| Editor's note: Regarding a perceived decaying Social & Political Order, Critics highlight declining trust in democratic institutions, escalating geopolitical rivalries, and growing wealth concentration as signs of a late-stage institutional breakdown. Anthropologist Joseph Tainter argues that societies collapse when the cost of maintaining their bureaucracy, infrastructure, and energy systems exceeds the benefits they provide. Modern civilization requires massive energy inputs just to maintain aging power grids, supply chains, and legal systems. |
Paris was once the cultural capital of Western civilization. Today's Paris is a very different place than it was back in the ‘60s, or the way it was portrayed in movies like "An American in Paris" or "Amélie." The last time I was there, just before the COVID hysteria, the area around the Arc de Triomphe was overrun with poorly dressed and poorly behaved migrants, mostly from Africa.
Now the invading barbarians, abetted by local cucks, have gotten completely out of control. The situation is much more serious than it was in the late 60s and early 70s when students could be heard chanting "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Western Civ has got to go." It seems the student Yahoos, reinforced by mobs of migrants, are about to get their wish.
So what is Western civilization? It has unique characteristics that make it far different from and superior to any other civilization. I love certain aspects of Chinese culture like martial arts, Taoism, and Peking Duck. Even India has brought a few things to the party, like yoga and curries. Compared to Western Civilization, however, everything else is a rounding error.
Let me list a few things that are basically—indeed almost entirely—unique to Western Civ. Some other cultures have adopted elements of them and have prospered as a result. But it's often just a veneer. If the West falls as a culture, as a civilization, most other parts of the world will likely degenerate radically:
- Hits: 7
