The Post-War Consensus emerged as a dominant "truth regime" - The Boomer Truth Regime - in Western societies following the immense trauma of 1914-1945, particularly World War II and the Holocaust. This period of civilisational catastrophe prompted smart and responsible individuals to question "what went wrong".

The resulting consensus sought to prevent future conflicts by dialling down the temperature of civic life and suppressing what were identified as "terrible ideological passions".

Specifically, religious particularism and traditionalism, along with nationalism, were deemed dangerous villains that had to be suppressed or jettisoned.

This gave rise to the "never again" ethos, aimed at preventing another Hitler or Auschwitz.

A key intellectual influence in shaping this consensus was Karl Popper, whose 1944 book The Open Society and its Enemies served as his "war effort". Popper's work established a stark dichotomy between "open societies" (associated with liberalism, freedom, and democracy) and "closed societies" (which included fascism, Nazism, and crucially, nationalism and religion).

Popper identified "truth" as a "strong god" that had to be "driven out" in favour of self-constructed "meaning".

He argued that traditional philosophical foundations (e.g., Plato's pursuit of absolute truth) were "the root of totalitarianism," implicating almost the entire Western philosophical tradition in the atrocities of the war. This intellectual movement contributed significantly to the erosion of traditional metaphysical anchors, as it viewed passionate loyalty to such "strong gods" as inherently dangerous.

The consensus led to the pursuit of a "pure liberalism". Prior to World War II, leaders like Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill often framed national freedom and democracy as outgrowths of Christianity, viewing the war itself as a "crusade of Christian civilisation against atheist barbarism".

However, the post-war shift moved towards a state that was neutral among all faiths, effectively pushing God and scripture out of the public sphere and into the private realm.

In the United States, this was notably manifested with the Supreme Court's "invention" of the separation of church and state in 1947, overturning previous practices of religious establishments in states. This "killing of God" subsequently "unmoored liberalism" from the responsibilities that Christianity once provided, leading to a more self-interested form of liberalism.

The consequences of this secularisation and the dampening of passions have been far-reaching. The emphasis on "meaning" as a "soft word" that can be compromised and manipulated upon, rather than an unyielding "truth," led to a society where purposes are seen as "socially constructed" or "personally affirmed," not given to us from on high from God.

This has resulted in a spiritual vacuum and a widespread Nihilism, a sense that there's no purpose, contributing to societal disintegration, declining fertility, and a pervasive mental health crisis among young people.

This Truth Regime though is am empty, meaningless and loveless world, and these missing ingredients are the things which motivate us, rousing the soul, and drawing us towards the highest things.

In an attempt to fill this void, "secular 'quasi-pseudo religions'" such as LGBT and "woke" neo-Marxism and environmentalism have emerged, attempting to provide a surrogate for traditional spiritual impulses.

This anti-identity push has escalated since the 1960s, questioning even basic characteristics of reality such as the opposition between masculine and feminine, leading to a kind of madness. It has even manifested as explicit opposition to traditional structures like the nuclear family and an attack on masculinity.

Adding to the complexities of the post-war consensus is what is referred to as its dark secret: the alliance with Stalin and the Soviet Union to defeat Hitler.

Despite Stalin being a comparable figure to Hitler, who responsible for immense suffering, the Soviet Union and communism were given a significant "pass" in the West, unlike the absolute taboo surrounding Nazism and its imagery.

This historical omission meant that while Hitler became the "devil of our world," the embodiment of "ultimate evil" and more devilish than the devil himself, communism's atrocities have often been overlooked or downplayed.

This discrepancy continues to manifest today, where displaying a hammer and sickle might be acceptable, but a swastika is condemned.

This double standard has contributed to a situation where any form of "normal identity"—whether gender, national, ethnic, or tribal—is constantly at risk of being associated with the tabooed "Nazi" side and labelled as such.

The term "Nazi" has become so overused that it is losing its power, with figures like J.K. Rowling being labelled "Nazi" for opinions on gender, or with the Canadian Truckers Protest, where an infiltrator panted a Nazi flag to poision the public sentiment with one image.

This imposition of openness and the desire to destroy distinct identities contributes to a rainbow tyranny, or a giant, undifferentiated soup.

However, the World War II consensus, like all foundational myths, has an "expiration date". As the generation that lived through the war passes away, its hold on the collective imagination weakens. This is leading to a breakdown that is manifesting in chaotic ways across politics and geopolitics.

People yern for, need, and value their roots.

A growing plurality of people in the West are rebelling against this imprisonment in the 20th-century mindset. This pushback is evident in the rise of populist movements, such as those seen with Trump and Brexit, which we should view as reactions against liberal globalism and the unfettered liberalism of the consensus.

This period is marked by a reconsolidation impulse and a visible return of strong gods. There is increasing interest in "hard religion"—defined by doctrines, rituals, and deep-rooted anchors—as opposed to "soft religion" or vague spirituality.

This shift is offering solidity in a "liquid world," providing a foundation amidst disintegration. The ignored motifs of populism: "faith, family, flag" will surely see a renewal.

Christianity, in particular, offers the way into identity that is based on love and self-sacrifice, capable of providing true purpose and combating the pervasive aimlessness and depression. Liberalism, unmoored from the responsibilities that Christianity once provided, has become selfish.

