The Narthex
Sleek Barbarians
Behind the West's civilizational crisis is a bait and switch cultural appropriation -- and we fall for it
By John M. Grondelski | June 19th 2024 9:12 PM“Sleek barbarians” is a term and concept articulated by contemporary Polish philosopher Zbigniew Stawrowski which I have tried to popularize and disseminate in the English-speaking world. I do so because the concept seems to have even broader application here than in Poland (though Poland does not lack for its own…
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