Posted on 08/31/2016 11:00:34 AM PDT by conservativecass
Michael Walsh is an acclaimed novelist, music critic, and screenwriter now filling the role of prophet. He joined us on the show to discuss his excellent book, The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory & The Subversion of the West. In a fascinating conversation we somehow never got to discuss the book directly, so focused were we on the manifold examples of the subversion of the West that we see around us, in particular those within American conservatism itself.
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
This is an advertisement. There is only one paragraph excepted.
Excerpted.
no time to read but it may explain why Reagan’s kids are so screwed up.
I think most of us know that after WWII, it all went downhill culturally. Perhaps it was the horror of the war that made everyone from America to Russia hate themselves and their country; I can’t figure it out.
I think it was because we had plenty. No great enemies the threat of nuclear arms and powerful armed forces couldn’t ultimately deter, and no real privations. We thought we could afford to entertain and even implement a lot of bunkum.
I think Lincoln claimed that it is not adversity that tests real character, but affluence.
Ah! Here is the Lincoln quote I was trying to remember:
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
You may very well be right.
I was thinking of Existentialism which came about because of the carnage of WWI and WWII.
It’ll take historians - honest historians - many years to figure out what went wrong.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.