The War on Woke: A Manufactured Threat with Nazi Roots?

The Dismantling of DEI

The terms "woke" and "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) have become targets, portrayed as threats to white people. But what if this opposition is a manufactured construct, furthering the agenda of a rising white supremacist movement fueled by racist pseudoscience and funded by Nazi sympathizers?

The Trump administration's actions paint a stark picture. From Donald Trump blaming the FAA's disability hiring practices for the country's downfall to the shuttering of DEI programs across the federal government, a clear pattern emerges.

The Pentagon's purging of DEI mentions from its materials, the firing of highly experienced leaders like General CQ Brown and Admiral Lisa Fanchetti, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's questioning of Brown's qualifications based on race all point towards a concerted effort to maintain a white, male-dominated military.

Hegseth’s criticism of “diversity recruiting messages” and their perceived negative impact on “white kids” further underscores this unsettling trend.

A Shadowy Network of Influence

This isn’t simply a culmination of “culture war” campaigns. As explored in the book Alt Reich: The Network War to Destroy the West From Within, the "war on woke" has been shaped by an organization with direct links to Nazi Germany.

Three prominent conservative critics of diversity – Peter Boghossian, Christopher Rufo, and Richard Hanania – are all connected to a network of organizations tied to a powerful Nazi eugenics foundation.

Documents reveal these individuals have been funded by the foundation's top donor, who has also financed white supremacist groups and Holocaust denial platforms, suggesting a disturbing ideological alignment.

The Pioneer Fund and Its Resurgence

Originally known as the Pioneer Fund, this foundation was rebranded in 2022 as the Human Diversity Foundation (HDF) by Danish eugenicist Emil Kirkegaard. Its primary funder, Andrew Conru, also financed Rufo, Boghossian, and Hanania.

The Pioneer Fund’s history is steeped in Nazi ideology and the promotion of scientific racism. After World War II, it funded research promoting the false notion of a genetically determined racial hierarchy, with white people at the top and black people at the bottom.

Despite scientific racism being discredited, the HDF, backed by Conru, sought to rehabilitate these ideas under the guise of "human biodiversity." This included funding publications that defended pseudoscientific racism and interviewed Nazi sympathizers.

The Architects of the "War on Woke"

Christopher Rufo, dubbed "America’s most effective conservative," played a key role in influencing Trump's executive order banning diversity training in the US government. Rufo has also received funding from Conru.

Peter Boghossian, known for the "grievance studies" affair, received significant funding from the Conru Foundation. He has also collaborated with Stefan Molyneux, a self-proclaimed white supremacist.

Richard Hanania, a self-proclaimed former white supremacist, continues to make racist statements and has received substantial funding from the Conru Foundation. His book, The Origins of Woke, received endorsements from prominent Trump donors, including Peter Thiel, who advocated for government violence to "exorcise the diversity demon."

Normalizing a Dangerous Ideology

The "war on woke" is not a spontaneous phenomenon. It is deeply rooted in scientific racism laundered into the mainstream by organizations like the Pioneer Fund and individuals connected to it.

The Trump administration's attacks on DEI are the product of a broader white supremacist effort driven by Nazi-aligned ideology. The increasing normalization of Nazi imagery by figures like Elon Musk and Steve Bannon is a disturbing signal we cannot afford to ignore.