majority is, and what has caused their decline, followed by an overview of the various minority groups within the United States. Ethnic groups discussed include whites (to include white minority groups which he breaks down into those that are assimilable into the majority and those that are unassimilable), Hispanics, Chinese, Japanese, African Americans, Jews, American Indians, and others. Robertson then discusses the conflict between the white majority and what he calls the liberal-minority coalition in the spheres of culture, politics, economics, religion, law, and foreign policy. The final chapter concludes the book with a discussion on what will happen if the white majority does not regain its racial consciousness, and how this can be achieved.
Robertson's central thesis is that race is an important aspect of human identity, and that the United States was founded as and is a white nation, and without a racially conscious white majority, America (and the Western world) will continue to decline until it collapses.[4] To remedy this, Robertson advises that whites within the United States and the West must regain their racial consciousness, and band together as one in racial solidarity to revitalize their dying nations and cultures. As a result this will benefit both whites and minority groups, as whites will once again have safe, prosperous, and strong homelands, and minorities will consequently relearn self sufficiency, and rebuild their own weakened cultures.
Reception[edit]
The book has been widely praised as a classic work of literature in white nationalist and white supremacist circles and received praise from David Duke, American Renaissance[5], and others.[2] Robert E. Kuttner writing for Mankind Quarterly said "Dead races do not come back. Those that wait are the pallbearers of civilization. This book, or its forthcoming paperback edition, is highly recommended, and readers should be prepared to think about its message and its consequences."[2]
Free copies of the book were sent to a number of private high schools in Atlanta, Georgia in 1987. The book was denounced as being white supremacist literature and officials at both the Marist School and The Lovett School received a number of complaints from parents. The director of public information at The Lovett School stated "What we've done in the past is just tell students as the subject comes up that this is the sort of thing that happens in a free world,"[2]
Ventilations[edit]
In the 1970s, Robertson wrote a number of essays immediately after The Dispossessed Majority was published. These were largely written as a response to the critics of his work. In 1974 he compiled these essays into one volume titled Ventilations and published it as a separate work. Essay topics include Jews and their influence within the Soviet Union, Christianity, a retelling of the difficulty of publishing The Dispossessed Majority, thoughts on feminism, racism, morality, the Watergate scandal, and other assorted topics
See Also[edit]
- Instauration, - a magazine published, edited, and contributed to by Wilmot Robertson
- The Ethnostate, - a 1992 book by Wilmot Robertson
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Berbrier, Mitch (Summer 1999). "Impression Management for the Thinking Racist: A Case Study of Intellectualization as Stigma Transformation in Contemporary White Supremacist Discourse". The Sociological Quarterly. Taylor & Francis. 40 (3): 411–433. doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb01727.x. JSTOR 4121335. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kuttner, Robert (October 1973). "The Dispossessed Majority". Mankind Quarterly. 13 (10): 118–119.
- ↑ Robertson, Wilmot (1974). Ventilations. Cape Caneveral, Florida: Howard Allen Enterprises. p. 22. Search this book on
- ↑ Glaser, Kurt (Fall 1973). "Does America Have (or Need) a Staatsvolk?". Modern Age: 414–419.
- ↑ Bradley, Peter. "'The Dispossessed Majority' Turns 50". American Renaissance. New Century Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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