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>More likely he didn't trust democracy Democracy during Junger's time was not a sure thing. For many, compared to what the Soviets were espousing, it seemed i
by cheese_van 4y ago
>More likely he didn't trust democracy
Democracy during Junger's time was not a sure thing. For many, compared to what the Soviets were espousing, it seemed ideologically inferior and its flaws, at the time, were painful. Until the flaws in the Soviet model manifested in ugly ways, many countries in Europe were leaning towards their own models based on the Soviets. It was a near thing and had the Soviets not proved to be such dicks, Europe certainly could have gone the other way. "Aftershocks" by Gunitsky has a very nice chapter on this subject.
- hutzlibu 4y ago"Until the flaws in the Soviet model manifested in ugly ways" Hm, I know that for a long time western intellectuals were looking with dreamy eyes towards russia, but for those really looking, the ugly side was showing very quickly. With the crushing of the Kronstadt rebellion etc. But I am not aware of any european countries leaning towards the soviet model in any way.