I've thought for quite some time that Yarvin/Moldbug is dead-on in his analysis of where we are today and the historical-culture influences that led to the current situation. Also, He is one of the major thinkers who helped me wiggle myself free from most of my old progressive beliefs.
The Neo-Unitarian blob, with its clear Puritan and Social Gospel roots, is as obnoxious today as it ever was.
I do agree Progressivism has become an extreme expression of the Faustian worldview, and one totally unhooked from any supernatural pretense. The extreme ideological intolerance and ego-projection Progs show today is certainly just the latest expression of this centuries-old impulse. And it might be the ideological last-hurrah of Faustian Civilization (may the Gods help us).
Finally, thanks for the Albion's seed link! I've long been looking for a concise-but-detailed summary of that massive tome, and this one is certainly what I've been looking for.
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Date: 2022-04-03 02:51 pm (UTC)I've thought for quite some time that Yarvin/Moldbug is dead-on in his analysis of where we are today and the historical-culture influences that led to the current situation. Also, He is one of the major thinkers who helped me wiggle myself free from most of my old progressive beliefs.
The Neo-Unitarian blob, with its clear Puritan and Social Gospel roots, is as obnoxious today as it ever was.
I do agree Progressivism has become an extreme expression of the Faustian worldview, and one totally unhooked from any supernatural pretense. The extreme ideological intolerance and ego-projection Progs show today is certainly just the latest expression of this centuries-old impulse. And it might be the ideological last-hurrah of Faustian Civilization (may the Gods help us).
Finally, thanks for the Albion's seed link! I've long been looking for a concise-but-detailed summary of that massive tome, and this one is certainly what I've been looking for.