@nevaudit @ashesorbones His Quillette piece is breezily written with big holes for the wind to blow through.
If an Austrian says they don’t think they should criticize other cultures, only their own, how is that evidence of the “intellectually bankrupt” notion of hatred of one’s own culture?
If an Austrian says they don’t think they should criticize other cultures, only their own, how is that evidence of the “intellectually bankrupt” notion of hatred of one’s own culture?
@nevaudit @ashesorbones From Austrian culture he then jumps to “Western civilization.” Those aren’t the same things.
@nevaudit @ashesorbones The examples that follow that are supposed to make us believe in oikophobia sound even more ridiculous.
A school board in SF doesn’t want a George Washington mural anymore.
A volunteer in Namibia wakes up to the real effects of US foreign policy.
A school board in SF doesn’t want a George Washington mural anymore.
A volunteer in Namibia wakes up to the real effects of US foreign policy.
@nevaudit @ashesorbones That’s the evidence he leads with. I’ve summarized it all. Then:
“How can it have come to such cultural self-hatred? The answer lies in an oft-repeated historical process that takes a society from naïve and self-promoting beginnings to self-contempt and decline.”
“How can it have come to such cultural self-hatred? The answer lies in an oft-repeated historical process that takes a society from naïve and self-promoting beginnings to self-contempt and decline.”
@nevaudit @ashesorbones I’m eating a very late lunch. A student was not on time for her make-up exam.
How have we come to such a place of temporal disjointedness? The answer lies in a natural historical process that takes societies from perfectly running trains to sleeplessness and depression.
How have we come to such a place of temporal disjointedness? The answer lies in a natural historical process that takes societies from perfectly running trains to sleeplessness and depression.
@nevaudit @ashesorbones Here’s where Benedict is going with his simple civilizational narrative:
It’s *his* time now.
Conservatives of Western civilization unite!
Behold:
It’s *his* time now.
Conservatives of Western civilization unite!
Behold:
@nevaudit @ashesorbones “A progressive outlook is important for an early society that needs to adopt new ideas & absorb the strength of outsiders to get ahead, while a conservative outlook is needed in late society in order for it not to lose its grounding & its ability to stand up for itself.”
@nevaudit @ashesorbones “Once we realize that oikophobia is a pathology that develops under distinct socio-historical circumstances & does not involve any particularly interesting independent thought, but rather is more of a knee-jerk reaction, we are better equipped to face it in our everyday lives.”
@nevaudit @ashesorbones Nice jab in that closing sentence.
Lefties, critical scholars, progressives you thought you were being original in your criticism? Ha ha ha. In my scheme of the rise and fall of civilizations you’ve merely caught an unoriginal sickness sent to you by natural destiny!
Lefties, critical scholars, progressives you thought you were being original in your criticism? Ha ha ha. In my scheme of the rise and fall of civilizations you’ve merely caught an unoriginal sickness sent to you by natural destiny!
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