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Type of site | White nationalist, anti-Semitic online cultural magazine |
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| Available in | English |
| Website | theoccidentalobserver.net |
Alexa rank |  251,174 (As of March 19, 2019[update])[1] |
| Launched | October 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
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The Occidental Observer is an American far-right online publication that covers politics and society from a white nationalist and antisemitic perspective. Its mission statement is to "present original content touching on the themes of white identity, white interests, and the culture of the West." The publication was founded because, "overt expressions of white identity and white interests (or European-American identity and interests) are rarely found among the peoples who founded these societies and who continue to make up the majority."[2] It is run by the Charles Martel Society.[3][4]
Kevin B. MacDonald, the retired American professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), is the editor of the publication.[2] MacDonald is best known for his use of evolutionary theory to analyze Judaism as a "group evolutionary strategy".[5]
Contents
1 Accusations of racism and antisemitism
2 Notable contributors
3 See also
4 References
Accusations of racism and antisemitism[edit]
The Anti-Defamation League says that The Occidental Observer "has become a primary voice for anti-Semitism from far-right intellectuals."[4] Among the articles it cites as evidence for this are a September 24, 2008 article titled "The Sandra Bernhard Monstrosity"[6] which charged that "hostility to whites and to Christianity is a mainstream Jewish phenomenon", and a September 12, 2008 article titled "The Washington Post's Willing Executioner?"[7] which, according to the ADL, "argued that that Jews want to exterminate American whites."[4]
A 2015 article in The New York Times looking at the use of websites by white supremacists said that "Several organizations — the National Policy Institute, American Renaissance, the Charles Martel Society and its website The Occidental Observer — try to take a more highbrow approach, couching white nationalist arguments as academic commentary on black inferiority, the immigration threat to whites and other racial issues."[8]
In response to these allegations, The Occidental Observer claims to reject "labels such as 'white supremacist' or 'racist' that are routinely bestowed on assertions of white identity and interests as a means of muzzling their expression. All peoples have ethnic interests and all peoples have a legitimate right to assert their interests, to construct societies that reflect their culture, and to define the borders of their kinship group."[2]
Notable contributors[edit]
- Virginia Abernethy
- Alain de Benoist
- Kevin DeAnna
- James Edwards
- Drew Fraser
- Alex Kurtagić
- Kevin Lamb
- Kevin B. MacDonald
- Richard McCulloch
- Merlin Miller
- Tomislav Sunić
- Martin Webster
- Richard B. Spencer
See also[edit]
- American Renaissance
References[edit]
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^ abc "Occidental Observer". Occidental Observer. February 20, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ "Donate". Occidental Observer. Occidental Observer. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ abc "The Occidental Observer: Online Anti-Semitism's New Intellectual Voice". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ "MacDonald to retire in the fall", daily49er.com, April 14, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "Occidental Observer". Occidental Observer. September 24, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ "Occidental Observer". Occidental Observer. September 12, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ Wines, Michael; Saul, Stephanie (July 5, 2015). "White Supremacists Extend Their Reach Through Websites". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
Categories:
- American websites
- White nationalism in the United States
- Alt-right
- Cultural magazines
- Antisemitism in the United States
- Far-right politics in the United States
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- Publications established in 2007
- Internet properties established in 2007
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