“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—George Santayana
“I’ve got news for Mr. Santayana: we’re doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That’s what it is to be alive.”― Kurt Vonnegut
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”—Edmund Burke
“Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it.”― Lemony Snicket, _The End _
“History is the poisoned well, seeping into the ground-water. It’s not the unknown past we’re doomed to repeat, but the past we know. Every recorded event is a brick of potential, of precedent, thrown into the future. Eventually the idea will hit someone in the back of the head. This is the duplicity of history: an idea recorded will become an idea resurrected. Out of fertile ground, the compost of history.”― Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
Baldo, think on this, we are nearing the end of a history block. History blocks runs about 80 years and the current one that we are experiencing began a near the end of WWII. History blocks have a pattern called a Saculum. We are in the fourth turning, you can learn more here: >
The military has a bad case of weapons hoarding. They are afraid of not having enough of every weapon that they fill warehouses full of them. Someone doing inventory finds that some of them are past their expiration date. They can’t just throw them out, so they start a war somewhere.
I learned history in school. It goes like this. It all started in ancient Mess’o’petunia. Hammer’hobbies started civilization with his code. Then came Egypt, the pharaohs and pyramids. Next came Greece and the penelope-kneesian wars. Rome had Caesar as explained by Shakespeare. At first Romans killed Christians, then became hardcore Christians themselves and nobody understands why. The Dark ages and Middle Ages saw nothing happen until the Renaissance painters. This is where everyone falls asleep. When we awakened, we found ourselves in Jolly Old England who ruled the world with a whole string of Kings, Queens and Jokers. Next thing you know the Pilgrims came to America to have dinner with the Mugwump tribe. America had the French and Indian war in which George Washington fought for the British. Then we had the Revolutionary war in which people were executed for fighting for the British. (See Romans killing Christians above). The Civil War had half a history book full of battles which our stupid teacher made us remember for the test. Then we settled the west using the Conestoga wagons followed by the golden spike and the locomotive. I’m not even going to talk about California. You know what the traffic is like in LA? AND DON’T FORGET ANY OF THIS OR YOU MIGHT REPEAT IT.
I think we should learn history from what once worked. In 1933, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) under president Franklin Roosevelt (D) gve federal work jobs to unemployed able bodied young men for rebuilding the nation’ s infrastructure. It was only disbanded in June 1942 because the young men were needed to put on a military uniform and fight in World War 2.
I was not a big fan of history when I was young – as I aged I found interest in 16th century England. Husband was always fascinated with the American Revolutionary period.
The more time we spent togehter the more each became more interested in history in general and in the specifics of what the other one was interested in.
This is how we became late 18th century reenactors. In addition when one studies up on a period (and in a manner of speaking lives through it) the history and what happened makes a lot more sense than it did when studying it for school – both the specific period and how before affects that period and how that period affects the now.
Yakety Sax 12 months ago
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—George Santayana
“I’ve got news for Mr. Santayana: we’re doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That’s what it is to be alive.”― Kurt Vonnegut
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”—Edmund Burke
“Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it.”― Lemony Snicket, _The End _
“History is the poisoned well, seeping into the ground-water. It’s not the unknown past we’re doomed to repeat, but the past we know. Every recorded event is a brick of potential, of precedent, thrown into the future. Eventually the idea will hit someone in the back of the head. This is the duplicity of history: an idea recorded will become an idea resurrected. Out of fertile ground, the compost of history.”― Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
The Orange Mailman 12 months ago
Those who fail history are doomed to repeat it.
johnny_yuma1965 12 months ago
Baldo, think on this, we are nearing the end of a history block. History blocks runs about 80 years and the current one that we are experiencing began a near the end of WWII. History blocks have a pattern called a Saculum. We are in the fourth turning, you can learn more here: >
goboboyd 12 months ago
History in a broader view. Not just the narrow perspective you take an interest in. But I was you, until I was around fifty years old.
ladykat 12 months ago
No, it’s not, Baldo. The past needs to be studied so we avoid the same mistakes in the future.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 12 months ago
Holy crap!
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 12 months ago
Well Baldo, you can see the results of not HONESTLY learning history on our college campuses.
PoodleGroomer 12 months ago
The military has a bad case of weapons hoarding. They are afraid of not having enough of every weapon that they fill warehouses full of them. Someone doing inventory finds that some of them are past their expiration date. They can’t just throw them out, so they start a war somewhere.
GaryCooper 12 months ago
Baldo, someday you’ll need to know something besides how to watch TikTok.
GojusJoe 12 months ago
I learned history in school. It goes like this. It all started in ancient Mess’o’petunia. Hammer’hobbies started civilization with his code. Then came Egypt, the pharaohs and pyramids. Next came Greece and the penelope-kneesian wars. Rome had Caesar as explained by Shakespeare. At first Romans killed Christians, then became hardcore Christians themselves and nobody understands why. The Dark ages and Middle Ages saw nothing happen until the Renaissance painters. This is where everyone falls asleep. When we awakened, we found ourselves in Jolly Old England who ruled the world with a whole string of Kings, Queens and Jokers. Next thing you know the Pilgrims came to America to have dinner with the Mugwump tribe. America had the French and Indian war in which George Washington fought for the British. Then we had the Revolutionary war in which people were executed for fighting for the British. (See Romans killing Christians above). The Civil War had half a history book full of battles which our stupid teacher made us remember for the test. Then we settled the west using the Conestoga wagons followed by the golden spike and the locomotive. I’m not even going to talk about California. You know what the traffic is like in LA? AND DON’T FORGET ANY OF THIS OR YOU MIGHT REPEAT IT.
PaulLeckner 12 months ago
I think we should learn history from what once worked. In 1933, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) under president Franklin Roosevelt (D) gve federal work jobs to unemployed able bodied young men for rebuilding the nation’ s infrastructure. It was only disbanded in June 1942 because the young men were needed to put on a military uniform and fight in World War 2.
mafastore 12 months ago
I was not a big fan of history when I was young – as I aged I found interest in 16th century England. Husband was always fascinated with the American Revolutionary period.
The more time we spent togehter the more each became more interested in history in general and in the specifics of what the other one was interested in.
This is how we became late 18th century reenactors. In addition when one studies up on a period (and in a manner of speaking lives through it) the history and what happened makes a lot more sense than it did when studying it for school – both the specific period and how before affects that period and how that period affects the now.