![]() The unintended consequences of well-meaning laws, the ascension of the ill-equipped, malevolent, or malleable to key roles, the disregard of the future for the sake of the present… all of these might bring a society or nation well past a point-of-no-return without any of the participants ever truly realizing it. Hardening – a natural reaction to unjust laws or treatment, financial favoring, or the continued abuse/neglect/subjugation of “the others” forces another variation of the same question of “now what?” Organization and the beginnings of resistance might occur here however, this is also the point where deceit and deception for the sake of power might begin to manifest in those who view chaos as a vehicle to elevate themselves for title and control – not for the greater good.Ĭritical Mass might be one clear event, or it might be the point where it becomes clear that appeasement, to slow the rate of change due to the previous stages, is too little and too late. Laws are drafted and enacted, policies are enforced, and expectations/biases – both internal and external to the groups are formed. With that, intent is often blindly assigned to the identities and action – by coercion or compulsion – further solidify the boundaries of a group.Ĭonsolidation might be more of a “now what?” reaction to the divisions created within a society. Inevitably, these social and identifying quantities become more complex, yet the labels never change to reflect the aggregate they become simple stereotypes. We naturally categorize and affix generalizations and labels to identify similar values and beliefs – “fun,” “studious,” “boring,” “lazy,” and so on. Identification could be viewed simply as that: a particular point within a societies lifecycle where “others” are noticed. Stopping to write actual hard-copy notes, I scribbled this sequence: I was going through Gabriel Jackson’s Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939 when the notion clicked that there might be a definable pattern to ponder – stages, if you will, which might be attributable to some – if not all – of these conflicts. While history never cleanly repeats itself, the rhythm is often predictable…īig ideas, I know – and I promise to keep this relatively condensed. Over the last few months, I have speculated about the patterns in history regarding civil wars of the past… the American Civil War, pre-Revolution Russia, the Weimar Republic of the 1920s, and the Spanish Civil War. ![]() ![]() Oftentimes, the sheer size of the notes I collect on a topic of interest I end up researching eclipses what I end up writing. Originally written by Columbis Cynic and posted to Milsurp Writer
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