From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:47:54 +0000, 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.   
      
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