Foundation – Fall of the American Galactic Empire

> That ominous mood engulfing the world is not a new dynamic, but a cyclical event arriving every 80 or so years. Eight decades ago the world was on the verge of a world war which would kill 65 million people. Eight decades prior to 1937 the country was on the verge of a Civil War which would kill almost 5% of the male population. Eight decades prior to 1857 the American Revolution had just begun and would last six more bloody years. None of this is a coincidence. The generational configuration repeats itself every eighty years, driving the mood change which leads to revolutionary change and the destruction of the existing social order.

This logic smells.

This "cycle" ignores the first World War and many others. The author includes the American Civil War and American Revolution as evidence of this "global cycle", which were not global conflicts. The American Revolution is estimated to have killed 50,000 people. But the French Revolution happened in 1792 and killed over 1,000,000, but that doesn't fit the cycle.

1800-1815 - Napoleonic Wars, 3,500,000-6,000,000 deaths. Not part of the cycle.

1850–1864 - Taiping Rebellion, China - 20,000,000-100,000,000 deaths. Not part of the cycle.

1862–1877 - Dungan Revolt, China - 8,000,000-20,000,000 deaths. Not part of the cycle.

The list goes on. Literally. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_by_death_toll in case anyone's interested)

> None of this is a coincidence

He's right about that. It's not a coincidence, it's just cherry picking history.

When you read part two, you realise just how far this guy has gone off the deep end. https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/03/27/foundation-and...

"Trump has been underestimated every step of the way for the last two years. He has thrown sand into the gears of the political establishment, made up of both parties, and controlled by Deep State players used to getting their way. Trump was able to use his powers of persuasion to overcome the left wing media propaganda and motivate a large swath of disaffected Americans to come over to his side. The never ending barrage of misinformation and fake news spewed by the Deep State controlled media ignores the fact he won 53% of the white women vote, along with huge numbers of union workers from blue collar states like Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Indiana."

...and later

"The staged violent response by the billionaire funded left wing faux anarchists, fake news Russian conspiracy propaganda, and NSA/CIA/FBI campaign to discredit and/or overthrow the Trump presidency is the kind of response you would expect from a dangerous threatened animal backed into a corner. The establishment will not relinquish control without a bloody drawn out fight to the finish."

The man is well off the deep end into being a Trump apologist and conspiracy theorist.

War is a criminal act perpetrated for power and money, and happens because propaganda is unchecked and human life under appreciated.