12-08-2016, 03:44 PM
Grey Champion
From the book "The Fourth Turning,” the Grey Champion is first a fictional character, and second a personification of the Prophet Generation. Worshiping an individual (such as Trump) as a Grey Champion misses the point being made by Strauss and Howe when they wrote about Generations and the 4T. Trump does not communicate morals, ethics or ideals, has no bond with Millennials, and does not stand in the way of authoritarian aggression. Therefore Trump is not a valid representation of a Grey Champion (during Elderhood) from the Prophet Generation as defined by Strauss and Howe.
A valid example of the Grey Champion might be:
1. Water Protectors standing in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
2. Standing in the path of coal and oil trains.
3. Standing up in court suing the Federal Gov. for Due Process to protect life and liberty of today's children threatened by consequences of climate change.
As a result, Jim Quinn of the Burning Platform is wrong to label Presidents past and President-elect as Grey Champions.
From the book "The Fourth Turning,” the Grey Champion is first a fictional character, and second a personification of the Prophet Generation. Worshiping an individual (such as Trump) as a Grey Champion misses the point being made by Strauss and Howe when they wrote about Generations and the 4T. Trump does not communicate morals, ethics or ideals, has no bond with Millennials, and does not stand in the way of authoritarian aggression. Therefore Trump is not a valid representation of a Grey Champion (during Elderhood) from the Prophet Generation as defined by Strauss and Howe.
A valid example of the Grey Champion might be:
1. Water Protectors standing in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
2. Standing in the path of coal and oil trains.
3. Standing up in court suing the Federal Gov. for Due Process to protect life and liberty of today's children threatened by consequences of climate change.
As a result, Jim Quinn of the Burning Platform is wrong to label Presidents past and President-elect as Grey Champions.