Repression of nature throughout civilization provokes revenge in social rebellion.

Evidence

In the process in which meditation is superseded by pragmatic intelligence', nature has lost its awesomeness, its qualitates occultae, but, completely deprived of the chance to speak through the minds of men even in the distorted language of these privileged groups [of speculative thinkers], nature seems to be taking its revenge.’ Horkheimer saw civilization as having been attended from the beginning by opposition to, and revolts against, the repression of nature, in the form of social rebellions, individual crimes and psychological disturbances. … He described the cleverly staged race riots of our own day' as a Nazi rebellion of nature against civilization’, in which forbidden instincts were given free rein in the service of repressive powers. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1469

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Freud’s repression thesis and to the reader’s broader critical theory arc — Bataille and Jünger read WWI similarly. — connects to: Nature’s revenge is an incapacity for joy and self-esteem. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1470; Surplus repression grows with domination over nature and strengthens destructive instincts.; Civilization deliberately mutilates both inner desire and outer fear to dominate nature. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1403 (+7 more)
• FICTION: The ‘Nazi rebellion of nature against civilization’ — forbidden instincts weaponized by repressive power — is a usable narrative engine.

Broader Connections

• Civilization has always faced revolts against its repression of nature. #exemplifies (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1469
• Cultures built on subjugation provoke destruction from the suppressed. #corroborates (0.85)
• Dominating nature chiefly becomes power over other humans #expands (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 703
• Negative sanctions and repression typically precede and provoke collective political violence #exemplifies (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4357
• Mastery over nature becomes mastery over other humans, weakening the individual. #expands (0.80)
• Repression drives nonviolent movements to armed rebellion #exemplifies (0.75) — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 32
• Civilization recreates the sacrificial situation it claims to abolish #complicates (0.75) — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 106