I won’t lie—lately, I’ve caught myself suspecting that I am falling into conspiracy theories. Not for long, but still… the thought crosses my mind sometimes. I have to admit that everything I’ve been talking about lately sounds a bit like a science fiction novel with totalitarian leanings. And you end up wondering if you’re getting sucked into a weird spiral, if you’re succumbing to unwarranted paranoia.
An then comes Alex!... AAAALEX!
Yes, fortunately—if you can call it that—Alex Karp, Palantir's CEO, at least reassures us on one point: we’re not crazy, and we’re right to be worried. I’d even say we’re not worried enough—we’re not paranoid enough—because this guy is just super creepy. Palantir, I’ve mentioned it before: founded by Peter Thiel, among others, this company has gradually positioned itself at the center of U.S. intelligence and has signed contracts with the Pentagon, the CIA, ICE, and so on. Even our very own French intelligence agency, the DGSI, has just renewed its partnership with the Eye of Sauron for the next three years. Quite impressive for people who supposedly want to break free from US digital oversight. Basically, these guys are everywhere whenever you talk about espionage, weapons, police, surveillance—enough said, the court is full.
But let’s get back to the point: Alex Karp wrote a book (The Technological Republic) in 2025, in which he lays out his views (more or less the same as those of Thiel, Musk, Yarvin, JD Vance, and the like) on the political future of the U.S. and, by extension, part of the planet. And, probably due to a lack of readers, he’s just published a summary of it on X in the form of a 22-point manifesto. Honestly, on first reading, your jaw drops and you have to reread the thing several times, pinching yourself, to finally admit that, yes, this is indeed a coming-out as a techno-fascist, white supremacist. These guys are so sure of themselves, so sure they’ve won the battle, that they don’t even hide anymore. By the way, the idea developed in this blog post by Donception, the idea that the clown is there solely to cause chaos and grab attention while the real villains do the serious work is confirmed. Because, as we’ll see, these are real villains, James Bond-style—highly stereotypical and operating on a global scale.
Hardcore Alex...
So what is this Manifesto (full text at the end of the post) actually about? Honestly, it’s still a big, indigestible jumble—a sort of pseudo-intellectual veneer, an attempt to pass off a thirst for power, money, and domination as a structured philosophy. Philosophically speaking, it’s utterly hollow, but the agenda is indeed well-structured. Still, we’ll try to sift through and examine bits and pieces amidst this stinking regurgitation.
We’ll start with point 1, where Karp explains that tech companies in Silicon Valley have a moral obligation for gratitude towards the U.S.:
1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.
And of course, they can only pay off this debt by producing weapons and defense-related software. You’d think that reducing poverty, expanding education, and improving urban living conditions would be just as useful and would make for a fairer distribution of these returns, but no! Alex, for his part, wants nothing but drones, autonomous robots stuffed with AI and armed to the teeth, surveillance satellites, and so on. The guy’s a bit narrow-minded, really…
In points 2 and 3, he indirectly takes a swipe at Apple, Google, and decadence (wokism?), saying that iPhones and free email are fine for a while but ultimately limit us. Okay. Then comes point 4, and here’s where you’ll want to pay close attention!
4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.
Translation: Global supremacy isn't maintained through influence, but through weapons—and, since we're in the 21st century, smart weapons: AI, AI, AI!
Points 5, 6, and 7 more or less follow the logic of point 4: Anyway, since they’re already going all out on AI weapons, let’s go all out too—because while we’re talking, the others aren’t wasting any time debating. While we’re at it, national service for everyone and sharing the risks and costs of war among all. But especially you (meaning us), a priori. This is followed by a somewhat out-there point 7 explaining that soldiers must be given the equipment they’re asking for. Basically, there’s no debate—we have to be ready for war, and what better way to prepare than with tech and its “moral duty to feed the belly”? What a welcome synergy! It’s crazy how well the world works!
Alex in freewheel mode…
Item 8: Let’s get rid of the useless bureaucrats who do nothing but annoy us.
8. Public servants need not be our priests. Any business that compensated its employees in the way that the federal government compensates public servants would struggle to survive.
This is already a complete—albeit deliberate—misinterpretation that compares the state to a business, effectively implying that the state must be profitable and that, logically, CEOs would be best suited to run it. It might not seem like much at first glance, but when you consider the views of the “tech bros” on the subject, it’s anything but trivial.
In the following sections 9, 10, 18, and 19, Alex lays out an opinion that society encourages political correctness and is too harsh on those who have the courage to speak out, exposing their private lives and thereby discouraging talented individuals who could benefit the country from serving the government (such as Heilon, Altman, etc.).
A real big one
But here comes one of the highlights of this verbiage:
12. The atomic age is ending. One age of deterrence, the atomic age, is ending, and a new era of deterrence built on A.I. is set to begin.
