The New York Analysis of Policy and Government concludes its examination of the threat to the key concepts of western civilization.
Tyler O’Neil, writing in PJMedia, notes that “The Left’s very reaction to Trump’s speech reinforces the idea that the West has cultural foes within. The greatest threat is cultural suicide. As Abraham Lincoln wrote, ‘If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we will live forever or die by suicide’…So long as Democrats and the Left define their movement around a rejection of the West, they are choosing the latter course. In that case, opposing them is a matter of staving off suicide. That’s not a choice at all.
On college campuses and within the writings of much of the media and cultural elites, the defining concept of western civilization, the worth of each individual, and the rights of individuals over groups or governments, has been criticized. The terrible and oppressive collectivist notions that wrought such havoc in the twentieth century, including Communism, Nazism, and Fascism, have returned in the 21st century under different guises to again threaten personal freedom.
Larry Siedentop, author of “Inventing the Individual” writes:
“…The only birthright recognized [by modern western civilization]…is individual freedom. Siedentop credits the western devotion to individual freedom to its Christian roots. The Judeo-Christian ethic, however, is under siege, much as it was in the past by Islamic invasions or the ravages of Eastern conquerors. Now, with the expanding influence of the economic and military expansion of China, combined with the massive immigration of Muslims into western lands and the refusal by those immigrants to assimilate, the threat is greater than ever.
Despite the near-constant violent Islamic extremists assaults on Europe, and the stated intent of many Islamic leaders to “replace” European culture, continental leaders have failed to respond.
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Writing in the Daily Caller, Veronique Dorey reports: “I’m really surprised that nobody among the political class in Europe proposes a plebiscite to stop the massive assaults made on the French and German identity…Political parties who want to do something about Islamic terrorism should gather together and walk to the Elysee Palace in Paris and to Chancellor Merkel’s office in Berlin. They should request a plebiscite to stop their insane abuse of power. Merkel and Hollande are forcing massive immigration on the German and French people. Why? And why are their nationals not given the right to refuse it?”
Rather than rise to the challenge, Europe’s religious and cultural leaders appear to be surrendering their heritage without a fight. Mark Steyn noted how, in 2008, the Archbishop of Canterbury described the introduction of Sharia Law in the United Kingdom as “inevitable.”
It would be a mistake to assume that the threat to western civilization is confined to North Korea’s nuclear threats or Islamic extremists. Reason magazine’s William Hicks points out the danger from campus forces, some from college administrators and some from radical student groups, that seek to obscure American and European accomplishments. “Under pressure from student protesters, Reed College in Portland, Oregon is considering whether or not to continue requiring freshmen to take a Western civilization course. Since the fall semester started, the self-named Reedies Against Racism forced cancellation of the opening of Humanities 110, “Greece and the Ancient Mediterranean,” at the private, liberal arts school with an enrollment of 1,500. On Aug. 28, Prof. Elizabeth Drumm cancelled class before it began when protest organizers came to the front of the room to address students.”
The West has successfully endured massive threats in the past. In survived assaults from foreign conquerors. It repulsed attempts from Persia, from Ghengis Khan, and from Islam in the middle ages. It survived the internal horrors of Nazism and Communism. It remains to be seen whether it will rise to current challenges.