(07-22-2018, 09:43 PM)TheNomad Wrote: Yellowstone.... here's a question, if a natural disaster happens, is that part of a saeculum? Can some natural disaster be considered the cause of a Crisis?
I would personally say no because it involves no trend or "reaction" to any previous cultural impact. I think strauss and howe mention that America has been a good model for the saeculum "science" because it has not been affected generally by things like annexation by larger power or on-soil wars or natural disasters. Although I do not think they actually used the words natural disaster. Can a force of nature be considered a valid component of saeculum movements?
Seriously what does anyone think??
-- maybe.. wrt Yellowstone, l remember reading somewhere that if somebody drops a bomb on Cheyenne Mountain this could aggrevate Yellowstone, making it blow, which would put an end to any war (nuclear or otherwise) & in the case of a nuclear war, prevent the planet from becoming totally radioactive, allowing civilization to rebuild. So if Yellowstone blew as a result of a Crises War, l would say that could be considered a valid component of that saeculum movement
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