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Guillaume Faye
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Faye in 2015
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| Born | 7 November 1949 Angoulême, France
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| Died | 6 March 2019 (aged 69) Paris, France
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Notable work
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Archeofuturism (1998), Why We Fight (2001) |
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New right Futurism |
Guillaume Faye (born November 7, 1949 – died March 6, 2019) was a French writer and thinker. He was known for his ideas about European identity and future. He was a key person in a group called the French New Right.
Faye believed that people in Europe and parts of the former Soviet Union should unite. He thought this unity would help them face challenges. He supported the idea of European integration, meaning countries working closely together.
A scholar named Stéphane François described Faye as a "pan-European revolutionary-conservative thinker." This means Faye had ideas about changing Europe while also keeping some traditional values. He developed a concept called 'archeofuturism'.
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About Guillaume Faye
Early Life and Education
Guillaume Faye was born on November 7, 1949, in Angoulême, France. His family was well-off and had ties to the Bonapartist political group. He studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. While there, he was involved in student groups from 1971 to 1973.
Joining GRECE
In 1970, Faye joined a think tank called GRECE. This group focused on ideas about ethnic identity. He quickly became important in GRECE and helped shape its ideas. He wrote for many of their journals, like Éléments and Nouvelle École. Faye also promoted a strategy called "metapolitics". This idea is about spreading cultural values to bring about political change over time.
Leaving GRECE
Guillaume Faye left GRECE in the late 1980s. There were disagreements about ideas and money with the group's leader, Alain de Benoist. Faye felt that GRECE had lost its way and was no longer fighting for European identity. He believed the group had become too focused on certain ideas that were not helpful.
He later wrote in his book L'Archéofuturisme (1998) about why he thought the "New Right" had failed. He felt it had gotten stuck in "dead ends" and had too many unclear ideas.
Media Work
After leaving GRECE, Faye stepped away from political work for a while. He started working in the media. From 1991 to 1993, he was a radio host on Skyrock under the name 'Skyman'. He also worked as a journalist for magazines like L'Écho des Savanes and VSD. He even appeared on a French TV talk show called Télématin.
Return to Political Ideas
Faye returned to writing about politics in 1998. He published his book Archeofuturism. This was followed by The Colonization of Europe in 2000. He held talks with people who shared his views. However, he was again asked to leave GRECE in 2000.
He then became involved with Terre et Peuple, another group focused on European identity. But he was also asked to leave them in 2007. This happened after he published his book The New Jewish Question.
Guillaume Faye passed away on March 6, 2019, after a long illness. Many far-right activists praised his work after his death.
Faye's Ideas
Early Ideas (1970–1987)
One of Faye's main ideas was about paganism. He saw it as a way to have a society that was connected to nature and traditional values. He believed it could offer a different view from what he saw as the common "universalist" ideas of the West. Faye also talked about identity as being both biological and cultural.
He argued that society should avoid becoming "multiracist." He suggested that non-European immigrants should return to their home regions to keep cultures separate.
Later Ideas (1998–2019)
From the late 1990s, Faye wrote books to encourage Europeans to be aware of their "ethnic identity." He believed that the strength of a civilization came from its "biological roots and those of its peoples." He also supported ideas that encouraged more births and certain policies to improve the population.
Faye thought that Western society was facing big problems. He worried about fewer births, social decline, and conflicts between different groups. He also feared global financial crises and pollution. To fix these problems, Faye suggested a strong leader who would protect the people's identity. He also criticized what he called "ethnomasochism," which he defined as people disliking their own ethnic group.
In his book Why We Fight (2001), Faye explained 'metapolitics'. He said it was about spreading ideas and cultural values. The goal was to bring about deep, long-term political change.
The idea of "Archeofuturism" was created by Faye in 1998. It means combining modern technology with "archaic values." He explained that "archaic" means 'foundation' or 'beginning', not just being stuck in the past. Faye was influenced by thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche.
Influence
In the 1980s, Faye's writings were translated into several languages. He gave many talks to groups in Europe. Even after he stopped political work for a while, his early books were still discussed. When he returned to writing, he reconnected with groups that shared his views. He became an important figure for those who wanted to protect "the future of the white world."
After 2006, Faye spoke at events organized by the American Renaissance group. His ideas were also discussed on the American website Counter-Currents. His later books were translated into English by Arktos Media. This made him a well-known thinker in the global New Right movement. Faye's ideas have influenced many activists, including Richard B. Spencer and Daniel Friberg.
Works
- Le Système à tuer les peuples, Copernic 1981.
- Contre l'économisme, Le Labyrinthe, 1983.
- Sexe et Idéologie, Le Labyrinthe, 1983.
- La Nouvelle société de consommation, Le Labyrinthe, 1984.
- L'Occident comme déclin, Le Labyrinthe, 1984.
- Avant-guerre, Carrère, 1985.
- Nouveaux discours à la Nation Européenne, Albatros, 1985.
- Europe et modernité, Eurograf, 1985.
- Petit lexique du partisan européen (collaborator), Eurograf, 1985.
- Les Nouveaux enjeux idéologiques, Le Labyrinthe, 1985.
- La Soft-idéologie (collaborator as Pierre Barbès), Robert Laffont, 1987.
- Le Guide de l'engueulade, Presses de la Cité, 1992.
- Viol, pillage, esclavagisme, Christophe Colomb, cet incompris : essai historico-hystérique, Grancher, 1992.
- Le Manuel du séducteur pressé, Presses de la Cité, 1993.
- L'Archéofuturisme, L'Aencre, 1998. English translation: Archeofuturism, Arktos, 2010.
- La Colonisation de l’Europe: discours vrai sur l’immigration et l’Islam, L’Æncre, 2000. English translation: The Colonisation of Europe, Arktos, 2016.
- Les Extra-terrestres de A à Z, Dualpha, 2000.
- Pourquoi nous combattons: manifeste de la résistance européenne, L’Æncre, 2001. English translation: Why We Fight: Manifesto of the European Resistance, Arktos, 2011.
- Chirac contre les fachos, GFA, 2002.
- Avant-guerre, L’Aencre, 2002.
- Le coup dEtat mondial: Essai sur le Nouvel Impérialisme Américain., L’Æncre, 2004. English translation: A Global Coup, Arktos, 2017.
- La congergence des catastrophes., L’Æncre, 2004. English translation: Convergence of Catastrophes, Arktos, 2012.
- La Nouvelle Question juive, Le Lorre, 2007.
- L'Archéofuturisme V2.0 : nouvelles cataclysmiques, Le Lorre, 2012. English translation: Archaeofuturism 2.0, Arktos, 2016.
- Mon programme: Un programme révolutionnaire ne vise pas à changer les règles du jeu mais à changer de jeu , Les Éditions du Lore, 2012.
- Comprendre l'islam, Tatamis, 2015. English translation: Understanding Islam, Arktos, 2016.
- Guerre civile raciale, Éditions Conversano, 2019. English translation: Ethnic Apocalypse: The Coming European Civil War, Arktos, 2019 (foreword by Jared Taylor)
- Nederland, posthumous novel, Éditions Conversano, 2020.
See also
In Spanish: Guillaume Faye para niños
