Oh the great depression is one. The 60's and the cold war are another though we didn't go far enough to stamp out the commies and they have come back stronger than ever. The civil war seems to come to mind for some reason or another. Burning of the white house by angry british pissed we got away from them and the choking of our sea trade and prosperity by blockades and conscription of any Americans they caught. There are many other stumbling points but not quite as major but still meaningful.
If you're being honest, this is black pill territory. The instances listed below occurred when people still saw themselves and each other as Americans and were proud of it. Those days are dwindling if not already over. Our tribe is being ripped apart from the inside out.
During the civil war the country was literally and politically divided. Both sides considered themselves proud Americans, thought the other side tyrants or traitors. The war itself is what we think of, but this was an awful, ongoing situation for decades before the shooting started.
Interesting to remember that the north and south remained ay great enmity for a hundred years. I well remember as a kid in the early 60s how the southern states voted as a block (the blue dog democrats) and were very hostile to "yankees" passing through. They taught their kids a mythology of honor v tyranny that lasted long after the last vet had died.
Similarly, look into The Fourth Turning theory. Bannon did a documentary on this, Generation Zero....been a while since I watched it, but I don't recall white pills.
Got any examples of when this cycle occurred within our nations history? Genuinely curious and hungry for delicious whitepills.
Oh the great depression is one. The 60's and the cold war are another though we didn't go far enough to stamp out the commies and they have come back stronger than ever. The civil war seems to come to mind for some reason or another. Burning of the white house by angry british pissed we got away from them and the choking of our sea trade and prosperity by blockades and conscription of any Americans they caught. There are many other stumbling points but not quite as major but still meaningful.
Read up on how God sent a tornado to DC that stopped the Red Coats from advancing further into DC. Truly a miracle.
If you're being honest, this is black pill territory. The instances listed below occurred when people still saw themselves and each other as Americans and were proud of it. Those days are dwindling if not already over. Our tribe is being ripped apart from the inside out.
During the civil war the country was literally and politically divided. Both sides considered themselves proud Americans, thought the other side tyrants or traitors. The war itself is what we think of, but this was an awful, ongoing situation for decades before the shooting started.
Interesting to remember that the north and south remained ay great enmity for a hundred years. I well remember as a kid in the early 60s how the southern states voted as a block (the blue dog democrats) and were very hostile to "yankees" passing through. They taught their kids a mythology of honor v tyranny that lasted long after the last vet had died.
NO such thing as "yankees" in my grandparents generation. It's damned yankees.
Now, well now it's an explanation. Why in the hell is JesusWept acting like that? Oh, him, he's a yankee. And we all nod knowingly.
Similarly, look into The Fourth Turning theory. Bannon did a documentary on this, Generation Zero....been a while since I watched it, but I don't recall white pills.