The 'End of Civilization As We Know It'? It's Already Happened (How to destroy western civ. w/o spil

[mountaineer]

The 'End of Civilization As We Know It'? It's Already Happened
(or How to Destroy Western Civilization Without Spilling Your Latte)
By Tom Gilson & John Zmirak Published on April 18, 2018

Okay, you’re thoroughly sick of Western civilization. What you know of it, that is. Every standard you can’t live up to, every finger ever wagged at you, every twinge of inappropriate guilt — you trace it to Western Civ. Not the class in college — no one’s taking that anyway, or at least not without flipping it all on its head — but the real thing. The civilization. The one that’s sustained us, or we’ve sustained, or whatever, for hundreds and hundreds of years.

But now it’s getting in the way; you imagine that a “free” and “diverse” “global” civilization wouldn’t do such things to you. Nor would it enslave Africans, colonize Indians, or saddle sexual experimenters with fear of hellfire. Instead, it would be … mellow.  ...

How would someone who thinks this way hollow out Western Civilization of all that offends him — without ruining his personal comfort? He could start by letting it die the death of invisibility. Just hide from the next generation what Western civilization even means.

Yes, it’s a heritage of ideas, values, and beliefs. They’re expressed through noble and worthwhile literature, visual arts, drama and music. Those ideas and this art constitute the basis for Western civilization. Without their substance and reality Western civilization cannot exist. But hey, kids don’t know that if you don’t tell them! So let’s just keep it secret. Let it freeze and starve in the dark.

This death by invisibility is now a fact, pretty much everywhere. Western Civilization is hidden from today’s students. The brilliant educator Rob Koons tried to get a course on Great Books established (reinstated, actually) at the University of Texas, Austin. After long effort he was forced to give up.  ...   

The “end of civilization as we know it”? It’s already happened. But you can deal with the long-term side-effects. Let the universe die with you — and the civilization you’ve succeeded in killing off. Just don’t have any kids. Don’t leave behind any hostages to the world that you’ve created. You can boast about your decision, and shame those with large families. Just talk about “carbon footprints” and “biodiversity.” Then you can kick back and chill. Grab a pile of that seed corn, and pop it in the microwave. Here’s some organic asiago cheese we picked up at Whole Foods.

Read the whole thing here at Stream.org

[INVAR]

Committing suicide is the hallmark of all Republics and Democracies.

[mountaineer]

Committing suicide is the hallmark of all Republics and Democracies.

Sure seems like it.

[WingNot]

Committing suicide is the hallmark of all Republics and Democracies.

Yep Just like the reasons that advanced the fall of Rome: the decline of the military, increase in the savage hordes. But I got my own opinion. I think it was those Roman baths. Ruling class swimming around in scented oils, fornicating with the young boys, stuffing themselves with larks' tongues....  But I digress.

[INVAR]

Yep Just like the reasons that advanced the fall of Rome: the decline of the military, increase in the savage hordes. But I got my own opinion. I think it was those Roman baths. Ruling class swimming around in scented oils, fornicating with the young boys, stuffing themselves with larks' tongues....  But I digress.

Yeah, so what's the difference between then and now? I don't see much difference, except we haven't had an Executive declare themselves Caesar yet.  But - enough power has been surrendered to it already that it won't take much considering a vast majority of the people seem to want some kind of dictatorship or monarchy.