The Coronavirus

[Bob Butler 54]

(06-14-2020, 10:18 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: It is better that people have diminished expectations during a Crisis Era.

This one depends on perspective. S&H predicted the crisis always had more effect than was believed possible going in. The Revolution saw us achieve total independence from Britain. The Civil Was saw us ending slavery. The Great Depression and World War II saw us with government regulation of the economy and a role as world policeman. These were only dreams before the trigger.

I see the conflict between the old and new values as having been well defined by the unravelling debates. The old values have or are taking major hits. The Tea Party has made it difficult for establishment Republicans to get near the White House, and even that has lost its champion in Trump. The protestors are giving the racist faction a black eye. Those that believe they can ignore problems and live in a no science daydream of small government and low taxes are having to confront the virus. If you count September 11 and Bush 43’s neocolonialism for teaching lessons learned, you have the Neo Cons discredited and the reluctance to put boots on the ground confirming the traditional desire to avoid war.

So in terms of wiping out the old values, this crisis is not a dud. It has the potential to succeed completely when the high tradition of stomping on the old values comes around. The conservative ideas of supporting slaves, kings and avoiding foreign entanglements got wiped out. The current set of old values looks similarly disastrous.

Now, I remain dubious of adding more ideas to the crisis. The economy does look to end up in a mess. Environmentalism may be left for the back burner until the new prophets find their voice. That I cannot see yet.