06-21-2021, 11:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2021, 01:40 AM by Eric the Green.)
(06-21-2021, 04:44 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(06-21-2021, 11:29 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: It is still up to prophet boomers. The fact that we are divided is no excuse. The blue boomers need to defeat the red boomers, and blue needs to defeat red among every generation. This is not a generational battle. A majority of white male millennials voted for Trump. Victory is the only possible consensus. The nature and cause of our 4T is our division, which is caused by the evil on the red side blocking progress.
We are 1850s redux, approaching the 1860s. Should the Union prophets have said "we can't carry the load of defeating the Confederates" because too many prophets are Confederates? Blue boomers and all blues need to defeat the Confederates of today. We are in a cold civil war that may become hot, and we blue boomers need to lead the fight.
From what I remember of S&H, it is the young civic / hero generation that defines stuff. They are young, numerous, carrying the load, listened to what their elders said during while growing up, and determined to do it their way. This doesn't mean the boomers will shut up. Prophets blab. It's what they do. Hero/civics just do.
Not clear how well this pattern is being followed this time around.
It may be harder to tell this time. Society is much more populated and diverse with a cacophony of voices being heard. Still, some people are doing their jobs. I think of former Secretary Robert Reich. He's soldering on, and maybe some people listen.
https://robertreich.org/
According to how I read The Fourth Turning, the prophets set the direction and the goals of the Crisis period, the Nomads organize and manage, and the heroes do the work and carry on the battle. If we are to have a successful 4T, the (Blue, non-confederate) Boomers must assume this role as prescribed, and not give up and pass the torch.
I wish the children's program "Where in Time is Carmen San Diego" had received more attention here and elsewhere, back in the early days of the forum when I posted about it. It was a perfect picture of a fourth turning team!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_T...game_show)
Such a great show!! Such perfect examples of the Boomer, Xer and Millennial generations!