It's a Model, Not Prophecy!

[David Horn]

(02-10-2017, 12:25 AM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(02-09-2017, 06:26 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(02-09-2017, 03:38 PM)Marypoza Wrote: ... The Theory may very well survive Bannon. In fact, Bannon could be a test as to its validity

Or who knows.... a few months down the road the Donald could look into Bannon's eyes & say his 2 favorite wds: you're fired
Hey we can hope

OK, except for one of the underlying premises: the cycle works because we are unaware of it, or at least unimpressed enough to ignore it.  Bannon mucking about may actually disrupt the normal cycle, assuming (a) one exists, and (b) normalcy is even in the cards.

What makes you think that?  The cycle may work irrespective of whether we are aware of it - or may even require some people to be aware of it to work.

It was discussed more than once in T4T.  The authors noted the difference between societies that were forward looking, and less tied to their own past, and those that were dogmatic and insular.  In short, they argued that the cycle requires a bit of amnesia to operate, since the passing of a generation removes that generation's direct knowledge of the previous cycle in the same position as the current one.  That allows inherent human instincts to operate, rather than be suppressed by direct knowledge of the past.