I reject the premise which the author floats. "Western Civ's got to go" was a BS chant back at Berkeley, but Western civilization isn't going anywhere. It changes, era to era, of course. But these United States, as an example, change when one considers that at one time we had neither national income tax at its beginning [ Revenue Act of 1861, and then reestablishment in 1913 ], nor the Fed [ begun also in 1913 ].
Niesche's "God is dead" stuff was trotted out a century and more ago, and while perversion has always riled the faithful, the faihtful don't accept the premise.
To comment further, I looked for a bio for the author, Steve McCann, but all the sites which publish his editorials tell nothing of him excepting the titles of his articles. Looking further, it seems a bit of a dead end in terms of his background and education.
Western civilization will be around, and it will change over time, because we change over time. But so much of today's' news and editorials sound the alarm because "if it bleeds, it leads."
Dueling messages come our way. "Fear" versus "fear not." It would be wise to focus on the latter. Fear not. Stay the course, but fear not.
Sure, Capitalists, commie or a murdering muslim. It's all cool. Just relax and go with the flow. Right?