Oswald Spengler’s ‘Decline of the West’

by Europakreuz

Europakreuz, channeling Spengler, delivers a fierce warning that Western civilization, having severed itself from cosmic energies and its life-giving roots, is plunging into disintegration, demanding immediate and decisive action to reclaim vitality and stave off the total collapse into materialism and spiritual ruin.

The article was originally published in the magazine Europakreuz, no. 20, June 1997.

Introduction

As any thinking person has noticed, life in Germany has become increasingly unsettling and irrational. The lines in banks and post offices are constantly growing, even though we are always told that the number of Germans is declining. This and other serious misinformation cause great confusion, even among people who are only concerned with their bank’s opening hours. Despite the repeated assurances from our leaders that “things” will soon improve, many are already beginning to sense that something isn’t quite right. The desire to find out “what the hell is really going on” (as an American physicist once defined science) is entirely incompatible with the circulation of hopeful messages. We should all have at least a rough understanding of what the hell is really going on if we don’t want to stumble around like blind robots.

The Decline of the West, this book title by Oswald Spengler, can be understood as a prophecy, a threat, or even a glimmer of hope. People may take it personally in whichever way they like, but we all, collectively, are in the midst of this decline. It is becoming evident everywhere that the materialistic-capitalist system is in its final stage. State-sanctioned criminal gangs with democratic party platforms are plundering our country. The new tax increases are nothing more than state-sponsored robbery. Large corporations are destroying the environment. A worldwide unculture is annihilating all human values. The scum of the entire world loiters in the cities of the West, twitching to ape-like rhythms in a drug-induced haze. And there is war in the cities. Organized crime, gangs, and vandalism are steadily increasing. These are the signs of what intellectuals and other unnecessary figures call the “postmodern society.”

One is fooling oneself if one believes that there is peace and freedom in our country just because we can still go and get our bread rolls without being gunned down by a sniper!