From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Mon, 27 Jan 2025, Ed Cryer wrote:   
      
   >   
   > I meet a lot of people who say" Ah, the past is past. It's no more than a   
   > hindrance to all we want to do. Let it go."   
   > I always say "No". Hold on to it; it's your best guide".   
   > Take the Soviet Union; dedicated to reforming human nature, from selfishness   
   > to social togetherness. And what happened when it collapsed? Oligarchs and   
   > capitalist nest-builders swamped the nation.   
   >   
   > Those who know nothing of history are condemned to repeat it. That sounds   
   > very Jean Paul Sartre, but in fact is was George Santayana' best maxim.   
   >   
   > New humans sprout from seeds unaffected by a knowledge of history. They have   
   > other concerns; how to thrive and flourish in this world of   
   > downtrodden-ideals. And that doesn't include any knowledge of previous rises   
   > and falls. They fashion their upward-momentum with scant knowledge of human   
   > history.   
   >   
   > What pays dividends is the goal. First knock out the opposition, then bellow   
   > loudly.   
   >   
   > I'd appreciate the opinions of other people who've given time and grey matter   
   > to this question.   
   >   
   > Ed   
   >   
      
   Sorry, what is the question again?   
      
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