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Spengler already noticed the cracks by the beginning of the 20th century but before that we got a period of time where europeans haven't lost their self-confidence, it was common to see technological breakthroughs and to think they could serve for the betterment of mankind, empires were seen as bringing civilization and pacifying large sections of the world where tribal war, famine and plague were endemic, with works such as the indian rail system and the Suez Cannal being something not just possible but common policy, people still wanted to act in a refined and decent way and sexual degeneracy was seen as what it was, degeneracy to be shunned, cultural and political subversion was still contained to social pariahs and governments promoted high arts, there was social conscience but it was more about loving your country and working for the betterment of your countrymen and the glory of God than feeding parasites and emasculating yourself.
All of this was lost with WW1 and WW2 ended with Europe demographically crippled, creativity and technologies stunted, americans promoting forced egalitarian policies and half of the continent occupied by bolshevik, only now, after decades of decay, it appears Europe is finally showing the intention of recovering, being forced, to become more proactive in global matters other than sending an unending stream of money to people of color and importing aliens. And at a cultural level only japanese are still capable to create art in tune with Belle Epoque and wish for a sense of nobility and elegance.
Can the Belle Epoque come back? Or will it be crushed by all those enemies Spengler noticed in The Hour of Decision? Do you hate Europe anon?