Dr Savage is tired of talking about politics – he has a new programming format according to what he said tonight. Each night will have a theme
– Tuesday is Books, Movies and Literature
– Wednesday will be finances
– Thursday is Nutrition and Health night
– Friday is religion and Bible talk
Hemmingway’s allusions to the Bible was one of the themes for tonight’s literature show. Bonus Reading
He then digressed into talking about “Otto” Spengler, author of “Death of the West” which predicted the rise of the dominance of Asiatic peoples in 1910 or 1912.
Actually, Oswald Spengler’s two volume work was called “The Decline of the West”. The first volume was published in 1918 at the end of World War 1, and the second volume was published in 1922. The volumes trace prior examples of failed civilizations and makes the case that it is normal and unavoidable. He then uses ancient China and India as examples, which seems at odds to Savage’s characterization.
“Death of the West” was a book written by Pat Buchanan, following a similar theme, basically confirming the predictions of Spengler. Spengler’s books were very influential on German nationalism following the end of World War 1.
Savage then ranted that with 4 million listeners, all this talking about books left the phone lines completely empty. At least tonight, Michael Savage was being himself instead of just tossing out red meat.
(Google Books has the English translation of The Decline of the West online [the 1st 120 pages] – hopefully that is a workable link)
Anyone else surprised he already forgot his new format?
Wednesday’s show was very odd. Something has drastically changed in his behavior. My guess is it is related to the Glenn Beck 8/28 gathering or the situation with Breidbart. Maybe he has a new producer. Let me know if you figure it out.