America's Fifth Great Awakening
ehbacon
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There have been two major "Great Awakenings" and four overall in American History. This is where society decides for a short time to celebrate conservatism, and strict Christian religions get a huge boost in followers.
I think right now we are headed that way, or at least a modernized version of it (1960s-1980s being considered the last awakening). With every Great Awakening, there is a major spokesperson. Jonathon Edwards was that of the first awakening, a man who preached the anguish and torment of hell, and drove fear into those who sin. With the ways things are going, Trump will be the next awakening's spokesperson. As a society, we are getting more progressive with each day; but a pattern in American history dictates that at some point, this progression will hit a wall, take a step back, and begin another period of progression. At each point where this progression comes to a halt, there is a large group of people that would like society to go back to the way it once was (Trump supporters want to go back to the 70s and 80s (aka the last Great Awakening)).
What I am getting is at is that it is our duty as American citizens to smother this Awakening before it is too late. Just because there is a pattern in history doesn't mean we have to follow it, we are finally catching up to the progressive nations over seas, and we have a chance to be ahead of the game and lead the world once again. All it comes down to is whether you are going to buy into the Awakening or not, your choice.
I think right now we are headed that way, or at least a modernized version of it (1960s-1980s being considered the last awakening). With every Great Awakening, there is a major spokesperson. Jonathon Edwards was that of the first awakening, a man who preached the anguish and torment of hell, and drove fear into those who sin. With the ways things are going, Trump will be the next awakening's spokesperson. As a society, we are getting more progressive with each day; but a pattern in American history dictates that at some point, this progression will hit a wall, take a step back, and begin another period of progression. At each point where this progression comes to a halt, there is a large group of people that would like society to go back to the way it once was (Trump supporters want to go back to the 70s and 80s (aka the last Great Awakening)).
What I am getting is at is that it is our duty as American citizens to smother this Awakening before it is too late. Just because there is a pattern in history doesn't mean we have to follow it, we are finally catching up to the progressive nations over seas, and we have a chance to be ahead of the game and lead the world once again. All it comes down to is whether you are going to buy into the Awakening or not, your choice.
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He is having fun with the brainwashed.
His lips are moving
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
The 3 Awakenings had powerful impacts on religious groups but not necessarily on society as a whole. Considering that the earlier movements were religious trends rather than political, I find it very hard to call Trump's candidacy an Awakening. He's not a member of the clergy or known for his religious teachings. If you want to oppose him, fine, but I wouldn't try to couch it in terms that don't apply.
1. The law of diversity – that the strength of an eco-system depends upon the diversity in it
2. The law of interdependence – that all those species are interdependent
3. The law of finite resources – that there is a gross limit carrying capacity.
That would gain us much more than yet another wave of myth fanaticism.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
It's like saying "Fish benefit from being in water, so humans must also benefit from being in water." ok now you're just nitpicking, if there is a significant change in the rest of the primaries, I owe you a coke.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
My point there is that the very idea of considering people different species is the center of all the hate in this world, and we shouldn't be preaching that. I think that as one of the most advanced species in the world, we've evolved past some laws of nature. Not to discredit those laws at all though.