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Battling For The Heart of Western Civilization | @ CPAC Hungary
2025/5/30
The Ben Shapiro Show
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Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro: 西方文明的独特之处在于它植根于个人自由和集体责任，源于犹太-基督教传统。然而，西方文明正面临衰落，体现在对传统价值观的背离和道德相对主义的兴起。后现代左派是西方文明的主要威胁，他们鼓吹一种自我毁灭的血债，认为西方应该摧毁自己。西方文化是一种罪恶文化，我们应该反思自己的罪过，但不能因此而否定西方文明的独特价值。西方文明并非独一无二的邪恶，而是独一无二的善良，它终结了奴隶制，缓解了贫困，减少了战争。我们必须捍卫西方文明的核心价值，抵制那些试图摧毁我们历史和团结的势力。西方文明的复兴需要回归传统价值观，重建教会，并认识到人类有作恶的能力，但西方文明的辉煌并非普遍存在，而是来自一种特殊的哲学、历史和文化。西方文明的成功建立在一个非常简单的原则之上，那就是，如果你失败了，那很可能是你自己的错。我们需要谦卑地认识到西方文明的不足，但更要珍视其独特的价值和贡献。
Deep Dive
This chapter explores the definition of Western civilization, tracing its roots in Judeo-Christian tradition and highlighting its current state of decay. It examines the role of postmodern leftism and the self-defeating guilt of the West in its decline.
- Western civilization is rooted in individual liberty and collective duty.
- Postmodern leftism and a self-defeating sense of guilt are key forces against Western civilization.
- The West's success is viewed as a sign of its exploitative nature.
- The 20th century's horrors are wrongly attributed to Western civilization rather than its perversion.
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