FAUSTIAN MAN
FAUSTIAN MAN
Book review and commentary by B. Chapinski
This is a small book. It only contains 244 pages. The author, Ricardo Duchesne, is a very interesting fellow. He's well-rounded, has a decent education -was a university professor- and is concerned about the lying media. He composed his book before the childish impeachment proceedings revealed plenty about corruption in what many call La CessPool Grande’s Deep State. The title of the book won’t induce buyers.
Prof. Duchesne is quite diplomatic. He doesn't cross many acknowledged politically incorrect rivers on unstable bridges. In fact his concerns about what makes Western civilization special is similar to what’s all over cyberspace. Essentially he believes ethnocentrism is okay; it’s a healthy human trait. Like countless millions of others, he doesn't appreciate the downplaying of achievements within Western civilization. Thus, we have his book.
I immensely enjoyed his first chapter pertaining to Greeks and the uniqueness of Western civilization. As a child I grew up near a Greek-American cultural center and had many Greek-Am friends. Consequently, I was familiar with Greek culture which is the foundation of not only Western civilization, but a great deal of Slavic civilization. Before I had bypass X6 surgery I was quite proficient in the Russian language. Moreover, for decades I have been reading in the Polish language just like my beloved deceased Polonian-Am dziadek (grandfather). I can also dabble in Czech, Slovakian and other languages. Thus, I was fascinated by Duchesne’s take beyond his personal environment. He resides in Canada.
