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What an overcomplicating pseud kek. Lot's of words for a work no one use any idea of, but only the title. So much of these name dropped "thinkers" only used for his name in discussion, but never for any interesting idea or genuine thought.

>> No.20691464

>>20691452
Socialism had him scrambling to come up with crazy theories, poor thing

>> No.20691537

>>20691452
rightoids aren't exactly the smartest and most sophisticated bunch so they cling to whichever pseud can lend some semblance of repute to their worldviews, for every Spergler the right has the left has 20 intellectuals of much greater importance

>> No.20691601

>>20691452
>no one use any idea of

>> No.20691602

>>20691537
Op here.
It wouldn't even matter because the progressive left would still be wrong. And anyway the left of yesterday always become the right of today. So there is never remaining leftist author, they become right wing after a few decades.

>> No.20691610

>>20691601
Do you use any of his ideas ? Can you express one ?

>> No.20691651

It is a lot easier to tear something down than it is to build something up

The humble working man isn't trying to deconstruct arguments about decline or ascension, they are too busy doing the actual work of civilization and hoping in the Lord

We worship celebrities yet we have a lot more to learn from the humble and meek than the wealthy and boastful

If the world as a whole is bent towards one direction, you can find the truth not in bending the other way, but in standing upright

>> No.20691668

>>20691610
>he doesn’t get it
Chud, learn to spell

>> No.20691700

>>20691668
I figured, I'm just esl and it works.

>> No.20692739

>>20691452
>overcomplicating
Really? I always considered him as too definite, a rigidifier, some interesting insights, though. He is to historiography what Jung is to psychology: both fun authors to read, however.

>> No.20693792

>>20691537
>Let me tell you what class struggle is, it’s completely real no made up!

>> No.20693799

Just say you haven’t read the book and ask for a quick rundown.

>> No.20693882

>>20693792
> class struggle is le fake
of all the things you could take issue with

>> No.20694001

>>20691537
No leftist has answered to Spengler as of today. They are quiet because they cant refute him.

>> No.20694419

>>20692739
This, clearly.

>> No.20694465

>>20693799
I tried.. but I admit I didn't read him. I'm very strict on graphomaniac authors who speak too much. Do you have a quick rundown ? And what did he says about women, I despise their inferior qualities.

>> No.20694471

>>20694419
>>20692739
And what did he brings you interesting for example ?

>> No.20694472

>>20691452
You are wrong. Rightoids are simplistic troglodytes who can't muster an original thought besides muh tradition its always been this way

>> No.20694501

>>20694465
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQxSESQo3I

>> No.20694509
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20694509

>>20691537
>>20694472
>t. Retards that never read that book
>>20694471
That cultures are living organisms with definite births and deaths, and he supports his argument by outlining a non eurocentric view of history and tracing the life of eight high cultures.
>>20691452
Spengler is among the most lucid of philosophers. You musf be lacking in knowledge of the subject matter.

>> No.20694515

>>20691452
Dasein and wochsein as it has been taken by philosophy is straight out of Spengler. Also, the very characterization of the West as a standalone civilization, rather than being a successor to Greco-Roman civilization, is due to Spengler.

>> No.20695721

>>20691452
Waaahh, u're not aloud to critically read other authors to synthesis a worldview and tackle a problem from wide range of perspectives, u're supposed to be le original

>> No.20695819

Spengler has been consistently proven right about everything, while Marx has been cons proven wrong.

>> No.20695830

>>20693882
The infrastructure doesn't matter. And the state will never go away.

>> No.20695835

>>20691452
>Spengler is stupid but I won't say why.
Amazing. You will go places I am sure.

>> No.20695837

>>20691464
>socialism
The Ancient City already refuted that for him. But like socialists, spengler is just another historicist.

>> No.20695838

>>20691537
the left is known to be full of bourgeoise rich academics that get by on pure nepotism which is why there is more of them than on the right, ironically enough.

>> No.20695876

>>20695819
the only good post itt.

>> No.20696354

>>20691452
i just recently reread his chapter on mathematics (Chapter 2, volume 1), would love to read more things like that.

>> No.20696365

>>20694465
Your loss. He’s a very good writer and the English translations are quite good. >>20695819
That is not true. You can argue that Spengler’s more general predictions have come true but many of the more particular things he predicted, especially for Germany, have not come true.