Read on Twitter
1/ A thread on the subtle power of capitalization:
Recently, the left, and in particular the leftist media, began a practice of capitalizing the b in black when referring to the black race. (It is rather obvious why they did this, but I won’t dwell on that here.)
Recently, the left, and in particular the leftist media, began a practice of capitalizing the b in black when referring to the black race. (It is rather obvious why they did this, but I won’t dwell on that here.)
2/ Naturally, this rather passive-aggressive stylistic change angered many Whites, particularly because the left does not capitalize the w in White when referring to the White race (nor do they intend to begin doing so). This is very deliberate. The left knows the power of words.
3/ Even seemingly trivial things like capitalization are part of the power of words, and can be manipulated to maximize their impact.
I have actually been advocating for pro-Whites to do precisely this (i.e., for the word White and its variants) for at least 2 years now.
I have actually been advocating for pro-Whites to do precisely this (i.e., for the word White and its variants) for at least 2 years now.
4/ I was taught this technique many years earlier, when I was a young associate at a prestigious law firm. The firm‘s style rule was always to capitalize the first letter of the descriptor used for your party in the litigation (e.g., Plaintiff, Defendant, Petitioner, Respondent).
5/ In addition, you would never capitalize the first letter of the descriptor used for the opposing party in the litigation. The point was to etch in the reader‘s mind a contrast between, for example, the big, important Plaintiff, and the weak, insignificant defendant.
6/ (In law school, you are taught not to capitalize these descriptors, and the profession‘s main style guide (“The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation“) does not suggest that they be capitalized. The firm had its own nuances, however.)
7/ It would be impossible to say that it ultimately had any material effect on case outcomes, but what I do know is that it seemed to bother opposing parties and their counsel quite a bit. Several sent us letters specifically asking us to stop doing it. (We ignored the requests.)
8/ The reason a mere capital letter would rile them up so much is because of the message it communicates when you deliberately capitalize disparately, adhering to no consistent principle other than “it gets capitalized only when it‘s my own side.“ It‘s psychological gamesmanship.
9/ I thought this technique might be effective in the culture war, particularly after the runaway success of the “echoes“ (the triple parentheses). I thus began advocating that we capitalize the W when referring to the White race, but not capitalize for other races.
10/ I was hoping that this would at least become a standard, uniform style among any publication, website, etc., that is pro-White. Unfortunately, it has not as of yet. This is possibly because my advocacy did not get enough circulation, or because some thought it petty, trivial,
11/ contrary to the mainstream rules of style they had been taught and they did not want to make an adjustment, or simply because they resented being told by someone else what to capitalize (yes, individualism rears its ugly head everywhere in the dissident right, sadly).
12/ You see, the thing about something like this is that it doesn’t have the intended effect until the enemy starts to notice it, *and* recognizes that it is a trend that appears to be catching on. That means it takes a commitment from a large number of people to make the change,
13/ and most importantly, to do it *consistently*. That consistency is what confirms the deliberateness of the action, which is what communicates the message. It shows that you took special care to capitalize that letter, and even that you were willing to jettison other
14/ long-established style rules to do so. For example, I assert that the W in White should be capitalized *even when quoting someone else who didn’t capitalize it*. This can be done without using alteration brackets — although for those who can’t bear to be slightly imprecise,
15/ alteration brackets would be fine as well (e.g., “she claimed that ‘[W]hites have no culture‘ and that ‘[W]hiteness is a disease‘“). I also capitalize the W even when posting tweets that were otherwise intended to be written entirely in lowercase. For example:
![15/ alteration brackets would be fine as well (e.g., “she claimed that ‘[W]hites have no culture‘ and that ‘[W]hiteness is a disease‘“). I also capitalize the W even when posting tweets that were otherwise intended to be written entirely in lowercase. For example:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eg2qLyoXcAEgHMo.jpg "15/ alteration brackets would be fine as well (e.g., “she claimed that ‘[W]hites have no culture‘ and that ‘[W]hiteness is a disease‘“). I also capitalize the W even when posting tweets that were otherwise intended to be written entirely in lowercase. For example:")
16/ Now that the left has managed to get their version of this to become standard practice amongst their own, we should still respond in kind, although it won’t have the same impact it otherwise would‘ve carried had we been first to strike. It will still have a decent effect,
17/ though, because it evidences a certain level of coordination, organization, and effective dissemination of information among us — which, of course, the enemy goes to great lengths to shut down.
There is one final point I‘d like to make here. Pro-White activism comes in many
There is one final point I‘d like to make here. Pro-White activism comes in many
18/ forms. Some of us are, because of our circumstances, able to do more activism than others, some less. But we are all on Twitter, and this tiny act — changing how you capitalize a few words — can be enough to send a collective, unified message
19/ to the enemy; one that they will undoubtedly kvetch over for a long time. It also will help to normalize something our society is desperately lacking, which is a culture that recognizes the importance of the White race, and socially incentivizes proper reverence towards it.
