History - Remember or Forget?

[Fragony]

The saying: History does not repeat itself, but it very often rhymes; is probably appropriate here.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:History

Probably true, in much the same way "There is nothing new since Shakespeare" is true.
Details change, but we are still the same animals chasing largely the same goals; means to ends may be modified by technology or changes in norms, but the ends remain largely constant.

Yes we are still the same animals, if one is looking for any consistancy I would look there. History has nothing on offer

[lars573]

Find me an example of history repeating itselve

Brian Cranston lead actor in Breaking bad. His father did a runner when he was a kid. Never had much contact with him after that. So he went on a genealogy show and they found that his grand father had done the same to his first wife and their daughter. And that one of his male ancestors who fought in ACW did the same to his family.

And in personal experience my father was the second son had me at 27 and had three kids total. My brother is the second son had his first kid at 27 and has 3 kids.

Point is on a macro level history repeats is a bit dicey. But on a personal level it happens.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Forget any and all history, it's usually found in books and books are liars.

[Gilrandir]

Find me an example of history repeating itselve

https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalind...OE#.dxBQDYwDaB

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I once did a speech in an event category called Demagogue (which for competition purposes was 'persuasion on an absurd premise').

My theme?

Those who do not condemn the past are doomed to study history.


I assume that Santayanna was groaning over that from the beyond.