It does seem the shadow of World War 2 is dragging the West down. The spinelessness of Europe, the mindless, brute power of the American military and the combination of guilt and rage that is Israel.

Here is my effort to psychoanalyze it all;

https://medium.com/@johnbrodixmerrymanjr/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-western-mind-906dc73cffe2

The bull is power.

The matador is art.