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September 28, 2026 · 8:45 am

Living Through History

We’ve all heard that those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. But it hits a little different when it’s your entire country repeating history, including the part of history where everyone in power ignores the folks screaming “You’re repeating history, and it’s not the good kind!”

I imagine it feels a little like watching your best friend fail an open-book exam because he didn’t study and is refusing to open the book.

Hypothesis

Observations:

“Right” policies tend to be more reactionary, focusing on preserving the past.
“Left” policies tend to be more revolutionary, focusing on preparing for the future.

Conclusion: even if we assume Rightists and Leftists are about equally likely (on average) to be in the wrong about any particular issue at any particular point in time, we would still expect societies as a whole to gradually shift Leftward–which is, in fact, what history shows.

Thoughts?