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>> if… part of the third generation does not know who #Hitler is, then that collective memory is non-existent
That erosion of #collectiveMemory accelerates in the #thirdGeneration.
#Amnesia actually starts with #ecstasy followed by #complacence in the #secondGeneration, that quickly forgets the grief of the #firstGeneration after a major war in which the #greatestGeneration made the ultimate sacrifice.
#PeaceConstant is 3 gens
A quotation from Wilcox, Ella Wheeler:
«
AHASUERAS: I am content.
ESTHER: Content is not the pathway to great deeds.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wilcox-ella-wheeler/66975/
#quote #quotes #quotation #change #complacence #contentment #deeds #greatness #progress
We are somewhere between stage 2 and 3 in the #perpetualCycleOfDoom, punctuated with hope.
#Peace can last for maximum 3 generations (~90-100 years)
1st gen after major war, or after a dictator's demise, will mourn, heal, and rejoice.
2nd gen will profit from boom, enjoy carefree life, and invite #complacenceAmongIgnorant.
3rd gen will let unsavory elements in society exploit #complacence, fuel #reactionary forces, and lead to another war
Complacence > Doom > Hope >
Another example of "rhetoric of young political activists… reflecting… a #generationalDivide that is more critical of #Israel & sympathetic to #Palestinians"
These are the ignorant who fuel #complacence instead of #vigilance, setting up the stage for #reactionary forces to start another cycle of war and doom ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111421434887780063
#BDSHorseshoe #BDS #JewishVoiceForPeace #IfNotNow #StudentsForJusticeInPalestine
This can mean only one thing. We are at the nadir (stage 3 below) in the perpetual cycle of doom, punctuated with hope. #Peace can last for 3 generations (~90-100 years) max
1st gen after major war, or after a dictator's demise, will mourn, heal, and rejoice.
2nd gen will profit from boom, enjoy carefree life, and invite #complacenceAmongIgnorant.
3rd gen will let unsavory elements in society exploit #complacence, fuel #reactionary forces, and lead to another war
Nicely fits into my thesis that hope is cyclical because #peace is not forever. There can only be #peace for three generations, maximum. So, I am amending it to include your observation regarding dictators 😀
1st gen after war, or after a dictator's demise, will mourn, heal, and rejoice.
2nd gen will profit from boom, enjoy carefree life, and invite #complacence.
3rd gen will let unsavory elements in society exploit complacence, fuel #reactionary forces, and lead to another war
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#Military defense will always be necessary. There will never be a successful "war to end all wars".
There will be #peace for three generations, maximum.
1st generation after war will mourn and heal.
2nd generation will profit from the post-war boom, enjoy carefree life, and invite #complacence.
Unsavory elements in the 3rd generation will exploit complacence, fuel resurgence in acrimony, hatred, and hostility, culminating in another "war."
Lather, rinse, repeat!
Ramesh #NotGoingBack
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