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I read The Camp of the Saints: I'm speechless
YouTube ^ | 05/11/2026 | Joomi Kim

Posted on 05/14/2026 3:05:51 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina

In this video, I review The Camp of the Saints by Jean Raspail, and talk about how I was blown away by how prophetic it was. I was especially shocked at how it predicted so many specific things back in 1973.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtu.be ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Society
KEYWORDS: campofthesaints; immigration; jeanraspail; raspail; westerncivilization

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If you haven't read The Camp of the Saints this 16 minute video gives a good overview and might entice you to purchase it. It is again available on Amazon after having been previously pulled.
1 posted on 05/14/2026 3:05:51 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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The Camp of the Saints (Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 dystopian novel by French author Jean Raspail. The speculative fiction details the collapse of Western civilization, brought on by an armada of impoverished migrants sailing from India to the French Riviera, and the resulting societal and moral paralysis of the West.

The novel’s core themes and narrative elements include:

The Premise: A massive fleet of one million destitute migrants boards dilapidated ships in Calcutta, India, and sets sail for the shores of Europe.

Western Paralysis: Instead of resisting the invasion, Western societies are depicted as collapsing under the weight of their own liberal guilt, political correctness, and apathy. The political and religious elite are shown welcoming their own destruction.

Cultural and Social Symbolism: Raspail uses the narrative to satirize different factions of society. The French military, the Catholic Church, left-wing academics, and communist youths are all portrayed as either foolishly sympathetic or entirely cowardly in the face of the migrant armada.

Ideological Legacy: The title references the apocalyptic “camp of the saints” from the Book of Revelation. Over the decades, the book has achieved notoriety and inspired intense controversy.

While some critics have labeled it a racist, white supremacist text that fictionalizes “white genocide” or “great replacement” theories, it has also been praised by certain right-wing and nationalist circles as a prophecy of modern mass migration and the breakdown of European borders.

You can read more about its reception and historical context in articles on The Atlantic.


2 posted on 05/14/2026 3:11:23 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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Free PDF download of Camp of the Saints

https://archive.org/details/the-camp-of-the-saints-jean-raspail_202412

A must read


3 posted on 05/14/2026 3:16:06 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: TexasKamaAina

It has always only ever taken some honest concerted thought to realize - at any time - all cultures are not equal, and any very large cultural invasion is no different than any other - disruptive and possibly suicidal where it happens.

U.S. intelligence should take the task of researching and identifying all the direct, indirect and supportive players, across the globe, who have advocated, approved, supported or promoted international mass migration.

Meanwhile:

Cuba, China, Madagascar, Vietnam, and Indonesia, often having less than 1% of their population comprised of immigrants. These nations, along with India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, maintain very low immigrant inflows due to restrictive policies, economic factors, or low, negative net migration.


4 posted on 05/14/2026 3:16:48 PM PDT by Wuli (ui)
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Of course, no one in their right mind would immigrate to Cuber.


5 posted on 05/14/2026 3:25:24 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Liz

Wow.


6 posted on 05/14/2026 3:31:35 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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The common falsehood and injustice of the charge of racism infuriates me. I believe that I now have an effective response:

If you call me, my political party, my country, or our magnificent Western culture racist, you are a liar and my enemy. Go to hell.

7 posted on 05/14/2026 3:33:03 PM PDT by Rockingham
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Western societies are depicted as collapsing under the weight of their own liberal guilt, political correctness, and apathy. The political and religious elite are shown welcoming their own destruction.

The signs were there in 1950s after the end of WWII. We needed more outspoken people like Joseph McCarthy to speak out against Marxism.

8 posted on 05/14/2026 3:38:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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The man who pegged it in the UK was Enoch Powel. He was pilloried for it.


9 posted on 05/14/2026 3:45:47 PM PDT by Reily
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I bought it in 2019 for 23 bucks on Amazon. Now they have the same version on sale for 99 dollars. Crazy times...


10 posted on 05/14/2026 3:48:16 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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11 posted on 05/14/2026 3:48:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Available for free download at many places on the internet.

#3 above provides one of the many possible links.

If you are impressed with the prescience of CotS, try some Ayn Rand.


12 posted on 05/14/2026 3:56:39 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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***impoverished migrants sailing from India***

I have read the “migrants” were originally to be from AFRICA but the publisher thought it would be too “racist” so they were changed from Africans to Indians.
I remember the bruhaha about this novel in 1973. I had always wondered what would happen when mass migration started toward the West even back then.
I remember when the Vietnam war ended, a working companion wondered who the next war would be with. I though a few minutes and said...”ISLAM.”
It seems I was not the only one who thought that.


13 posted on 05/14/2026 3:57:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (REOPEN THE MENTAL HOSPITALS CLOSED IN THE 1970s!)
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From India, what Suez or Cape of Good Hope ? Can’t get there from here as they say


14 posted on 05/14/2026 4:06:06 PM PDT by sopo
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I would also recommend reading “Submission” by French writer Michel Houellebecq which describes a Muslim takeover of France.


15 posted on 05/14/2026 4:11:45 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: TexasKamaAina

Impressive review, thanks!


16 posted on 05/14/2026 4:20:29 PM PDT by DataJunkie
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To: TexasKamaAina

Amazon $9.99 kindle.


17 posted on 05/14/2026 4:24:17 PM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: TexasKamaAina

Amazon $9.99 kindle.


18 posted on 05/14/2026 4:24:17 PM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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Cape. The Egyptians would not allow them to use the Suez...............


19 posted on 05/14/2026 4:25:30 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: TexasKamaAina

I have read Camp of the Saints. Prophetic. You should read Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech, which was given in 1968. He was castigated for it, but he understated what has happened to the UK.

https://derekbishton.com/enoch-powells-rivers-of-blood-speech/

Douglas Murray’s The Strange Death of Europe is another good read on how mass immigration has destroyed Western Civilization.


20 posted on 05/14/2026 4:58:11 PM PDT by kabar ( )
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