2019 FROM A FOURTH TURNING PERSPECTIVE

“An impasse over the federal budget reaches a stalemate. The president and Congress both refuse to back down, triggering a near-total government shutdown. The president declares emergency powers. Congress rescinds his authority. Dollar and bond prices plummet. The president threatens to stop Social Security checks. Congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling. Default looms. Wall Street panics.” – The Fourth Turning – Strauss & Howe

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Strauss and Howe wrote their book in 1996. They were not trying to be prophets of doom, but observers of history able to connect events through human life cycles of 80 or so years. Using critical thinking skills and identifying the most likely triggers for crisis: debt, civic decay, and global disorder, they were able to anticipate scenarios which could drive the next crisis, which they warned would arrive in the mid-2000 decade. The scenario described above is fairly close to the current situation, driven by the showdown between Trump and the Democrats regarding the border wall.

It has not reached the stage where all hell breaks loose, but if it extends until the end of January and food stamp money is not distributed to 40 million people (mostly in urban ghettos) all bets are off. The likelihood of this scenario is small, but there are numerous potential triggers which could still make 2019 go down in history as a year to remember.

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WINTER IS COMING (PART THREE)

“The very survival of the nation will feel at stake. Sometime before the year 2025, America will pass through a great gate in history, commensurate with the American Revolution, Civil War, and twin emergencies of the Great Depression and World War II.” – Strauss & Howe The Fourth Turning 

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In Part One of this article I laid out the reasons for Gray Champions arising to meet challenges during crisis periods in history. In Part Two of this article I assessed the configuration of Gray Champions throughout the world and the potential impact on the course of this Fourth Turning.

The swirling fog of confusion enveloping the globe as the high lords of the universe play their game of thrones has even the most critical thinking individuals baffled by the course of events. The desperation and blatant lawlessness of the Deep State players in their endeavor to preserve their hegemony over the course of global affairs is palpable with every attack, false flag, accusation, and ratcheting up of their propaganda media machine.

Like Game of Thrones, the behind the scenes machinations, subterfuge, and deceptions taking place outside the purview of the common folk are designed to only benefit the rich and powerful players undertaking these traitorous actions. Open warfare will not happen until it is thought to be in the best interests of those manipulating the levers of society and the narrative produced by their perpetual propaganda media machine. But, in the end, it will be the innocent common people who will suffer the consequences, while the lords reap the riches, glory and power.

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3 TO 5 INCHES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING

I know Stuck has to deal with that every day of his life (bada bing), but getting 3 to 5 inches of snow on March 20, the first day of Spring, really pisses me off. We’ve had one 58 degree day in all of March and now another snow storm. My Friday night commute is already the worst of the week. With the boneheads who can’t drive in snow, I’m just about guaranteed a 2 hour commute home tonight. This will not be a funny Friday. If any asshole tells me this is due to global warming (oh I forgot – climate change) I’ll tear their fucking head off.


SPRINGTIME IN PHILLY

It was another normal Spring day in Philly yesterday. We received two months worth of rain in 24 hours. Most of the region got 5 to 7 inches of rain.

And the Flyers got knocked out of the playoffs without winning the Stanley Cup for the 39th straight year. I was 10 years old when I skipped school to go to the Flyers Stanley Cup parade. I don’t think I”ll be alive for the next one.

I HATE SPRING PART ONE

It’s officially been Spring for 3 days now.

The wind chill this morning is 9 degrees.

I froze my balls off walking from my parking garage to my office.

Forecast for the rest of today – shitty and cold.

Forecast for tomorrow – shittier, colder and snow.

 

 Could I please get some global warming around here? Someone call Al Gore. I hate Spring.