![]() ![]() And in the case of France, Bruckner argues, guilt is also a symptom of the West’s dwindling importance relative to increasingly dynamic “Indian, Chinese, Brazilian, Arab, and Hispanic” cultures. ![]() The West wallows more than it repays debts, makes amends, or fully understands its role in the world. Bruckner, a prize-winning French essayist and novelist, tackles the subject mostly from the French or European perspective and says that unending guilt is in fact vain and ineffective. The Tyranny of Guilt examines how the Western guilt complex may in fact be a major hurdle in fighting today’s atrocities. But are we taking this guilt too far? Pascal Bruckner thinks so. The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochismīy Pascal Bruckner (Translated by Steven Rendall)Įach of us in the West may well have a reason to carry around a guilty conscience, considering our history of colonialism, slavery, and genocide. ![]()
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