/lit/ - Literature

>>16232658
I will grant that jazz arguably did not come from western culture and in some ways replaced it, but I don't think that this is really a bad thing.
Western culture, at least in Spengler's conception of Faustian culture, has long since run its course and is in artistic decline. It seems that much of African American art originates from a new, emerging culture that cannot be characterized as Faustian. Instead of emphasizing the yearning for the infinite, black art emphasizes personal expression and liberation. I think jazz and all of the blues derivatives (funk, hip hop, soul) are vital for the continuation of human culture, as faustian culture in the west has grown almost entirely infertile.

Also, if you're going to try and claim that we ought to protect "Western Culture," it's entirely pointless. Even if there was a way to preserve culture without resorting to Fascism, which is antithetical to high culture and art, I do not think it would be moral to try and preserve Faustian culture, as global capitalism and blind technological advancement is threatening to destroy all of humanity.