The only meaning of human history is in this incessant agony, and the talk about the end of history seems to ignore the fact — also self-evident — that history is always in the act of ending.
Hence the late Hölderlin’s insistence on half-gods and figures that are nearly divine or more than human. History is made up of beings already divine and those not yet divine, already human and not yet human: that is, there is a “half-history” just as there are half-gods and quasi-humans. That is why the only keys to interpreting history are angelo-logy and demonology, that allow us to see history— as the Fathers and Paul himself had done, when he calls the powers and governments of this world “angels” (or “demons”) — as a relentless struggle between less than gods and more — or less — than men. And if we can say anything about our present condition, it is that in the last two years we have seen with unprecedented clarity the demons fiercely at work in history and the not-yet-demons follow them blindly in their vain attempt to cast out the angels forever — those angels who, after all, before their infinite fall in history, they themselves once were."
https://lenabloch.medium.com/giorgio-agamben-angels-and-demons-92121b86a6b7
Our civilized society is about to turn into a barbarous hellscape, unrecognizable from the comfort and safety we have grown accustomed to since the last Fourth Turning. The cycles of history spin from highs to lows, with death and destruction always entering the picture at some point. Human nature never changes; therefore, we are condemned to repeat the errors of the past while creating new errors along the way. That feeling of doom you should be experiencing at this point in history is well founded. Prepping for the coming storms is a worthwhile expenditure of your time but making sure you tribe up with like minded armed individuals will be your best bet to survive. You have been declared an enemy of the state. That is all the incentive you should need to do whatever is necessary to win this coming war. Remember – Whatever You Say, Say Nothing. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/welcome-say-nothing-phase-fourth-turning
It is interesting to see more and more Substack writers referring to the Strauss & Howe book THE 4TH TURNING.
It is nice that less people believe we are heading toward the Apocalypse; but disturbing to see that so many are reconciled to the fact that the world we have known for nearly a century is about to be turned on its head.
I suppose we have reached the equivalent of 4th-stage cancer and we've already learned to accept it.
Ray writes about saving the US. I don't know if I can bring anything to this discussion other than say to smile at children and games in old age is wise. Whatever rules us is not the US government. We are selfs.. We make and unmake our way in the world outside our door but it can go away, it did during Covid. In China it still is. After hearing the news of the Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939, Witkacy committed suicide on 18 September by taking a drug overdose and trying to slit his wrists. He convinced Czesława to attempt suicide with him by consuming Luminal, but she survived.