by Phong Tran » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:01 pm
In regards to the United States of America, John had last updated the country generation as 1984 to Present (Unraveling Era). Do we know when that period has ended and when it's Crisis Era had started? That may help us figure out when the next transition from Crisis to Recovery Era would occur.
I remember reading or watching someone who made a very interesting point, I can't remember the source, but I guess consideration of the message may be more important then who brought it up. That Trump's attack on Iran was a big hit to his MAGA base, as when he was campaigning, he made it seem like he was tired of foreign wars and would keep the US away from such entanglements. If one were to look at that betrayal at it's simplest principle, outside of left-right politics, whether it needed to be done, etc..., it really starts to open the question of whether Representative Democracy truly exists in the United States? Trump neither went to the senate or congress or the American public to determine if his course of action was supported by the people. And if true Representative Democracy doesn't exist, then what form of Government does the United States have? As I don't know enough about the Executive Powers of the President, I can't really say what is within their rights or not, but from the general layman's perspective, I'm sure it continues to show the hypocrisy of campaigning with certain promises and then disregarding those same promises once the politician is in office.
In the fourth turning, the Hero generation is the one supposed to rise to the occasion during the Crisis Era; I'm not sure how closely John's generational dynamics theory correlated with fourth turning theory, but if that's the case, the Millenials' will be the Hero generation in this period. That's the generation that understands that the system is corrupt and broken, that no longer believe in the American Dream and that working harder will lead to a fulfilling life. While most of them are not nihilistic, there is a true apathy toward the system. I guess I'm not quite sure that an external conflict against the US will re-patriotize the American population the same way the attack on Pearl Harbor did for WWII. It doesn't remove the internal corruption, and defending, fighting and dying for that corrupted system won't make sense for the Hero generation. However, a civil war during the Crisis Era of US could most certainly create a polarizing "regeneracy" as that drive to root the current corruption out and to rebuild the American Idea would be one that many Millenials' could probably get behind. Just some thoughts and nothing new really, but as things are changing so fast, bringing back up the topic as a future possibility.
In regards to the United States of America, John had last updated the country generation as 1984 to Present (Unraveling Era). Do we know when that period has ended and when it's Crisis Era had started? That may help us figure out when the next transition from Crisis to Recovery Era would occur.
I remember reading or watching someone who made a very interesting point, I can't remember the source, but I guess consideration of the message may be more important then who brought it up. That Trump's attack on Iran was a big hit to his MAGA base, as when he was campaigning, he made it seem like he was tired of foreign wars and would keep the US away from such entanglements. If one were to look at that betrayal at it's simplest principle, outside of left-right politics, whether it needed to be done, etc..., it really starts to open the question of whether Representative Democracy truly exists in the United States? Trump neither went to the senate or congress or the American public to determine if his course of action was supported by the people. And if true Representative Democracy doesn't exist, then what form of Government does the United States have? As I don't know enough about the Executive Powers of the President, I can't really say what is within their rights or not, but from the general layman's perspective, I'm sure it continues to show the hypocrisy of campaigning with certain promises and then disregarding those same promises once the politician is in office.
In the fourth turning, the Hero generation is the one supposed to rise to the occasion during the Crisis Era; I'm not sure how closely John's generational dynamics theory correlated with fourth turning theory, but if that's the case, the Millenials' will be the Hero generation in this period. That's the generation that understands that the system is corrupt and broken, that no longer believe in the American Dream and that working harder will lead to a fulfilling life. While most of them are not nihilistic, there is a true apathy toward the system. I guess I'm not quite sure that an external conflict against the US will re-patriotize the American population the same way the attack on Pearl Harbor did for WWII. It doesn't remove the internal corruption, and defending, fighting and dying for that corrupted system won't make sense for the Hero generation. However, a civil war during the Crisis Era of US could most certainly create a polarizing "regeneracy" as that drive to root the current corruption out and to rebuild the American Idea would be one that many Millenials' could probably get behind. Just some thoughts and nothing new really, but as things are changing so fast, bringing back up the topic as a future possibility.