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Interesting that the essay fails to mention his support of Mussolini or that he considered Judaism to be an disintegrating element and that Jews are guilty of "
by Saint_Genet 6y ago
Interesting that the essay fails to mention his support of Mussolini or that he considered Judaism to be an disintegrating element and that Jews are guilty of "money thinking".
- dpfu 6y agoI find the writer‘s glowing admiration for Spengler disturbing. He was an antidemocratic thinker, whose books are pure speculative fiction. What the author calls „unorthodox“ methods, used to get a „holistic“ picture of historical developments, are (scientifically speaking) plain rubbish. Spengler wanted a dictator. He did not like Hitler, but was a Mussolini fanboy.
- hh3k0 6y ago> He was an antidemocratic thinker I do not consider that disqualifying by itself. Plato and Socrates viewed democracy critically, too. I do agree, howeve, that the author paints an awfully one-sided picture of Spengler.
- hilbertseries 6y agoVery different to be anti democratic when Plato and Socrates were alive than in the 20th century.
- Taikonerd 6y agoYeah -- "democracy" back then meant direct democracy in the agora, right? No modern state does that.
- hh3k0 6y agoSwitzerland comes to mind. Switzerland is not a direct democracy in its entirety but has many direct democracy elements, to such a degree that it is not a representative democracy either.
- voldacar 6y ago>He was an antidemocratic thinker Yeah he never pretended otherwise. I'm not sure what your point is here - that there shouldn't be any antidemocratic thinkers? There should only exist people who like democracy?
- hh3k0 6y agoI agree, failing to mention that when talking about Spengler is a bad look. Thanks for pointing it out.