History Repeats Itself Every 80 Years

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Tiffi finds another video – History Repeats Itself Every 80 Years. 

“Oh let’s watch this video too,” says Tiffi. “I think it’s going to be discussing why history repeats itself. Look at what the description says….. “ 

Stefan Aarnio predicted the hard times in 2020; and he was right. With the growing COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest through the BlackLivesMatter movement, we are seeing the America we love in turmoil.⠀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpusbOIus4

“He might be right Tiffi,” says Jean-Luc. “Let’s check out what one of the responses wrote here about the Strauss-Howe generational theory.”

‘The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history and global history. According to the theory, historical events are associated with recurring generational personas (archetypes). Each generational persona unleashes a new era (called a turning) lasting around 20–25 years, in which a new social, political, and economic climate (mood) exists. They are part of a larger cyclical "saeculum" (a long human life, which usually spans between 80 and 100 years, although some saecula have lasted longer). The theory states that a crisis recurs in American history after every saeculum, which is followed by a recovery (high). During this recovery, institutions and communitarian values are strong. Ultimately, succeeding generational archetypes attack and weaken institutions in the name of autonomy and individualism, which eventually creates a tumultuous political environment that ripens conditions for another crisis.

Strauss and Howe laid the groundwork for their theory in their 1991 book Generations, which discusses the history of the United States as a series of generational biographies going back to 1584. In their 1997 book The Fourth Turning, the authors expanded the theory to focus on a fourfold cycle of generational types and recurring mood eras to describe the history of the United States, including the Thirteen Colonies and their British antecedents. However, the authors have also examined generational trends elsewhere in the world and described similar cycles in several developed countries.

Academic response to the theory has been mixed—some applauding Strauss and Howe for their "bold and imaginative thesis" and others criticizing the theory as being overly-deterministic, unfalsifiable, and unsupported by rigorous evidence, "about as scientific as astrology or a Nostradamus text." Strauss–Howe generational theory has also been described by some historians and journalists as pseudoscience, "kooky", and "an elaborate historical horoscope that will never withstand scholarly scrutiny." Academic criticism has focused on the lack of rigorous empirical evidence for their claims, and the authors' view that generational groupings are more powerful than other social groupings such as economic class, race, sex, religion, and political parties.’ (Source)

Let’s continue - They Predicted ‘The Crisis of 2020’ … in 1991. So How Does This End?

Start at the beginning – What is the historical truth?