Comments on: CIVILIZATON AND ITS ENEMIES

By: RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS TRIBALISM « Citizen Tom

RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS TRIBALISM « Citizen Tom — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:40:30 +0000

[...] In The Suicide of Reason, Harris expands upon two subjects he discussed in Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History (my review here). [...]

By: lneely

lneely — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:04:25 +0000

This book looks absolutely spot on, and I think I’ll have to check it out and read it for myself. I’m looking forward to your discussions.

By: James Atticus Bowden

James Atticus Bowden — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:35:12 +0000

The barbarians who overran Rome were tribes that were about 600 years behind the Romans. Of course the Romans had the added boost of building on Greek Civilization. So if you look at where Roman tribes were in 200 BC and Greek tribes in 600 BC, then you get a feel for where the Goths, Visigoths, Lombards, Bulgars, etc were in 400 AD and beyond.

Islamic civilization is stuck in the 13th century – to be generous. From North Africa to the contested islands in the Philippines, their culture produces diverse countries and tribes – and their all 800 years behind Western Civilization.

No renaissance, no reformation, no enlightenment, no great awakenings.

Their way of thinking, and worldview, is more barbaric to us than the old Volkerwanderung barbarians were to Rome.