Guillaume Faye
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Guillaume Faye is a French
journalist and writer.
With a PhD
from Science-Po, Guillaume Faye was one of the major theorists of the French New Right (Nouvelle Droite
) in the 1970-1980’s. A former member of Alain de Benoist
’s New Right organisation GRECE, he took part in the splitting of the organization in 1986 alongside Yann-Ber Tillenon, , and . At that time he was close to nationalist neo-Pagans. Simultaneously, he made his way up as a journalist, namely in , Paris-Match, VSD
, etc. Guillaume Faye also led a journal called J'ai Tout Compris! (I Understood Everything!) which closed down soon after.
In 1987 Guillaume Faye withdrew from politics. In the year 1990 he took part in Skyrock
radio station as 'Skyman'. He also appeared in Telematin
emission on France 2
TV channel from 1991 to 1993. In 1998 he finally returned to politics after publishing some essays on various subjects such as culture, religion, etc. Several of these essays were collected into his major work, Archeofuturism, which was published in English translation in 2010. This book lays out his fundamental ideas, including his opposition to immigration, his dismissal of contemporary European politics, his call for a pan-European government, and his concept of Archeofuturism, which involves combining traditionalist
spirituality and concepts of sovereignty with the latest advances in science and technology.
In 2000, Faye re-launched J'ai Tout Compris! as a monthly edition where he expresses his ideas: Faye predicts an abolition of European societies due to massive immigration
, and a total war between the West and the Islamic world, endorsing the "clash of civilization" theory.
He takes part in the Rivarol
journal and regularly collaborates with 's neo-Pagan group. He also participates to conferences abroad, such as with the US nationalist group American Renaissance
on March 3, 2006.
Faye has been criticized for his "extremism" by Alain de Benoist
in a March 2000 interview published in the Italian review Area
, close to the Alleanza Nazionale.
In 2007, he published La Nouvelle question juive (The New Jewish question) in which he strongly criticized Holocaust deniers
and many third positionists
and anti-Zionists (such as Alain Soral
or Christian Bouchet
) whom he accuses of sympathy for Islamism
. As a response, he was accused of being a "national-Zionist".
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
journalist and writer.
With a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from Science-Po, Guillaume Faye was one of the major theorists of the French New Right (Nouvelle Droite
Nouvelle Droite
Nouvelle Droite is a school of political thought founded largely on the works of Alain de Benoist and GRECE .-Etymology and history:...
) in the 1970-1980’s. A former member of Alain de Benoist
Alain de Benoist
Alain de Benoist is a French academic, philosopher, a founder of the Nouvelle Droite and head of the French think tank GRECE. Benoist is a critic of liberalism, free markets and egalitarianism.-Biography:...
’s New Right organisation GRECE, he took part in the splitting of the organization in 1986 alongside Yann-Ber Tillenon, , and . At that time he was close to nationalist neo-Pagans. Simultaneously, he made his way up as a journalist, namely in , Paris-Match, VSD
VSD
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, etc. Guillaume Faye also led a journal called J'ai Tout Compris! (I Understood Everything!) which closed down soon after.
In 1987 Guillaume Faye withdrew from politics. In the year 1990 he took part in Skyrock
Skyrock
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radio station as 'Skyman'. He also appeared in Telematin
Télématin
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30–9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between...
emission on France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
TV channel from 1991 to 1993. In 1998 he finally returned to politics after publishing some essays on various subjects such as culture, religion, etc. Several of these essays were collected into his major work, Archeofuturism, which was published in English translation in 2010. This book lays out his fundamental ideas, including his opposition to immigration, his dismissal of contemporary European politics, his call for a pan-European government, and his concept of Archeofuturism, which involves combining traditionalist
Traditionalist School
The term Traditionalist School is used by Mark Sedgwick and other authors to denote a school of thought, also known as Integral Traditionalism or Perennialism to denote an esoteric movement developed by authors such as French metaphysician René Guénon, German-Swiss...
spirituality and concepts of sovereignty with the latest advances in science and technology.
In 2000, Faye re-launched J'ai Tout Compris! as a monthly edition where he expresses his ideas: Faye predicts an abolition of European societies due to massive immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
, and a total war between the West and the Islamic world, endorsing the "clash of civilization" theory.
He takes part in the Rivarol
Rivarol (magazine)
- External links :* ...
journal and regularly collaborates with 's neo-Pagan group. He also participates to conferences abroad, such as with the US nationalist group American Renaissance
American Renaissance (magazine)
-Cancellation of 2010, 2011 conferences:In February 2010, following protests to hotel management of several hotels, which Jared Taylor claimed included some death threats, American Renaissance's biennial conference was canceled...
on March 3, 2006.
Faye has been criticized for his "extremism" by Alain de Benoist
Alain de Benoist
Alain de Benoist is a French academic, philosopher, a founder of the Nouvelle Droite and head of the French think tank GRECE. Benoist is a critic of liberalism, free markets and egalitarianism.-Biography:...
in a March 2000 interview published in the Italian review Area
Area
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, close to the Alleanza Nazionale.
In 2007, he published La Nouvelle question juive (The New Jewish question) in which he strongly criticized Holocaust deniers
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
and many third positionists
Third Position
Third Position is a revolutionary nationalist political ideology that emphasizes its opposition to both communism and capitalism. Advocates of Third Position politics typically present themselves as "beyond left and right", instead claiming to syncretize radical ideas from both ends of the...
and anti-Zionists (such as Alain Soral
Alain Soral
Alain Soral is a French essayist, and film maker, as well as being the author of several polemical essays. He is the brother of the actress Agnès Soral. Soral lives in the French Basque Country. Since June 2004, he has been a boxing coach...
or Christian Bouchet
Christian Bouchet
Christian Bouchet is a French far right journalist and politician. An exponent of the Third Position, with sympathies to National Bolshevism....
) whom he accuses of sympathy for Islamism
Islamism
Islamism also , lit., "Political Islam" is set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system. Islamism is a controversial term, and definitions of it sometimes vary...
. As a response, he was accused of being a "national-Zionist".