Unbalanced Republicans
in Close to Politics ·
I can't help but feel that in America, we place far too little emphasis on actual culture. And by that, I don't mean those mindless, quasi-cultural vanity projects funded by taxpayers that offer absolutely zero practical benefit to the public. Don't you think we should be doing much more to promote reading, especially among our youth? Furthermore, the state of literary translation here is frankly abysmal; I get the distinct impression that we aren't just lagging behind the rest of the European Union, but are actually falling behind countries like Mexico in that regard as well.
When we discuss cultural hegemony, we need to be crystal clear about one thing: we aren't talking about museum pieces or dead traditions. When I use the word "culture," I am using it in its broadest sense. Culture encompasses an entire way of life, a specific style of living, and a deep understanding of the zeitgeist. In this arena, the Right has utterly failed over the last sixty years—not just here at home, but across the entire West. They haven't offered anything fresh. While right-wing thought possesses a profound literary and philosophical heritage, its potential champions in America have proven themselves completely incapable of stepping into that role. Today, through language, public discourse, higher education, and general lifestyle, the world is ruled exclusively by the Left and its various liberal offshoots. The Left has successfully branded itself as the vanguard of modernity, effectively dismissing all American conservatives and nationalists as mere Neanderthals or provincial hicks. And quite frankly, they have a point. We don't have a single legitimate cultural club where right-wing nationalists can gather to debate new ideas and articulate their vision in an elegant, sophisticated, and modern way. Until our nationalists realize that the primacy of ideas is what drives politics, they won't stand a chance of ever gaining power.
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When we discuss cultural hegemony, we need to be crystal clear about one thing: we aren't talking about museum pieces or dead traditions. When I use the word "culture," I am using it in its broadest sense. Culture encompasses an entire way of life, a specific style of living, and a deep understanding of the zeitgeist. In this arena, the Right has utterly failed over the last sixty years—not just here at home, but across the entire West. They haven't offered anything fresh. While right-wing thought possesses a profound literary and philosophical heritage, its potential champions in America have proven themselves completely incapable of stepping into that role. Today, through language, public discourse, higher education, and general lifestyle, the world is ruled exclusively by the Left and its various liberal offshoots. The Left has successfully branded itself as the vanguard of modernity, effectively dismissing all American conservatives and nationalists as mere Neanderthals or provincial hicks. And quite frankly, they have a point. We don't have a single legitimate cultural club where right-wing nationalists can gather to debate new ideas and articulate their vision in an elegant, sophisticated, and modern way. Until our nationalists realize that the primacy of ideas is what drives politics, they won't stand a chance of ever gaining power.
http://hakave.org/index.php?option=c...vori&Itemid=85