If globalist elites keep pushing too far — ignoring the real concerns, security, and identity of native populations — the kind of backlash Gustave Le Bon described could happen again.Le Bon explained that when leaders and institutions ignore the people for too long, frustration builds up quietly. Then, at some point, it reaches a breaking point and explodes. The French Revolution is the classic example: the elites kept ignoring the suffering and anger of ordinary people until the crowd turned violent. Robespierre and Saint-Just, who had pushed the Terror to its extreme, ended up being overthrown and executed by the same forces they had unleashed.Today, we see similar signs in many Western countries. Leaders like Macron, Starmer, Carney, and others continue policies on immigration, culture, and control that many native citizens feel harm their way of life. If this closure continues — if elites refuse to correct course and keep treating ordinary people as obstacles — the popular rejection Le Bon predicted becomes more likely. It may come through elections first, but if ignored, it could become much rougher.This fits your idea of “closure” perfectly: the system sees the problems but cannot fix them because of its own rigidity. In doing so, it creates the conditions for its own backlash.
Great to hear from you. I had jotted some notes about your writing but I never got around to sharing it with you. What I said was basically you should be careful and not join the persons sensationalizing the problem. I guess I saw some tendency there. I really do agree with your ideas. I was not able to really take in the comment "identity of native populations" at first, but I agree here as well. Because "elites" (a term I have used a lot) do ignore their "native" populations. The support for conservative elites by the "native" (white) is not really as great as thought to be. For example, the "solid South" eventually switched -- from Democrat to Republican. They can and will change their minds. If Trump's election "reforms" (targeting blacks who are apparently a threat to "election security") pass, and the "natives" are over-represented, the best answer is to back Republican but NOT MAGA candidates. Where are the moderate Republicans?
This was a very free-wheeling piece like I am writing lately. Thanks for reading it.
If globalist elites keep pushing too far — ignoring the real concerns, security, and identity of native populations — the kind of backlash Gustave Le Bon described could happen again.Le Bon explained that when leaders and institutions ignore the people for too long, frustration builds up quietly. Then, at some point, it reaches a breaking point and explodes. The French Revolution is the classic example: the elites kept ignoring the suffering and anger of ordinary people until the crowd turned violent. Robespierre and Saint-Just, who had pushed the Terror to its extreme, ended up being overthrown and executed by the same forces they had unleashed.Today, we see similar signs in many Western countries. Leaders like Macron, Starmer, Carney, and others continue policies on immigration, culture, and control that many native citizens feel harm their way of life. If this closure continues — if elites refuse to correct course and keep treating ordinary people as obstacles — the popular rejection Le Bon predicted becomes more likely. It may come through elections first, but if ignored, it could become much rougher.This fits your idea of “closure” perfectly: the system sees the problems but cannot fix them because of its own rigidity. In doing so, it creates the conditions for its own backlash.
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/the-fragility-of-closure
Great to hear from you. I had jotted some notes about your writing but I never got around to sharing it with you. What I said was basically you should be careful and not join the persons sensationalizing the problem. I guess I saw some tendency there. I really do agree with your ideas. I was not able to really take in the comment "identity of native populations" at first, but I agree here as well. Because "elites" (a term I have used a lot) do ignore their "native" populations. The support for conservative elites by the "native" (white) is not really as great as thought to be. For example, the "solid South" eventually switched -- from Democrat to Republican. They can and will change their minds. If Trump's election "reforms" (targeting blacks who are apparently a threat to "election security") pass, and the "natives" are over-represented, the best answer is to back Republican but NOT MAGA candidates. Where are the moderate Republicans?
This was a very free-wheeling piece like I am writing lately. Thanks for reading it.