Re: "The Fourth Turning" - A Must Read

Hal Finney (hal@rain.org)
Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:41:46 -0800

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From: hanson@hss.caltech.edu (Robin Hanson)
> I did mention the web page above in my original message. In addition
> I gave a link to a web page review by someone with history expertize.

Yes, sorry, I missed that. It was a very well written review, and gives
a good sense of the flavor of the book:
http://pages.prodigy.com/VBDS39A/tft.htm

> >Then, they have to compare the present day with the Great Depression.
>
> Huh? The Depression was a fourth turning, comparable to what we may
> soon face, not to now.

Oops, I counted wrong! Never mind...

Hal

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