Militanten van Generation Identitaire: we zijn bereid om te vechten

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We’ll Fight, Vow French Militants
March 18, 2016 by TNO Staff

French militants from the Generation Identitaire (GI) movement have vowed to fight “in the field” to prevent the extermination of the European people. In an interview with the French magazine Rouge & Le Noir, GI president Arnaud Delrieux said that “mass immigration will permanently erase the European people, and the fight is now one of survival.” Delrieux granted the interview following the recent GI action in Calais where activists blocked three bridges to prevent nonwhite invaders from the “Jungle” from reaching the town. The full interview, in French, was published on the Rouge & Le Noir (R&N) website here, and is translated verbatim below.

R&N: What was the purpose of the action “Defend Calais” led by Generation Identitaire?

Arnaud Delrieux: The objective was to build barricades which would allow access only to the people of Calais, to prevent the “migrants” from the Jungle accessing the city center. The other objective was to show that the French youth are ready to defend Calais, which symbolizes all the concerns and evils which the migratory invasion poses: insecurity, aggression, and disintegration of the social and economic fabric of the city.
Finally, we wanted to send a clear message to the French and European leaders: “since you have demanded of the Calaisiens—and through them the peoples of Europe—to give in to migratory submersion, we will take the lead and will organize the defense of those local inhabitants ourselves.” The idea that a locally resident population takes charge of their own security is important in the context where the state has increasingly lost all legitimacy.

R&N: Three militants have just been sentenced to prison. Does the determination of your members risk being undermined by the severity of the justice system?

AD: It is a miscalculation of the socialist justice system to adopt a police of getting tougher with us than “traditional” offenders. Such a policy creates a deep sense of injustice among our supporters and observers, and has led to a massive influx of members and supporters to Generation Identitaire.Politically, the socialist system has also shown that the issue of migratory invasion is a taboo which they dare not touch. For us, however, this is a vital and central issue, and demands our daily commitment and militancy. So it is pointless for them to try to make us give it up. The economy, society, and even the form of the state may change over time. But mass immigration can permanently erase the European people. So this fight is a matter of survival. Our activists are aware of the risks and know that they are speaking for millions of concerned French people. We have always assumed that our commitment to the “frontline” would lead us to taking blows for our people. We assume this, because our conception of militant commitment is to serve and protect our people.

R&N: Calais, Triel-sur-Seine, Arry, Saint-Genis-les-Ollières, Arras . . . You have ever-increasing numbers of high profile media-attracting actions. Does this lie at the heart of militant commitment to Generation Identitaire?

AD: These high profile actions are undoubtedly one of Generation Identitaire’s trademarks. We carry out spectacular actions to seize media space, and thereby send out the message of defending the interests of the French against the currently dominating ideology.However, our work is not limited to this. Our struggle has a long-term vision as well. Generation Identitaire consists of a large number of components: Our policy framework is created by associations, cultural movements, and we have executives from the business world in our organization.
Every year, hundreds of young people receive political training, both theoretical and practical. Several hundred activists have been trained through the summer schools movement (thirteen in total), and several thousand have committed at least one day to activism in a militant group. All will act in life according to the world vision they have learned in our organization.
Finally, we also believe that an organization like ours has a role to play in “remaking a people,” that is, to create links, free living spaces, and a community that can look to the future with serenity.
Today we see the deficiencies of a state adrift. For example, our “Generation Solidaire” movement helps homeless French people who are abandoned by the state in the streets while illegal immigrants are housed in hotels.

R&N: As the name of your movement suggests, it focuses on identity. How do you define this? Is there a spiritual component (Christian)? What is this identity that you defend?

AD: For us, identity is something concrete and is not an ideology or some abstract value. It is the language we speak, our vision of man and woman, of life and death, our heritage, our faith, our cultural heritage, our ethnicity and our common past, our gastronomy, and our lifestyle.

