{"product_id":"the-tyranny-of-guilt-an-essay-on-western-masochism","title":"The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy the West must overcome its guilty conscience to foster a better global future  Fascism  communism  genocide  slavery  racism  imperialismthe West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And  indeed  since the Holocaust and the end of World War II  Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. It has become a pathology  and even an obstacle to fighting todays atrocities. Bruckner  one of Frances leading writers and public intellectuals  argues that obsessive guilt has obscured important realities. The West has no monopoly on evil  and has destroyed monsters as well as created themleading in the abolition of slavery  renouncing colonialism  building peaceful and prosperous communities  and establishing rules and institutions that are models for the world. The West should be proudand ready to defend itself and its values. In this  Europeans should learn from Americans  who still have sufficient self-esteem to act decisively in a world of chaos and violence. Lamenting the vice of anti-Americanism that grips so many European intellectuals  Bruckner urges a renewed transatlantic alliance  and advises Americans not to let recent foreign-policy misadventures sap their own confidence. This is a searing  provocative  and psychologically penetrating account of the crude thought and bad politics that arise from excessive bad conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983992811573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691143765","price":55.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691143767.jpg?v=1770818193","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tyranny-of-guilt-an-essay-on-western-masochism","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}