Generational Dynamics World View

[Bob Butler 54]

(06-01-2020, 09:17 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 10:28 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 08:29 AM)David Horn Wrote: Neil Howe thinks the 4T will end in 2030, give-or-take a year or two at most.. 

But all this depends on the turnings turning.  You live in an area where the unravelling mind set is dominating.  We’ll see if they can out stubborn the virus, pretend they are not killing themselves.  Will they dig into their ignorance deep enough to kill the attempts to save lives and restart the economy?  Will attempting to kill more people and stall the economy result in the majority applying enough social pressure to enforce the new normal?

This is a good point, and one that the Boogaloo Bois are counting on.  In case you've missed the latest iteration of political whacknuttery, the Boogaloo Bois are a rightwing anarchist "group" similar to Antifa on the left. Apparently, they've seized on the protests in many cities, and used them to create low level mayhem.  In most cases, they are the ones looting the high end stores.  I doubt the numbers in either consortium are very high, with both "groups" being intentionally disorganized, but creating mayhem is pretty easy if you set out to do it.  The big question: how quickly will this anarchist urge die-out and a more communal one take hold?  We've celebrated the individual for decades.  Tamping that down won't come easy.  Add a pandemic, and it gets really messy.

Or not so similar. Antifa counters the KKK and Neo Nazi demonstrations. You seldom see them save in response to racist demonstrations. The Boogaloo Bois on the other hand try to infiltrate peaceful protests, on any subject, with the purpose of destabilizing. Not really a good mirror. They often appear in G7 gatherings, but anywhere where a peaceful demonstration will give them cover.

Another point on the recent demonstrations is that some police are starting to join the demonstrators. When there are genuine attempts to express sorrow, to protest the bad cops that give the rest a bad name, and most of all no violence, the cops too walk with the protestors in consolidation. This is key. When the cops put a greater weight into protecting and serving the public than to honor the blue wall of loyalty to their own, the problem might ease. If they start generating social pressure for the bad cops to change their behavior, the protests will not keep escalating.

But as soon as things start getting violent, sure, it is their duty to protect and defend.