Revisionists inverted the Enlightenment’s progress narrative into one of decay

Evidence

Assar’s (and Jabotinsky’s) analyses of the evolution from Eastern to Western modes of thought followed the model set forth by the philosophers of the Enlightenment, who associated progress with technological advancements (the ability to master nature). Yet, while the latter and their followers viewed progress as a process that brings about greater knowledge and understanding of the world, and guarantees individuals greater freedom and control over their lives, to the Zionist Revisionists this was a narrative of the decay and, ultimately, the destruction of the human spirit. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 527

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the anti-modernism of Spengler and Haeckel which the text says inspired the Revisionists — a borrowed frame from the German radical right. — connects to: The critique of Enlightenment predates postmodernism by two centuries. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 60; The Enlightenment provided both the explanation and the measure of human progress
• DEEPTHINKING: The inversion of the same Enlightenment model to opposite moral conclusions — progress for some, decay for others — is a dense case study in how identical historical frames support opposing ideologies.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 527