Karp is acknowledging a reality this time. Nuclear deterrence no longer works, because it’s a boomerang. The first one to use it will get hit just as hard, so no one in their right mind is going to use it. On the other hand, too many countries now have it, and stockpiling serves no purpose because having the capacity to destroy the world once, three times, or a hundred times makes no difference. And what does the CEO of the biggest AI intelligence firm tell you? Well, the new deterrent is AI, of course! The commercial interests of Palantir and Silicon Valley are one and the same as the country’s interests. That’s just great, isn’t it? You couldn’t have planned it better if you tried! Right?
Here are two points in praise of America (the U.S.), which has advanced democratic values around the world like no other country (I’m not sure what people think of that in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, or Chile, but anyway…), has allowed merit to express itself and flourish in contrast to what is inherited and hereditary (Trump, who owes just about everything to his father and a series of questionable bailouts, seems to be a perfect example of this), and, through its power, has guaranteed an extraordinarily long period of peace (that’s one way of looking at it…).
15. The post-war neutralisation of Germany and Japan must be cancelled. Europe is now paying the price for this over-correction.
Basically, the reason Russia was able to attack Chechnya, Georgia, and above all Ukraine is that Germany was “disarmed,” constrained by restrictions that were no longer justified. Same goes for Japan. The idea, then, would be to let them become real military powers again, using US hardware and software, and turn them into US proxies in Europe and Asia. Once again, Palantir’s interests align with those of the world and the US—it’s pretty dammed convenient, isn’t it?
Next comes a pro-Musk argument explaining that instead of mocking him, we’d be better off respecting “great visionaries” of his caliber, and that there’s no reason billionaires should be confined to a lane from which they’re not allowed to stray. Poor billionaires—we’re too mean to them… And he follows up with a Minority Report-style twist:
17. Silicon Valley must play a role against violent crime. Many politicians across the United States have mostly raised their shoulders against violent crime, abandoning any serious effort to tackle the problem or take the slightest risk from their voters or donors by proposing solutions and experiences in what should be a desperate attempt to save lives.
Well, yeah—after the military, the police! Once again, Palantir has the solution… but it comes at a price, of course! It works great, as we’ve seen with ICE. Not only do they arrest illegal immigrants, but they can also arrest law-abiding citizens and even kill American “domestic terrorists” who’ve just dropped their kids off at school or are trying to shield a woman from tear gas. It doesn’t yet allow us to bring their killers—who are well-known and documented—to justice, though… But the widespread surveillance that goes with it, the compilation of all the information we can gather on everyone, that works like a charm. We’re not going to dwell on a couple of uninteresting woke types, are we?
Karpus Dei
Because there’s something far more serious in Karp’s eyes (I know, it’s easy ;-)):
20. There is a need to resist widespread intolerance towards religious beliefs in certain circles. The intolerance of the elite towards religious beliefs is perhaps one of the most revealing signs that its political project is a less open intellectual movement than many of its members claim.
The old alliance between the sword and the cross, reimagined for the 21st century. Isn’t that beautiful? In God We Trust. They need an alibi, after all: the tech bros are supposedly God’s enforcers, carrying out His will and bringing peace to Earth through AI. It’s almost enough to make you cry—it’s so beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, and yet so stupid all at once. (who listen to Jaques Brel has the ref.)
And now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the grand finale:
21. Some cultures have produced vital advances; Others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgements are prohibited. Yet this new dogma hides the fact that some cultures, and even some subcultures... have produced wonders. Others have proved to be mediocre, even regressive and harmful.
22. We must resist the superficial temptation of empty and hollow pluralism. In the United States, and more broadly in the West, over the last half century we have refused to define national cultures in the name of inclusiveness. But inclusion in what?
Let me put it this way: we’re all equal, but some cultures are more equal than others. Take, for example, white, Western, Christian culture. Meanwhile, others (such as Muslim culture, for instance) “remain dysfunctional and regressive.” Proof? Let’s not bother with that—just look around and you’ll see that a hierarchy of cultures is imposing itself on us. What could be better than self-fulfilling evidence? Here’s another example. Conclusion: we must reinforce and redefine this white Christian identity before even thinking about including anyone else.
Je retraduis pour ceux qui n’auraient pas encore saisi: Alex Karp et ses potes sont de gros suprématistes blancs, des racistes, dignes héritiers du KKK qui n’ont même plus besoin de mettre des cagoules ou de pendre des noirs à des arbres pendant la nuit, car leur puissance technologique et financière leur permet tout à la fois de se placer au centre du jeu, devenant incontournables, de promouvoir les idées les plus rétrogrades au nom du techno-progrès, et de se préserver de toutes les conséquences de leurs actes et discours. Si on ne les arrête pas, et ça n’en prend pas le chemin, souhaitons-nous bienvenue dans un monde de merde!
Wesh bro.
