… Crucial Theory has pertained to dominate the scholastic
oppressive group; this causes recognizing the impoverished oppressed group; the oppressive group is then tagged with at least one pathology– an”ism”or a phobia; a victim narrative is developed; lastly, a feedback
loop is developed– continuous support of the victim narrative. This system can be seen in feminism, multiculturalism, transgenderism, and so on. Sound arguments are never provided or attended to; bullying and identifying are the favored tools. Per Anita Sarkeesian,”Everything is racist, everything is sexist, everything is homophobic, and you need to point it all out.”Hypocrisies abound, but
these are unimportant. Pointing these out is also unimportant. Doing so merely shows your fear, your “ism.”What is left for the Cultural Marxists is to
be for absolutely nothing and against whatever– ultimately leading to an extreme individualism. This is an individualism, not of obligation and self-governance, however an individualism of total isolation, resulting in such a nihilism that the social material is damaged, and all that is left of the
culture is a space. Overall dependence on the state(communism)is all that is left. This can be seen in lots of examples. The nationalization of youth( it takes a village). Family life is dull, limiting , overbearing. Education is gotten rid of, replaced by education. Memorization of realities(if that)rather of developing the ability to utilize factor in order to think seriously.
Feminism is another, utilized, finally, as a lever to ruin household — once again, leaving children in the hands of the state. Identity politics, offering power to every”identity “other than straight white males. Senior provides a great overview of the economics of Cultural Marxism, although I would describe this as the economics of a state ready to take advantage of the destruction of a culture in order to optimize control. Monetary and fiscal policy managed by state actors and bankers, not by individuals acting in a market. Fiat cash, offering the control over the essential commodity in a division of labor economy to a small
group of main planners. Senior does provide a chapter on the subject of religious beliefs and Cultural Marxism: It was with very good reason that the progenitors of Cultural Marxism, particularly Georg Lukács and Antonio Gramsci, manifested such a vitriolic loathing for Christian culture. … it is impossible
to reject that Christian worths have formed the bedrock of Western Civilization. Sadly, as will be seen quickly, Elder does nothing more with this reality. It was this cultural custom that needed to be damaged; Freud’s views on Christianity as a psychologically unhealthy oppressive
force would be quite helpful for this function. Senior indicate the counterculture of the 1960s– the abandonment of standard sexual mores, the promo of mysticism and psychedelic”woo.”As an aside, I recently
heard, in a podcast by Tom Holland, a really interesting thought: someday, the 1960s will be viewed as a historic juncture much as we today see Luther’s nailing of the ninety-five theses and the Reformation. Holland may be right, although I do not believe the results will be as long-term. As violent, maybe; but there is no staying power in continuous deconstruction. Returning to Senior citizen: the opponent which he invests a good amount of effort on is Islam.
He spends even more time in this chapter on Islam than he does on Christianity. I do not know that Islam is any more of an” opponent”than the dozen other tools utilized by those who wish to destroy Western Civilization. In any case, it is a tool, it isn’t the craftsman. He makes an interesting point, and one that mentions why constant deconstruction will consume itself.
As more Muslims concern the West, what will come of transgender rights(and you may fill
in any other of the shibboleths of the important theorists)? My idea: deconstruction as a method can not be pleased merely with the communism as its end. Deconstruction is not simply a means; it is completion, the function. It will not be satisfied, as if to state” here, we have reached our goal.”There is no objective to reach, since every “achievement”only results in a brand-new hierarchy that must be deconstructed. This will be the undoing of this era, but, once again, it may be an unpleasant experience for many of us in between from time to time In the final chapter, entitled” The Cultural Battlefield
,”Elder comes to his solution, or his approach of battle. I need to say, it is a disappointing chapter. After being clear that the Cultural Marxists have won the battle of the narrative, he focusses exclusively on the method of fighting with realities. In speaking of the SJWs as beneficial morons: SJWs typically believe their lies due to the fact that they are ignorant of any reasonable arguments to
the contrary. This truly is an unbelievable declaration. They either understand the arguments however don’t care, or they are shouting whenever somebody attempts to make a reasonable argument. Older earlier noted that sound arguments are never ever addressed. … check the facts and analyze statistics, which will always reveal such [ Cultural Marxist] narratives to be incorrect. Incorrect once again. Steven Pinker has actually made a profession of truths and stats. He has lost the argument
. Facts and data do not give implying to life. People don’t live in a world of facts and statistics; individuals reside in a story, a story. The most effective story wins. The West has lost its narrative, not its realities. Senior citizen is concentrated on winning one at a time by facts, yet
the universities are turning out thousands a year on the other side. To successfully combat an SJW, the red-pilled rebel must comprehend the programs, which controls the SJW in concern … Programs does not get modified by truths; it
gets modified by a modification in the program. The program is a story. It acts on the truths provided to it in accord with the story with which it has been configured. Present the same truths to two different programs and you will get two different results. Conclusion After spending the entire book talking about how the ways of the Cultural Marxists is worked out
through the damage of culture, Senior citizen views as the option not some factor to consider about culture, but
a discussion of facts. It is an unfortunate conclusion. You can’t beat shows with facts. 2 individuals with 2 different “programs “will look at the same realities and concern various conclusion.
This is so apparent on its face; it is almost awkward to need to say it. There is just one course possible for the go back to some
level of sanity, not to mention liberty. It is for the Christian Church and Christian leaders to appropriately lead in accord with the Scripture and Natural Law. This is the narrative that sustained the West for centuries; it is the story– the only story in the history of the world– that offered us something approaching a healthy individual liberty.