A wave of critique a hundred years ago

Steven Welzer
Feb 27, 2022

--

In the wake of WWI, a sense of dread re: where industrial modernity is leading us.

But differing analyses and critiques:

1919: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem)

1927: This Ugly Civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Borsodi

1930: I’ll Take My Stand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Agrarians

1934: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_Against_the_Modern_World

This is indicative of the problem we face. Any hundred people will have a hundred differing ideas about the essence of what’s wrong.

--

--

Steven Welzer
Steven Welzer

Written by Steven Welzer

A Green Party activist, Steve was an original co-editor of DSA’s “Ecosocialist Review.” He now serves on the Editorial Board of the New Green Horizons webzine.

No responses yet