Cultural pessimism generally refers to a pessimism about the current trends and future developments of the culture. The phenomenon has since ancient times known, but the term was established as a counterpoint to the belief in progress and optimism cultural, unique in Europe at the end of the 19 century. Since then, the concept of cultural pessimism is also associated with ideological positions which used critically, pessimistic perceptions of political cultures are connected. [1]Cultural pessimists interpreted and criticized the overall progress and / or contemporary phenomena as signs of a general or specific decrease ( decline ) of the " civilization " " culture " a certain society or a nation. This attitude may be related to various aspects of politics, society, technology, art and culture industry and mass media relate.The cultural pessimists as culture often optimistic represented an offering of determinism, so the " 34 culture; e " 34 history; overlap pessimism.
