propercharlie
2010-11-28 07:25:23
The paradox of the oikophobe seems to be that any opposition directed at the theological and cultural tradition of the West is to be encouraged even if it is “significantly more parochial, exclusivist, patriarchal, and ethnocentric”.
oikos – from the Greek meaning a “house,” “family,” “people,” or “nation” – Encyclopaedia Britannica
and
phobia – extreme or irrational fear or dislike of a specified thing or group – Webster’s Dictionary
Roger Scruton defines it as “the repudiation of inheritance and home,” and refers to it as “a stage through which the adolescent mind normally passes.”
