Posted on 08/18/2017 9:58:01 PM PDT by Mafe
The West evolved the only true civilized, enlightened society the world has ever known. A big reason is the Judeo Christian outlook that formed the underpinnings of Western Civilization.
At the heart of the hate Western Civ is hatred of Judeo-Christian thought embedded in that civilization and the attempts to destroy western civilization are aimed at the ultimate destruction of Judeo-Christian thought
It is open to all just like every other culture is.
It is not open to being destroyed by outsiders because they don’t like it and demand it change for them.
This is what they actually mean. They want it to be destroyed by others.
When do they ever talk this way about any other nonwhite culture. NEVER.
“What he’s saying is that what defines “white culture” was never race, but religion and philosophy.”
No, he’s pretty much full of sh!t. It was race, religion, philosophy and everything in between. Without whites, most of the rest of the world would in the dark, still cooking their food with animal dung.
But that is not true the US was explicitly white for a long time. In fact until about 1965.
The original United States Naturalization Law of March 26, 1790 (1 Stat. 103) provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship. This law limited naturalization to immigrants who were free white persons of good character.
Wagner's take on the Arthurian legend is French and English in origin; NOT Germanic at all.
Compare European lit and all of the arts and they are extremely different from those from Asian and African "culture". Asian and European music don't even use the same scale!
The only two really indigent peoples of what is now South Africa, one black and one white European are quite different "cultures".
Even though W. S. Gilbert had been to the Japanese exhibition, so KNEW exactly what the Japanese music and plays were like, wrote a decidedly BRIT/WHITE operetta, based, kind of, sort of on what he had seen and heard at the exposition...THE MIKADO.
Though almost every single culture, around the world, has a Cinderella story ( and some, like Italy and Germany have more than one version on that theme ! ), these stories are truly race and culture relevant.
Ummmmmmmmmmmm...perhaps “enlightened”; however, NOT the only “civilized” “CULTURE” !
Everyone came from a part of the world. We aren’t white. We are European Americans. Who cares what skin color people have? Small minded fools is all.
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Who says you have to be white to be a Nazi? The left isn’t defending western civilization either. If the Nazis were all about racism, then BLM sure looks a hell of a lot like Nazis. Identity politics creates faction along racial, ethnic, gender and religious lines. The worst kinds.
Nothing good will come of that. Faction is poison for democratic forms of government. I don’t think this author is being completely truthful. I think he’s probably scared to be.
I think he’s saying that white culture is not based on race, on being white. It’s based on other things like Christianity and philosophy, which formed the foundation that European civil society grew up on. Which it makes more curious to me why they think white people are more racist than anyone else.
And I’m part Scots-Irish, so ...sorry about that little plantation thing in Donegal.
No one treasures inclusion, diversity and tolerance more than America’s leftists.
There is room under their “Big Tent” for everyone and every culture.
That is everyone except American whites who are not self loathing, guilt ridden, leftist suck-ups.
I was thinking of adapting African culture. First I will tear down my house and build a mud and stick hut, get rid of all books, raid my neighbors for food ,clothes,etc. Sit around and watch my wives work. That about it?
Heck, the Irish preserved much of the heritage of "white privilege" during the Dark Ages. Irish monks/western civilization.
As others have said, the common culture of Europe is Christendom. I was in France last week and when I was touring the museums, churches and observing the amazing architecture I knew it was part of my heritage. I would have the same feeling if I was in any other of the European countries. Europeans have been for the most parts various shades of “Caucasian”, from pasty Anglos, red haired Scandinavians, blonde Germans, dark Spaniards, or olive skinned Greeks. The Renaissance art, Gothic architecture, literature and philosophy derived from the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, democratic institutions, legal systems, are products of a European culture tied together by Christianity. The left demeans this culture - of which we should be justly proud - by branding it as “white”. They use race baiting to distract from the truth of the former superiority of Europe civilization. I say “former” because as the West has abandoned Christianity for secularism, European civilization has lost its anchor. Asians have already demonstrated they can match us in technology and business, and the construction of spectacular buildings. With Christianity no longer a point of distinction, hedonism seems to becoming the common pursuit among the world’s countries as well. Pornography, prostitution, leisure, material wealth, are the new gods.
The one culture that is maintaining its traditional approach - and in fact returning to the barbarism of its founder - is islam. As the west jettisons its moral foundation the muslims have become more adamant in renewing their goal of global conquest. They sense better than anyone that the west is weak and in decline. They see how easily western leaders are cowed by fringe groups like Antifa, BLM, LBGT***, and how unwilling they are to confront the truth of muslim hatred of the west. They laugh at the spectacle of “transgenders” in the military and the pathetic spectacle of weeping westerners decrying “islamophobia” after the latest islamic attack, when the sentiment should be outrage against the culture that abets terrorism. They smell blood and they are sharpening their knives. They know if they can assist the leftists in toppling patriotic government, that the snowflakes and feminists will never be able to defend the west when the final push comes.
excellent post.
“There Is No Such Thing As White Cultural Heritage. The West’s Legacy Is Open To All”
Western Civilization is a set of ideals and values largely developed by whites in Europe and adopted by countries outside Europe mostly populated by whites. No one claims it is exclusively white or that there have been no contributions from others. What the author fails to recognize is that many non-whites reject Western Civilization simply because it is largely white and not “diverse”. Too many white males and white values is a common complaint.
Since the Obama regime there has been constant attacks on “white culture”, open calls for genocide against white people (from college professors) and physical attacks on white people simply for being white. The media/democRAT complex ignores this and speaks with glee of a future where whites will no longer be a majority in the US. In Europe, governments inexplicably flood their stable peaceful countries with savages from the middle east and africa who are hostile, unemployable and cannot be integrated. Projections are that in less than 50 years whites will no longer be a majority in Europe. Is it really a surprise to see a rise in angry white identity groups?
I guess the Daughter’s of the American Revolution (DAR) and other historic groups are definitely out of favor now. American blue blood (descendants of the Mayflower) are now considered racist and therefore taboo. Only communists and marxists are to be honored.
I really can’t believe most Americans believe in what is going on nowadays and this stupidity is only held in favor by say, 20% of the population that control the press and media. The other 80% are just pissed off but remaining quiet.
We have taken immigration too far (especially since the 1965 Act sponsored by Ted Kennedy) and patriotism is vanishing from the face of this country. We’ll see how many fans remain in their seats during our National Anthem on opening day of football.
The point of the article is to show that you can’t lump all whites together, just like you can’t lump together all Africans, Asians, etc. Doing so just lands you in the trap the cultural Marxists have set. The Alt-Right are collectivists just like SJWs. If you doubt me for a second, go to NPI’s website and tell me if you see any individualism expressed there.
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