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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @riberet19 5 Aug 2024 \ parent \ on: Real story behind the peaceful riots in England and Ireland. news
I gotta read that book
I have to re-read it
Send it to all your friends!
From perplexity:
The main themes explored in "The Camp of the Saints" by Jean Raspail include:
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Mass immigration: The novel depicts a scenario where large numbers of people from the Global South migrate to Western countries, particularly France[1][5].
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Collapse of Western civilization: It portrays the mass immigration as leading to the destruction of Western society and culture[1][5].
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Racial conflict: The book presents a stark contrast between the "white" Western world and the non-white immigrants, often described in dehumanizing terms[1][4].
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Cultural incompatibility: The novel suggests that the influx of immigrants with different cultural backgrounds is incompatible with Western values and way of life[2].
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Apocalyptic vision: The story is framed as a dystopian or apocalyptic scenario, drawing parallels to religious texts like the Book of Revelation[1].
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Critique of Western moral values: The book portrays Western liberal values, such as compassion and tolerance, as weaknesses that lead to the downfall of Western civilization[1][4].
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White supremacy: Critics argue that the novel promotes white supremacist ideas by portraying the preservation of white Western culture as paramount[4][5].
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Anti-immigration sentiment: The book has been widely criticized for its xenophobic and nativist themes[1].
It's important to note that "The Camp of the Saints" is a highly controversial work that has been widely condemned for its racist and xenophobic content. While it has gained popularity in far-right and white nationalist circles, it has been strongly criticized by many commentators and scholars for its extreme and dehumanizing portrayal of immigrants and non-Western cultures[1][4][5].
Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Camp_of_the_Saints
[2] https://catholicinsight.com/camp-of-the-un-saints/
[3] https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Saints-Jean-Raspail/dp/1881780074
[4] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1181058.The_Camp_of_the_Saints
[5] https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780552636/stephen-miller-and-the-camp-of-the-saints-a-white-nationalist-reference
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I'm reading a review, it seems like it's a prophetic novel, I'd like to know if these writers had inside information about what was going to happen, maybe they belonged to secret and occult lodges, counting George Orwell also among others.
Thanks for the extra info, I'm going to check it out.
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From perplexity:
Jean Raspail's inspiration for writing "The Camp of the Saints" came from a vision he had in 1971 while at his home on the French Riviera. Specifically:
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Raspail was looking out at the Mediterranean Sea when he had a sudden vision of a million refugees coming to enter Europe[1].
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He described this vision as seeing people "armed only with their weakness and their numbers, overwhelmed by misery, encumbered with starving brown and black children, ready to disembark on our soil"[5].
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Raspail reportedly thought: "What if they were to come? I did not know who 'they' were, but it seemed inevitable to me that the numberless disinherited people of the South would, like a tidal wave, set sail one day for this opulent shore, our fortunate country's wide-gaping frontier."[1]
This imagined scenario of mass migration from the Global South to Europe formed the basis for the dystopian plot of "The Camp of the Saints". The vision occurred in 1971, and Raspail went on to write and publish the novel in 1973[1][5].
Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Camp_of_the_Saints
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Saints-Jean-Raspail/dp/1881780074
[3] https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780552636/stephen-miller-and-the-camp-of-the-saints-a-white-nationalist-reference
[4] https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/miller-pushed-racist-camp-saints-beloved-far-right
[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/books/stephen-miller-camp-saints.html
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