Decline and collapse as the way to resurgence: cultural pessimism in the life stories, attitudes and plans of elites of right-wing extremist scene

Abstract

This presentation deals with the concept of cultural pessimism as threat and hope. It compares the specifics of cultural pessimism in rendition of the extremist scene with sociological data and scientific theories of civilization.

Keywords

• cultural pessimism
• extremism
• narrative identity
• moral decline
• collapse