The nature of change in the new world
USA in 2013
Often it is top down, like the
political leaders responding to some national crisis, like a depression or a
war. In this situation, often it the senior leaders followed by their political
look- alikes, and their political party.
And less often it is also bottom up,
like the people asserting themselves by one of many methods. In this situation,
it is often the people first, with their own leaders trying to catch up and assume positions that
the people have already figured out. Seldom is there a true crisis, like a
depression or a war involved as a catalyst. More often there is an obvious and
general malaise in society.
In the new world USA, I can imagine
another "friction" also going on. It is the end of the
liberal/progressive era, a century long era coming to an end because of its own
record of poor performance, poor results, and poor financing. I even think of
the images of the dinosaurs resisting the big comet as it brought their own era
and reign to an end.
Also, and in science thinking, if the 19th century was a period of
chemistry, and the 20th century was a period of physics, then perhaps the 21st
century will be an era of biology. Yep, even change goes on in the field of
science; and really human evolution. The announcements back in the 19th century
that science had gone as far as it could turns out to be woefully ignorant, and
human self-centered even for their time.
So what is going to happen in the
new world USA. I don't know for sure. I am not even confident in my own
predictions to myself. But also for sure, I do predict that great change is
coming to the new world USA, and probably the rest of the world. I just am not
sure what it will be, though probably there will be a lot of friction, and even
the deaths of millions as we change to our latest future.
Well, back out to repairing my plow,
and then hopefully doing some more fall plowing as my way of planning for my immediate
future during this time of change. After all, I like to eat to live, too.
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