The greatest civilizational trait of the West is beauty, and there is beauty in heroism.
To pursue one's virtue fanatically and obsessively DESPITE the consequences is foundation of all culture.
The Arabic and African cultures feel differently.
"War is not merely a matter of technology or tactics; it is a spiritual event. In the face of total mobilization, the individual dissolves into the higher order of the front. Here, one encounters the pure elemental force, the primal fire that consumes and purifies. The trenches were not graves but altars where a new type of man was being forged, hardened beyond all bourgeois sentimentality."
— Jünger, Storm of Steel
Same war, same time, same front.
Remarque spent six weeks at the front, got injured and never returned.
Jünger spent four years, got wounded 14 times, and never quit.
Never listen to communists (like Remarque). They infect you with their weakness.
Fight for the Hero within!
"The era of individualism, liberalism and democracy, of humanitarianism and freedom, is nearing its end. The masses will accept with resignation the victory of the Caesars, the strong men, and will obey them."
— Spengler, 'The Decline of the West'