| infinitemusic |
09.12.2009 04:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
don't forget Oswald Spengler who argued in "Decline of the West" that it is the organic and inevitable route of civilizations to come into decline and collapse, just as life must succumb to death.. His analysis was exceptionally poignant, and considering the time, his comments of decline of tradition and even a rise in public atheism and rebellion is practically a prophecy of the current age. in his argument, kharma has nothing to do with it but results in the same crash.
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The funny thing is, it doesn't necessarily have to be inevitable. But it's the people who cling blindly to tradition, greed, selfishness, etc even when doing the opposite is actually for the better good of the country that will lead to its downfall. I'm not really sure exactly what you're saying about rebellion? Are you saying it's a bad thing? Because that seems like it totally goes against everything you've ever said on this board. I think rebellion for its own sake (like the MTV brand of rebellion) is definitely bad because it replaces valid action with badboy showboating, but rebellion in the form of actual, forward social change is good. |
