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2016 Postmortem

HeiressofBickworth

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16. Not a spiral, but a pendulum

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Wed Feb 11, 2015, 02:02 AM

Feb 2015

A pendulum that swings from one side to another, sometimes reaching an extreme point, but then pulled back towards the opposite side. Progress consists of managing the more negative aspects of the extremes.

It might be that I was a young adult in the 1960's, but I remember it as a time of great possibilities. Women's equal rights, civil rights, conservation efforts, opposition to unjust wars, and great technological advancement. I think that now we are swinging back from the excesses of the 1980's, the Me Generation, promoted by the Reagan presidency. I keep looking for a return of the altruism of the 60's.

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New Dark Ages [View all] cilla4progress Feb 2015 OP

K&R marym625 Feb 2015 #1

I guess maybe all of us "of a certain age" Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #2

I think there is an over confidence that our big brain will get us out of our big brain mess. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #3

I think humanity peaked in the summer of 1969. The_Commonist Feb 2015 #4

I love this. cilla4progress Feb 2015 #5

Actually the next Dark Age might start in the 2030's Persondem Feb 2015 #6

During the 70's the skies looked brighter, the air was lighter and hope was in the air. world wide wally Feb 2015 #7

power lost just us Feb 2015 #8

How does this pessimistic attitude square with the fact that there is groundbreaking FSogol Feb 2015 #9

It seems that you could be one of those who sees some pretty flowers around you and immediately Cal33 Feb 2015 #10

Maybe I made a mistake of joining Eeyore Underground? FSogol Feb 2015 #12

Thanks for mentioning "Eeyore Underground." This is the first time I've heard of it. As Cal33 Feb 2015 #13

You are advocating a "both parties are the same" attitude. I totally reject that thinking. FSogol Feb 2015 #14

No, I am not advocating "both parties are the same" attitude. I believe Hillary to be Cal33 Feb 2015 #15

The whole of human history has been one of ups, followed by downs, over and over again. I Cal33 Feb 2015 #11

Not a spiral, but a pendulum HeiressofBickworth Feb 2015 #16