Many times the reading of a book has made the fortune of the reader,
has decided his way of life. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Western Civilization in in a precipitous decline, and in fact may soon cease to exist. This civilization, out of all civilizations past and present, the most conductive to human prosperity, shall not be forgotten. Though increasingly stripped of Her identity and history, She will be preserved, the ideas that formed Her cannot be killed or crushed.

In a hundred years, anyone will be able to pick up “A Last Call to Arms” and recreate Western Civilization, including all Her essential features. This Civilization formed by God Himself, will not perish from the face of the earth, even if She must sleep for a time.

Civilization Itself

Before we can establish the defining history and features of Western Civilization, we must first explain what civilization is in general. Put simply civilization is the outgrowth of long time preference (called “low time preference” in the literature). Long time preference is a measure of how well people control their impulses, delay gratification, and plan for the future. This measure is helpful because it allows us to determine how civilized a people are without relying on cultural or moral judgments. It is as close to objective as one can be in this realm.

It is also a leading indicator, meaning that changes from long time preference to short time preference (called “high time preference” in the literature) will tend to occur before other signs of social trouble become immediately obvious. When this time preference becomes short enough, people begin to actively sabotage themselves and others for immediate gratification.

After long time preference is developed, people begin to divide labor, specialize, and compound on discoveries. Given the opportunity, they build on previous knowledge of mathematics, science, craftsmanship, and the arts. Systems are developed to pass information to the next generation: from parent to child, from master to apprentice, from tutor to pupil, or from teacher to student.

The Civilization also develops a self-identity, even if it not explicitly stated. Within itself it has a general series of customs, expectations, religious beliefs, languages, and legends. These differ from culture to culture, but share certain themes and structures which are generally only identified when put into contrast with the actions of foreigners, because these assumptions are so ingrained.

Western Civilization

Often the features of Western Civilization are not easy for us to see, just as a fish does not see the water he is swimming in. When we read about them, we may consider them obvious, natural, and a clear given — this is only because of our own familiarity with it that it seems to be the case. Since our civilization is withering away, we cannot assume that other readers will be as familiar and have the same intuitive understanding.

By the same token, seemingly obvious points of history are being hidden and distorted, and so must be mentioned explicitly in order to create a strong sense of continuity.

Alarmingly, knowledge of the myths and legends that formed the backbone of Western identity have already been mostly lost, almost completely supplanted by modern fiction. This trend is disconcerting specifically because of the way people use stories to interpret their environment and the actions of others.

Some Features

While by no means an exhaustive list, some of the topics that need to be covered by a book with the goal to provide all the information to reconstruct Western Civilization include:

• Who were the Proto-Indo-Europeans and what was their culture like?
• What is “Whiteness” and how was it created?
• How did European cultures diverge over time and roughly how many groups did they form?
• What does it mean to be WEIRD and what are some features of Europeans?
• How did Christianization transform the West and to what degree was it syncretic?
• How did the Catholic Church destroy clan identities and change marriage patterns in the West?
• How do changing sexual mores effect society?
• What marriage systems are common in the West?
• What kinship systems are common in the West, and how were they altered by the Catholic Church?
• Which family systems are common?
• What is Western patriarchy and what are its effects? What is the view of Women in the West.
• How did the Protestant Reformation transform the West? What is the Protestant work ethic?
• How did systematic capital punishment (execution) reduce the rate of violent crimes in the West?
• Why did the West secularize (become less religious) and why don’t other groups?
• When and why did the West lose it’s connection to itself?
• How did the development of formal logic in the West pave the way for the scientific revolution?
• Why is the IQ in the West higher than the global average?
• Why did the West produce so many revolutionary figures in various fields?
• Why is Anglo-Conservatism an important political and social doctrine? What is Chesterton’s Fence?
• How does Subsistence Style (what people eat and how they get it) shape culture?
• How does geography shape culture?
• Which moral systems does the West have, why are they important, and how do they function?
• What can moral foundations theory tell us about how different groups interact in society?
• What legal systems are common to the West and on what principles do they function?
• Why do prisons exist?
• What ethical systems exist in the West and how do they shape culture?
• What are common social and gender roles in the west, why do they exist, and how do they function?
• What systems of education and theories of education are common in the West and how do they affect society?
• How are parallel institutions formed?
• What is the purpose of guilds, trade organizations and fraternal orders and how are they descended from clan structures?
• What are the themes and ideas of Western literature?

Accomplishing It

The project is, to put it fairly, daunting. It covers an incredible amount of information that needs to be understood very clearly, and will clearly be my life’s work.

To accomplish what I set out to do, I will need to develop an entirely new, approachable writing style which is clear and straightforward. I will need to do thousands of hours of research. Specifically to develop this style and to keep on track with research, I created this blog.

My family will likely face social and economic hardships due to the increasingly taboo nature of the topics covered. However, I refuse to feel any sorrow or anxiety about defending and saving the West. There is no greater cause to which I could dedicate my life, this last call to arms.