WANJIRU NJOYA: People don't like warnings, that's the problem. There's a reason prophets are hated by their own people. They're seen as "heralds of woe" and people don't like bad news, they prefer being told they're winning.

"Suicide of the West reads like a warning that was largely ignored."

People don't like warnings, that's the problem. There's a reason prophets are hated by their own people. They're seen as "heralds of woe" and people don't like bad news, they prefer being told they're winning. https://t.co/F26wFnQh0q

— Wanjiru Njoya (@WanjiruNjoya) July 3, 2026

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and the Destiny of Liberalism, James Burnham, 1964.  from Amazon.