#fourth turning

[ahumourlessworld]

“Hard times make strong men. Strong men make nuclear weapons and good times. Good times make weak men. Weak men and nuclear weapons make End Times. And people have to stop this “Fourth Turning” nonsense.” - Eric Weinstein, ‘The Rubin Report’ (7 November 2023)

[nocturnals-anonymous]

I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness… The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.

Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1995

[sonxofxscars]

There’s been discussion of what the closing down Wal-Mart stores mean. There is a thought that is considered a conspiracy theory, but it is starting to become apparent that this theory makes a lot of sense. Wal-Mart closed hundreds of stores to date and for what particular reason would they do this?

Here’s my take: There are hundreds of Wal_mart stores located near major highways across the United States. These are huge, empty stores with plenty of room to hold large capacities of people inside. With the ongoing coronavirus threat, this was a set up to force people to be quarantined at these locations. The Fed’s know there long running monetary policies are falling apart. They can’t keep this up for much longer without a major collapse. This specific virus was not found developing naturally in China. It was manufactured to be a biological weapon used on the rest of the world. We are in a time period known as the Fourth Turning, according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory provided by historians Neil Howe and William Strauss. There are four periods: The first turning is a high, the second turning is an awakening, the third turning is an unraveling, and the fourth turning is a crisis. According to their theory, we are currently in a crisis period. What does this mean?

The Fourth Turning is a Crisis. This is an era of destruction, often involving war or revolution, in which institutional life is destroyed and rebuilt in response to a perceived threat to the nation's survival. After the crisis, civic authority revives, cultural expression redirects towards community purpose, and people begin to locate themselves as members of a larger group. - Wikipedia

There is something brewing that a lot of people have neglected to even consider. The doomsday people also known as preppers, have for years and years been looked upon as crazy people for thinking society would allow such a period of time where Shit Hits The Fan or SHTF. But what if? What if we really are marching towards a moment in our lives right now where we are soon to experience a collapse of society so big and so destructive, that will forever change the course of the future moving forward.

I don’t mean to be a Debbie Downer, but if you think about it, at some point how can our society continue to play this game. A game of control over the masses by corrupted governments and possibility that a shadow government has their hands in on some serious shifts in how the world operates. I feel for everyone that just wants to make a life of their own. That’s why we’re here right? To live in a society, be respectful of each other’s aspirations, to set goals, and achieve great things. To have children, to see them grow up and have a family of their own. To find long lasting careers and enjoy the fruits of our labor as well as pave the way for future generations. The main problem we face is how long will we allow ourselves to lose not only our rights as human beings, but to hand over our free will for the sake of being promised security? You know promises are easily broken. But you can’t break spirits without suffering repercussions. It’s become an Us vs. Them kind of world. I’m not a big fan of religion and I find it puts spirituality in a box and conceals the purpose of it.

Everyone needs to keep their eyes and ears open at all times. Enjoy everyday like it’s your last and don’t freak out about anything. Slowly make plans for the worst to hit. You want to know that when the lights go out, you know how to light a candle so you can see in the dark.

There’s definitely something not quite right about this virus spreading quickly and organizations all over are suspending activities. Cities are being quarantined. It all sounds like something that was planned ahead of time. Is it a coincidence that in 1720, there was the plague. In 1820, an outbreak of cholera. In 1920, the Spanish Flu. Now 100 years later in 2020 and right on a tee, the Coronavirus. Makes you think...

One love to everyone.

[circularfire]

Crisis takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you would have thought.

MIT economist Rudiger Dornbusch

[thewickedwilds]

Okay so I was going down a rabbit hole and discovered an amazing social theory called Strauss–Howe generational theory also known as Fourth Turning Theory (some refer to this as more of a prophecy). And I was surprised to find that this is somthing I have always thought but never put on paper or into words. It basically charts out how different generations and eras repeat themselves. The theory goes on to describe the 4 generational archetypes and the 4 eras that come with. Here are examples from the Wikipedia page:

This would imply that the millennial generation and generation Z fall into the 'hero' archetype ,while the newest generation will follow as 'artists'

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[theessentialamericancitizen]

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The United States is operating without a coherent doctrine of war. Flexibility without purpose reflects deeper systemic misalignment between strategy, legitimacy, and political consent.

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[theessentialamerican]

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