The revolt against civilization : the menace of the under man by Stoddard Theodore Lothrop 1883-

Author:Stoddard, Theodore Lothrop, 1883-
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Degeneration, Civilization, Revolutions, Communism
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Published: 1922-08-19T04:00:00+00:00

THE LURE OF THE PRIMITIVE 141

its very nature suspect—it is innately aristocratic, and as such must be summarily dealt with. For the past two decades the whole trend of revolutionary doctrine has been toward a glorification of brawn over brain, of the hand over the head, of emotion over reason. This trend is so bound up with the development of revolutionary theory and practice that we had best consider it in the chapters devoted to those matters. Suffice it here to state that it is a normal part of proletarian philosophy, and that it aims at nothing short of the entire destruction of modern civilization and the substitution of a self-erected "proletarian culture." Above all, the onward inarch of our hateful civilization must be stayed. On this point proletarian extremists and "moderates" appear to be agreed. Cries the "Men-shevik" Gregory Zilboorg: "Beyond all doubt the progress of Western European civilization has already made life unbearable. . . . We can achieve salvation to-day only by stopping progress I" 1

Yes, yes: "civilization is unbearable," "progress must be stopped," "equality must be established," and so forth, and so forth. The emotional urge behind the revolution is quite clear. Let us now examine precisely what the revolution is, what it means, and how it is proposed to bring it about.

1 Gregory Zilboorg, The Passing of the Old Order in Europe, pp. 225-226 (New York, 1920).

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