The spiritual dimension is obviously a major component. Many activists of Generation Identitaire are devout Christians. It is in any event impossible to fight a battle to defend a profound identity and pretend to only a temporary project without a spiritual approach. Europe is a civilization which is a spiritual giant, whether this is from the wisdom of the antiquity of the ancients, or the message carried by Christ. No matter where our spirituality comes from, it is impossible to do battle without it.

R&N: Your movement has traditionally focused on regional identity on the one hand, and membership in Europe on the other. Is the nation-state less present in these values?

AD: There is no debate about the legitimacy of the nation state in identity. The problem today is not in the form of the state but in its dominant ideology and the type of people who are its directors. We are convinced that the current organization of the state is largely sufficient to meet the challenge facing us. The reality is that the political classes need courage and a long-term vision. These are the things for which we stand.
That said, we cannot be French without following a French regional identity. Being attached to Europe does not mean one has to deny one’s love for France. It’s the same for Europe. The French are derived from a common stock, from a family of people who have similar backgrounds and a common cultural background.The reduction of identity to just membership of a nation state is dangerous. Today, there are many holders of a French identity card who do not consider themselves French at all. In the age of mass killings in the name of Islam, it seems absurd to reduce identity to the administrative nationality written on a piece of paper. Integrating our attachment to local identity and civilization with our love for France is also proof of our understanding of identity in all its depth and richness.

R&N: Is it your goal to arrive or participate one day in the exercise of power? And if so, how soon do you think you would be ready?

AD: We will engage wherever necessary to save our country and Europe, both in the battle of ideas, and in the field. Right now, it is impossible to predict how events will unfold. The year 2015 has deeply upset the French society over the issues of migration and invader terrorism. With the likely arrival of three million more illegal immigrants by 2017, the situation is going to get more strained.

The only thing that is certain, is that we will always be first in line to defend our people.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 18:56 schreef IkStampOpTacos het volgende:

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Wut?

Lijkt me toch niet heel wenselijk dat één of ander groepje extremisten het heft in eigen handen gaat nemen.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 18:58 schreef IkStampOpTacos het volgende:

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'Cultuur' is natuurlijk niet een vaststaand iets dus een beetje raar dat deze mensen volgens jou op moeten komen voor zoiets veranderlijks en de extinctie daarvan.

Verder hebben andere extremisten helemaal niks in handen.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:03 schreef IkStampOpTacos het volgende:

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Ik doe niet moeilijk, ik zeg alleen dat ik het niet wenselijk acht dat een klein groepje maar even gaat bepalen voor de rest welke kant we op moeten gaan voor de toekomst. Lijkt me op zijn minst ondemocratisch.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:13 schreef hottentot het volgende:

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Wat we nu als extremisten zien, beschouwen we over 30 jaar misschien wel als de eerste revolutionairen.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 18:57 schreef LelijKnap het volgende:

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Een groepje extremisten hebben het heft nu in eigen handen - extremisten die zich met zaken als genocide en culturele extinctie bezig houden.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:17 schreef LelijKnap het volgende:

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De 'we' die we nu kennen, die daar onder vallen, is niet dezelfde 'we' over 30 jaar. Maar inderaad ja. Zo kon Hitler 30jr later ook als revolutionair gezien kunnen worden.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:43 schreef ..-._---_-.- het volgende:

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Genocide nog wel. Weet je eigenlijk wel wat genocide is?

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:48 schreef hottentot het volgende:

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Nee, jij hebt een godwin gemaakt en mag derhalve niet meer meedoen.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 20:13 schreef Hallojo het volgende:

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Nah, und ik hou niet zo van moord en ander geweld.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 19:59 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Welke genocide?

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 20:19 schreef Hallojo het volgende:

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Inderdaad. En ik hou dat graag in het verleden. Ik snap dan ook niet waarom jij het een goede ontwikkeling vindt dat dit weer terug komt.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 20:21 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Noodzaak is uitermate subjectief hier.

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Op vrijdag 18 maart 2016 20:20 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Je weet niet precies wat genocide is geloof ik...