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    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: RE: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
(03-26-2020, 05:50 AM)Snowflake1996 Wrote: The duration between the financial crisis of 08’ and COVID19 is roughly equivalent to that of the stock market crash of 29’ and US entry into WWII. I susp...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-26-2020, 09:03 AM
    Thread: "Climax" year of each turning
Post: RE: "Climax" year of each turning
Here are my thoughts on this current “Cold War Cycle” (1945-Present). I agree with the first half of Strauss and Howe’s analysis. But would make some changes to the second half: First Turning - 194...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 99 44,158 03-25-2020, 07:45 PM
    Thread: "Climax" year of each turning
Post: RE: "Climax" year of each turning
Strauss and Howe broke the 4T into four phases: 1. Catalyst - Event that sparks the crisis. (ie Stock Market Crash of 1929) 2. Regeneracy - Call to Action and unity in response. (FDR's New Deal in th...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 99 44,158 03-25-2020, 04:37 PM
    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: RE: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
(03-24-2020, 05:42 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: (03-24-2020, 09:27 AM)Drakus79 Wrote: (03-23-2020, 06:59 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: (03-22-2020, 05:01 PM)Drakus79 Wrote: I think we're way past the p...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-25-2020, 04:14 PM
    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: RE: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
(03-23-2020, 06:59 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: (03-22-2020, 05:01 PM)Drakus79 Wrote: I think we're way past the point of it being the catalyst of this 4T.  That's like saying the attack on pearl harb...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-24-2020, 09:27 AM
    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: RE: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
(03-23-2020, 11:29 AM)David Horn Wrote: (03-22-2020, 06:56 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Senator Rand Paul (Reactionary, Kentucky) has been diagnosed with CORVID-19. This infectious disease can theoretical...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-24-2020, 09:24 AM
    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: RE: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
I think we're way past the point of it being the catalyst of this 4T. That's like saying the attack on pearl harbor in 1941 was the catalyst for the last 4T. We've been in this 4T since at least 200...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-22-2020, 05:01 PM
    Thread: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
Post: COVID-19 is the climax to this 4T
I decided to check back here, since it seems pretty obvious that this pandemic crisis is the climax of this 4T and I'm surprised there hasn't been a thread on this already (although I may have missed ...
 Drakus79 General Discussion 179 63,162 03-22-2020, 12:43 PM
    Thread: The End of Socialism?
Post: The End of Socialism?
I very rarely update my blog, but my latest post was related to the theory so I thought I would post it here. http://drakus79.tumblr.com/post/16565644...-socialism
 Drakus79 Theory Related Political Discussions 21 19,418 09-24-2017, 10:45 AM
    Thread: Critique of the theory
Post: RE: Critique of the theory
Thanks for the kind words Eric.  For the record, I wasn't really trashing astrology, I just said it didn't have as credible a leg to stand on as S&H Generational theory.  I actually do find astrol...
 Drakus79 Turnings 9 7,162 03-28-2017, 06:07 PM
    Thread: Critique of the theory
Post: Critique of the theory
I put together a three part video presenting my in depth critique of the theory.  This was essentially an embellishment of a blog post I made 2 years ago which was, in itself, based on a number of pos...
 Drakus79 Turnings 9 7,162 03-27-2017, 11:39 PM
    Thread: Trump, Bannon and the Coming Crisis
Post: RE: Trump, Bannon and the Coming Crisis
My thoughts on Steve Bannon: He was born in 1953, so he's a core boomer. His childhood view was shaped by the postwar high. Communism and "backwards" Eastern values = bad / Capitalism and "civilized" ...
 Drakus79 Theory Related Political Discussions 234 137,470 02-25-2017, 06:33 PM
    Thread: Global warming
Post: RE: Global warming
Has this been disproven?
 Drakus79 Environmental issues 356 254,437 02-12-2017, 07:07 PM
    Thread: Countdown to a Free America
Post: RE: Countdown to a Free America
Here's the main problem with our political situation today. Both parties are divided. On the Republican side you have the neoconservatives vs. the nationalists. This election has determined that the N...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 97 53,009 02-02-2017, 06:58 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
Full list of candidates. But I guess it's not full because I didn't see McMullin on it: http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 08-15-2016, 10:18 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
McMullin isn't even mentioned in the polls so I doubt he will be of any significance. You can lump him in with all the other third party candidates that will be at the kids table debate. Johnson's g...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 08-15-2016, 10:01 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
Something on topic for once. This election can go anywhere at this point. Most likely case is Clinton wins, Trump comes in second, Johnson third and Stein fourth. Still, it's possible that Trump coul...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 08-13-2016, 04:50 PM
    Thread: What will happen if Trump is elected President
Post: RE: What will happen if Trump is elected President
half the country will be running around with their arms up in the air.  The other half will be running around with their arms up in the air while on fire.
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 27 14,184 08-03-2016, 08:32 PM
    Thread: Civil War 4T and this 4T
Post: Civil War 4T and this 4T
I wrote a new article comparing this Election to the elections of the 1850s. http://drakus79.tumblr.com/post/14814224...y-election
 Drakus79 Turnings 26 21,200 07-30-2016, 02:57 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
(07-11-2016, 02:13 AM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: (07-09-2016, 03:43 PM)Webmaster Wrote: Guys could you discuss the issues without talking about killing each other? Sure.  1. Crony capitalism is bad. It...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-14-2016, 05:38 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
Fair enough. As Gary Johnson likes to say: "The Devil's in the details".
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-09-2016, 08:00 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
(07-09-2016, 05:26 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: (07-09-2016, 05:20 PM)Drakus79 Wrote: I still don't see how an animal defending his territory from predators is fundamentally different than a man with ...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-09-2016, 05:32 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
(07-09-2016, 04:57 PM)Odin Wrote: Well that escalated quickly... (07-09-2016, 04:46 PM)Webmaster Wrote: I don’t have a problem with conservative ideas, it only become a problem when people start...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-09-2016, 05:22 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
(07-09-2016, 04:57 PM)Odin Wrote: Well that escalated quickly... (07-09-2016, 04:46 PM)Webmaster Wrote: I don’t have a problem with conservative ideas, it only become a problem when people start...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-09-2016, 05:20 PM
    Thread: Can a third party candidate win?
Post: RE: Can a third party candidate win?
(07-09-2016, 04:57 PM)Odin Wrote: Well that escalated quickly... (07-09-2016, 04:46 PM)Webmaster Wrote: I don’t have a problem with conservative ideas, it only become a problem when people start...
 Drakus79 General Political Discussion 80 36,404 07-09-2016, 05:19 PM