11-20-2016, 12:54 AM
(11-19-2016, 08:34 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(11-19-2016, 05:21 AM)Galen Wrote: Murray Rothbard once pointed out that the Progressive Era, with its idea of a technocratic elite, had not ended in the eighties and I am inclined to agree with this assessment. The last fourth turning spelled the end of classical liberalism and so it seems likely that this one spell the final end of the Progressive Era. Judging from current trends it seems likely that the upcoming first turning will be defined by nationalism but on a much smaller scale than was known in the twentieth century. If so then the nation-state as we know it is on the decline on an even longer time scale. Probably about two centuries give or take a half-century.
At this point it is hard to define Trumpism or even if there will be such a thing. Time will tell. It always does in the end.
Isn't the nationalism just a consequence of the crisis era?
The idea that this will be an end to progressivism is a hopeful one, but it may be too early to tell what replaces it. Who would have envisioned progressivism in 1865?
Progressivism just means we move forward and progress. Its content changes with the times. The only alternative to progress is regression.