However, the breakdown of the consensus also presents dangers.

There is a temptation to embrace the "anti-story," an inversion where the opposite of the dominant narrative is taken as being the defacto truth.

This can lead to a Satanic moment where those marginalised by the current narrative are tempted to embody its opposite, even leading to dangerous historical revisionism. The responsible path forward is not to embrace this inversion but to seek a reintegration of repressed elements into a new, more encompassing narrative that acknowledges complexities.

This might even involve a re-evaluation of powerful, ancient symbols like the swastika, which is much bigger than the Nazis, and cannot be forever "trapped" by their appropriation, implying a need to understand and potentially reintegrate such symbols in a purified context to prevent them from becoming a door for all the demons to come out.

Looking to the future, the current situation is dangerous, but continuing with the illusions of the past would inevitably lead to system failure. There is hope for stronger, more cohesive nations in Europe and a general hope and belief that the West can be turned around through a return to God, scripture, family, and nation.

The challenge lies in guiding this reconsolidating impulse ain line with Christ, while being vigilant against "false loves" and their excesses, such as a disordered preoccupation with "heroic manliness" that lacks genuine courage.

Ultimately, the ability to build a functional society requires unity and shared loves, not just diversity, and acknowledging that societies need metaphysical anchors to avoid disintegration.

The West's journey is a continuous historical process, and while the future is unpredictable, active efforts towards these fundamental changes are essential. Non-Western countries, such as India and China, are noted for their own "strong gods" and their rejection of the decadent phase of the Western "open society consensus".

Amplifying the Myth

Where Hitler was one in a long line of leaders, whose power led to the slaughter of their enemies, Hitler has been pushed as uniquely evil, and the JEWS is still presented as uniquely horrific. Which is untrue.

Where the swastika is taboo, the hammer and sickle is not. Where the plight of the Jews in WW2 is in every film. The plight of the Christians in Russia is scarcely seen.

This collective suffering in the Jewish consciousness has been amplified.

1. Hollywood and Popular Media

• Nazi villains as default "bad guys": From Indiana Jones (1981) to Inglorious Bastards, Nazis are the go-to embodiment of evil; swastikas, goose-stepping, and guttural accents signal instant moral clarity. Communist regimes rarely get equivalent treatment.
• Holocaust films dominate WWII memory: Schindler’s List (1993), The Pianist (2002), Life Is Beautiful(1997), and dozens more focus almost exclusively on Jewish persecution under Nazis. Films about the Gulag, Great Leap Forward, or Killing Fields are rare and less culturally resonant.
• Documentaries and TV: Ken Burns’ The War (2007) and countless History Channel specials centre Nazi atrocities. Soviet crimes are often footnotes.

2. Education Curricula (Especially in the West)

• Mandatory Holocaust education: UK, Germany, France, and many US states require Holocaust studies in secondary school. The Gulag, Holodomor, or Cambodian genocide are elective or omitted.
• Textbooks frame Nazis as uniquely ideological evil: Hitler’s racial pseudoscience is taught as the pinnacle of genocidal intent. Stalin’s purges or Mao’s famines are often presented as "excesses of ideology" or "failed policies," not deliberate extermination.

3. Memorialisation and Public Memory

• Holocaust museums and memorials everywhere: Yad Vashem (Israel), US Holocaust Memorial Museum (DC), Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland), and smaller memorials in nearly every Western capital. No equivalent network exists for communist victims.
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan 27): UN-recognised. No global day for victims of communism (despite Nov 7 being proposed as "Victims of Communism Day" by some NGOs).

4. Legal and Symbolic Bans

• Nazi symbols criminalised: Swastikas, SS runes, and Hitler salutes are banned in Germany, Austria, France, etc. Communist symbols (hammer & sickle, Che Guevara) are celebrated on T-shirts and university dorms.
• Denial laws: Holocaust denial is a crime in 16+ countries. Denying the Holodomor or Great Purge deaths is not.

5. Academic and Intellectual Framing

• "The Holocaust" as singular event: Capitalised, trademarked in moral discourse. Communist atrocities are pluralized ("Stalin’s purges," "Mao’s famines")—diffusing responsibility.
• Hitler Studies vs. Communist Studies: Thousands of books/microstudies on Nazi bureaucracy of murder (Ordinary Men, IBM and the Holocaust). Far fewer on NKVD execution quotas or Cultural Revolution Red Guard violence.

6. Political Exploitation

• "Nazi" as ultimate smear: Calling someone a "Nazi" ends debate. "Communist" or "Stalinist" rarely carries the same weight (e.g., Bernie Sanders’ honeymoon in the USSR is a footnote).
• Left-leaning academics/journalists: More likely to downplay communist body counts ("at least they meant well") while hyper-focusing on Nazi intent.

7. Cold War Realpolitik

• USSR as ally (1941–45): WWII propaganda rehabilitated Stalin ("Uncle Joe"). This goodwill lingered post-war, muting criticism of Soviet crimes.
• East Germany (GDR) as "antifascist" state: West Germany bore sole guilt; East Germany claimed moral purity as a socialist state, erasing its complicity.