The Decline of Western Civilization

Goodness, that is one pessimistic title for a blog article. But I am convinced that is exactly what we are now witnessing.

Just drive a little way on the motorway-autoway-autobahn-expressway-freeway in almost any western country and you will be shocked at the pervasive rudeness of most drivers. Discourtesy and insolence have now become the norm in most of America, and the same is true in much of the wanna-be world.

This is not just the story of the decline and fall of the USA. A majority of the people around the world aspire to what America already has. Most seem to be perfectly happy to sacrifice their ethics and deeply held cultural values in their pursuit of wealth and materialistic goods.

This selfish and narcissistic behavior is the norm one-on-one, and it is the standard behavior for national governments as well. The chances that enough of the rich and poor countries will get together and make the incredibly difficult sacrifices which are going to be required to retard and reverse global warming are very close to zero.

There is increasing anti-intellectual behavior. The religious fundamentalists and suicide bombers are slowly gaining the upper hand.

Yes, I don’t think there is really much question about it. We are now watching the early stages of the decline of western civilization.

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