I’m quite openly Jewish. Thank you for the statement here. I’ve always wanted to know when my Elders of Zion payments would start coming through.

Well, if it makes you feel any better The IDF hasn't given me my Shabbos Goy bucks either. Freaking DogeLon Musk preventing The State Department, and George Soros from paying me 😔✊️. All jokes aside, I used to be Anti-Semitic growing up but then I've gone through some weird phases since then 🫤. Not a fan of Secular Progressive Jews since I will be honest a fair portion of them seem to be behind Global Civilization collapse, not to be confused with Jews like yourself who uphold the moral values of The Torah, Bitcoin, and Liberty.

Thank you, I appreciate it. I have the same overall feelings you do about secularist Jews. I've been thinking about writing something up on the subject, but there are vanishingly few people who would care what I'd have to say on the subject. But tldr: there have been hundreds and thousands of years of tribalism across the entire world, and some groups (including many Jews, and others as well) still believe the best path forward is tribalism, based on the assumption that you can't trust other groups. Liberalism today is a corrupted term by progressives. But in its original meaning, liberalism was the philosophy that founded America and underlies meritocracies and capitalism. It says we can all agree to not use force on each other, treat each other with civility, and stop trying to control everyone else. Those of us who were raised with that philosophy have a hard time understanding why so many people are insistent on reverting to group-based tribalism.

For me personally, I'm more Hoppean like. I prefer people who are like me, I won't go seeking to become friends with people that I'm not compatible with, that being said I also recognize, and respect the individual up to the extent they extend to me.

Hoppean is a term I'll need to go look up :) FWIW, I think I agree with what you said, enough so that I probably need to refine my original thinking based on the feedback.

According to Grok: The term "Hoppean" refers to someone or something associated with the political and economic theories of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, a German-American economist and philosopher of the Austrian School. A "Hoppean" is typically a person who aligns with Hoppe’s ideas, which blend anarcho-capitalism—a belief in a stateless society governed by free markets and private property—with culturally conservative views and a strong opposition to democracy. Hoppe’s work, notably his book Democracy: The God That Failed, emphasizes the superiority of private property rights and voluntary associations over state control, advocating for exclusionary "covenant communities" to protect like-minded groups, often based on family or cultural values. His ideas also include controversial stances, such as restricting immigration to preserve property rights and "physically removing" certain groups—like democrats or cultural outsiders—from these communities, which has made him a polarizing figure even within libertarian circles. Essentially, "Hoppean" describes a follower or concept rooted in this unique mix of radical libertarianism and social conservatism.

Do you know of Murray Rothbard?

Yes, though just in the general sense of Austrian economics. I don't have a good mental model for the differences among the various Austrian leaders.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe was a very close associate of Murray Rothbards, and notably they get bunched in together very often due to the drastic overlap of the two. I recommend checking out Anatomy of The State, What has Government Done to Our Money, From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy, Democracy: The God That Failed, and Getting Libertarianism Right. The Latter Three are by Hoppe, The Former Two are by Murray Rothbard.

Awesome! “democracy: the god that failed” sounds like new territory for me. I’ll queue these up in my list, thank you!