The Pete Quiñones Show Episode 1297: The Tribal Future of the West w/ Mike Maxwell of Imperium Press
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Nov 25, 2025 Mike Maxwell, founder of Imperium Press and author of
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Sovereignty Is Leaking To Tribal Actors
- Sovereignty is devolving from central states to local, tribal actors across many forms of authority.
- Mike Maxwell argues this shift stems from elite fragmentation, epistemic divorce, and declining material capacity.
The Archaic Revival And Friend–Enemy Politics
- Maxwell identifies an 'Archaic Revival' where primitive social forms and aesthetics return as abstraction declines.
- He links this revival to Carl Schmitt's friend-enemy framework to explain tribal politics resurfacing.
Golden Dawn Filled The Policing Vacuum
- Maxwell recounts a Greek woman saying, 'we started calling the Golden Dawn' when police stopped responding during the Eurozone crisis.
- That moment convinced him tribal groups can quickly assume local sovereign functions amid state failure.
