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In reply to the discussion: "The Fourth Turning" by William Strauss and Neil Howe. [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(59,821 posts)6. It's a thought provoking hypothesis but not especially fact based
The Strauss and Howe interpretation of history through a generational lens has received mixed reviews and described as a form of pseudoscience.[3][6][7] Some reviewers have praised the authors for their ambition, erudition, and accessibility. For example, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore called Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 the most stimulating book on American history he'd ever read, and sent a copy to each member of Congress.[5] The theory has been influential in the fields of generational studies, marketing, and business management literature. However, it has also been criticized by historians, political scientists, and journalists, as being overly deterministic, non-falsifiable, and unsupported by rigorous evidence.[1][2][3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory
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Yes, much loved by neo-nazi christian dominionist accelerationists. Main psychosocial history on FReak site. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Friday
#7
"Essentially things will get a whole lot worse before they get better, and a lot of things will change."
WhiskeyGrinder
Friday
#20
Oh my gosh, my vision disability interpreted the word turning to be tuning quite a different kettle of fish
msfiddlestix
Friday
#35
It's pop history. It passes as intellectualism in an anti-intellectual movement.
thought crime
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