Thread by @scottrog78

Happy #ValentinesDay #Indiana. The first official episode of the #HoosLeft podcast went up this morning.

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My good friend @LinearRadio joins me as we zoom out from #Indiana to look at the current moment of crisis and his we arrived here

Our conversation is informed by "The Fourth Turning" which posits that history repeats itself every four generations.

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This is a concept @Thom_Hartmann comes back to repeatedly on his radio show. If you only listen to one lefty media personality (other than me of course), you can't do much better than Hartmann.

hartmannreport.com

These 80 year cycles correspond neatly with major historical events. The American Revolution, Civil War, Great Depression/WWII, and our current moment are all about four generations apart.

Our current cycle began with the postwar baby boom. Student action and civil strife marked the 60's and 70's, and the Reagan Revolution came in response to that. Reagan's neoliberal order crashed with 2008's financial meltdown.

We've been living in the fallout of that collapse ever since. Disillusion with or dysfunctional system has led far too many of our countrymen to turn to authoritarianism.

"May you live in interesting times" is a curse for a reason. But we find ourselves at a pivotal moment and we cannot hide from our destiny. We can either descend into fascism or come up with something new and fully realize the American promise.

So please join us. We meander some. We go over time. But I think you'll find it worth a listen. I humbly ask you subscribe and share widely. The podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts, as well as at my Substack page. Thanks #Indiana.

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