“The very survival of the nation will feel at stake. Sometime
before the year 2025, America will pass through a great gate in history,
commensurate with the American Revolution, Civil War, and twin emergencies of
the Great Depression and World War II.” – Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning
In Part One of this article I laid
out the reasons for Gray Champions arising to meet challenges during crisis
periods in history. In Part Two of this article I assessed
the configuration of Gray Champions throughout the world and the potential
impact on the course of this Fourth Turning.
The swirling fog
of confusion enveloping the globe as the high lords of the universe play their
game of thrones has even the most critical thinking individuals baffled by the
course of events. The desperation and blatant lawlessness of the Deep State
players in their endeavor to preserve their hegemony over the course of global
affairs is palpable with every attack, false flag, accusation, and ratcheting
up of their propaganda media machine.
Like Game of
Thrones, the behind the scenes machinations, subterfuge, and deceptions taking
place outside the purview of the common folk are designed to only benefit the
rich and powerful players undertaking these traitorous actions. Open warfare
will not happen until it is thought to be in the best interests of those
manipulating the levers of society and the narrative produced by their
perpetual propaganda media machine. But, in the end, it will be the innocent
common people who will suffer the consequences, while the lords reap the
riches, glory and power.
“Why is it
always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of
thrones?” – Lord Varys – George R.R. Martin, Game of
Thrones
The common
people have always been blind to the next turning until after it fully arrives.
Even now, the average person has no idea we are in the midst of a crisis period
which will change the course of history. The overwhelming majority of the 325
million Americans, and billions around the globe, go about their daily lives
oblivious to the intrigues, conspiracies, and treachery playing out at the
highest levels of government and in smoky backrooms, where deals are made, wars
plotted, and billions dispersed to the oligarchical lords running our world.
The common
people get up, go to work, try to earn enough to survive or get ahead in life,
raise their children, and endeavor to attain the lifestyle sold to them by
their overlords based on delusion and debt. They are easily distracted by
technological baubles, watching sporting events, enslaved by government
handouts, and told what to believe by their keepers. They don’t want to
experience the challenges of winter, but a never ending summer. They don’t want
to think and be responsible for their lives. They want to be left in peace on
Twitter and Facebook, but that isn’t how it works during a Fourth Turning
winter.
“The common
people pray for rain, healthy children, and a summer that never ends,” Ser
Jorah told her. “It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of
thrones, so long as they are left in peace.” He gave a shrug. “They never are.” – George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
There is no
telling how the next ten or so years will play out; which alliances prove to be
successful or disastrous; whether Trump is compromised by the Deep State or
wins this internal struggle; and the outcomes of the fast approaching civil and
global wars, which are inevitable given the current state of affairs in the
world. The Fourth Turning isn’t a prediction. It’s a period of crisis driven by
the generational alignment which happens like clockwork every 80 to 100 years.
It predicts nothing. The course of events is up to the individuals driving
those events.
Those who
attempt to dismiss this generational theory by calling it doom porn or saying
it is impossible to predict the future are revealing their fears rather than
arguing based on facts or substance. A man who fears the coming trials and
tribulations has already lost. Fear works far better than swords in keeping the
masses controlled. Take the Russian bogeyman scenario being utilized at the
present time to keep the ignorant masses distracted and bemused. Praying for a
lone wolf to save the day and restore the world to its summer like condition is
irrational and again based upon fear. Winter winds are already blowing at gale
force.
“When the
snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.” – Ned Stark – George R.R. Martin, Game of
Thrones
It’s fear that
appears to be pushing people over the edge. The common people are being
manipulated by the “powers that be” though propaganda, mistruths, distractions,
iGadgets, hero worship, irrelevant social justice warrior issues, the illusion
of political choices, and being lured into debt servitude by the banking cabal
and their mega-corporation co-conspirators. They have successfully divided us
into angry subsets of lone wolves unwilling or unable to unite and fight the
true enemies.
The common
people will again do the dying and get the short end of the stick, just as they
did during the Civil War, Great Depression and World War II. In order to change
the dynamics of this Fourth Turning from one where the lords determine our
fate, it would require the majority to open their eyes to see the truth and be
led by truly just men to overcome the forces of darkness currently in control.
Based on history, this is an unlikely scenario, but still possible.
“Opening
your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks
with us, but the eyes see true.” – Syrio
Forel – George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones
An extremely
important question on which hinges the future course of history, will need to
be answered in the near future. Is Trump a moral, just, honorable leader who
has the best interests of the American people as his sole priority or will he
continue to represent the interests of the vested interests (aka Deep State)?
Words are not enough. It’s his deeds by which he will be judged. Is he a wolf
in sheep’s clothing, or a noble warrior doing battle with Deep State enemies?
His
contradictory and baffling actions over his first fifteen months in office have
given hope to many, infuriated others, and confused the majority. Does he have
principles or is everything negotiable? His decision making, relationships with
foreign adversaries, ability to defeat his domestic enemies, and courage to do
what is right whether it is popular, will determine his place in history.
Failure could be catastrophic for the nation.
While Trump,
Putin, and Jinping play their game of thrones for world dominance, we the
people still have to do our part at this crucial time in history. While the
vast majority of Americans may not be intellectually capable of independent
thought or critical thinking due to decades of dumbing down through the
government education gulags and a steady diet of government propaganda, there
are a minority of patriotic people who respect the Constitution and will need
to man the wall.
We know the
existing social order will be demolished by the end of this Fourth Turning and
courageous acts will matter, sacrifice required, and defeating enemies from
within and without will be compulsory. There will be no glory for common men
who make the ultimate sacrifice and die for a better tomorrow for their
children and grandchildren. Everyone has the potential to make a difference.
Danger is omnipresent.
“I shall
wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the
sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns
against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the
sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.” – The Oath of the Brothers of
the Night’s Watch – Game of Thrones
You don’t have
to be a fan of the Game of Thrones or a believer in the Fourth Turning to
realize the world is in the midst of a crisis. Denial and willful ignorance
will not turn back time to better days. Whether it be a fictional battle for
control of the seven kingdoms or a real battle for control of petro-currencies,
gas pipelines, natural resources, and military dominance, the humans locked in
these battles never change.
Human nature has
remained the same throughout history. The shortcomings of men across centuries
have remained consistent: greed, power seeking, arrogance, cruelty, immorality,
and hubris. Even Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a man of true courage, knew “the
line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being”.
The coming
storms will bring out the best and the worst in humanity. The nation could be
snuffed out or be elevated to new glorious heights. If good wins out over evil
the heroic deeds of the winners will become the stuff of myths and legends. If
evil wins out over good the final shocking scene in The Planet of the Apes may
be our future. The choices we make will matter.
“The risk of
catastrophe will be very high. The nation could erupt into insurrection or
civil violence, crack up geographically, or succumb to authoritarian rule. If
there is a war, it is likely to be one of maximum risk and effort–in other
words, a total war…
History’s
howling storms can bring out the worst and best in people. The next Fourth
Turning can literally destroy us as a nation and people, leaving us cursed in
the histories of those who endure and remember. Alternatively, it can ennoble
our lives, elevate us as a community, and inspire acts of consummate
heroism–deeds that will grow into mythlike legends recited by our heirs far
into the future.” – Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning