50 years from now, will historians look at this period as part of

a natural sociological cycle? The Gingrich post below is just the latest in a disturbing trend. Maybe society goes from no freedom, to what is perceived as too much freedom and then back to no freedom?

We had a wave of authoritarianism in the 1940s (and just before), followed by increasing freedoms, especially after the fall of the Soviet Union. Now the west seems to be universally embracing authoritarianism again (Turkey, Hungary - and I've seen anecdotally trends in Brazil, India, Poland and clearly the US - just look at the acceptance on this board).

Is this just an inevitable social cycle?

Posted: 01/24/2022 at 11:03AM

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50 years from now, will historians look at this period as part of -- HoosWillWin 01/24/2022 11:03AM

No. It isn't cyclical. Liberal democracy has not been the norm. -- DanTheFan 01/24/2022 12:14PM

Don't you know Dan? We're a REPUBLIC! Whatever the hell that means. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2022 12:23PM

I don’t know how to handicap whether I will still think of the US -- hoolstoptheheels 01/24/2022 12:19PM

Add the climate crisis to that and we're looking at a dystopian nightmare. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/24/2022 11:51AM

We are reverting back to the 1950's! ** -- Hoogle.com 01/24/2022 11:15AM

1850s ** -- Plano Hoo 01/24/2022 12:17PM

… to the 1890s ** -- WaxHoo 01/24/2022 11:39AM

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