Douglas Murray Dazzles the ARC Conference
A PODLAND SUPERNOVA REVIEW
The Alliance For Responsible Citizenry (ARC) Conference hosted Douglas Murray and he spoke the state and future of the “West” at ARC, as the conference is happening this week in London. A few notes on Douglas…He is a bestselling author and journalist. His books include The Strange Death of Europe, The War on the West, and his forthcoming book (April) On Democracies and Death Cults. He has been an Associate Editor at The Spectator magazine since 2012 and contributes regularly to many publications and news channels.
His speech, particularly witty to Brits was sharp and funny and elegantly defined how the West can rise again after perpetually kicking itself into the gutter over most of the past decade or more. Over his career, Murray has proven to a champion of the west who looks at its past as one of many successes, particularly when measured against the rest of the world. His call is for westerners to celebrate their culture, while looking for a way to reinvigorate their confidence and the confidence of nations. Specifically in this speech he calls for a “Reconstruction” of the West to replace the post-modern malaise and “deconstruction” the West has endured for decades.
“The Deconstructionists Knew Something About How To Take Things Apart But Like Children With Bicycles Had No Idea How To Put Them Back Together…”
The idea of Reconstruction lies in the belief that the West has been on the decline but can find its future, in part, by looking back. He makes the point that DOGE is exposing not just the waste, but the “rot” underlying many of our government (and non-government) organizations. It’s important to know how to root out the rot. Additionally, he is horrified that West has wasted so much time (ie…spending years defining a man and a woman and freely giving away its culture). It is here where Murray encourages his countrymen, all of Europe and America to celebrate and maintain what they created. He provokes the crowd to talk about the culture can be added to and not shunned, to be appreciated and to be reclaimed.
There Is a Cost To This…To Being Made to Go at the Speed of the Slowest Kid in the Class!”
Second, he says, that Britain and Europe can learn from America’s private sector, specifically in terms of innovation. Murray acknowledges that Americans believe in risk; in Europe they believe in welfare. He makes a hilarious comment about the NHS worrying about being able to meet the rising demand for euthanasia and that is that the NHS doesn’t believe they can do it efficiently. The joked landed and the point was made…clearly.
Murray closes by invoking TS Elliott saying that civilization can be reclaimed in the “eleventh hour” and from the most inauspicious of locations. Murray was articulate, pointed, and received glowingly. In this moment where Trump and Vance are calling upon Europe to reclaim their borders, their strength and their pride, Murray’s voice is a refined echo for perhaps a more refined audience.
THE PODSCORE 4.5 (out of 5) MICS