Does history repeat itself?

Do you all believe that history repeats itself? All the falls of all the great empires that were built before our time and their downfalls. Do you think such a thing will happen again or are we better prepared for it than the people in the past?

Originally Posted by rocketman123

Do you all believe that history repeats itself? All the falls of all the great empires that were built before our time and their downfalls. Do you think such a thing will happen again or are we better prepared for it than the people in the past?

sure, empires fall and rise, but no one can say when. they can guess, but they tend to forget that they had guessed wrong the last ten times

when ever people are scared and don't know what to expext, they expect the worse. While us Westerners may say bad times are head, maybe, just maybe, those enslaved by our policies (whatever they may be, good and bad) might see the times ahead as a golden age or a time for freedom and opportunity.

as long as humanity survives, it's all good.

Sounds like a homework assignment?

Isn't this just a saying by those that wish to be metaphorical, proverbial and philosophical and so definitely should not to be taken literally?

I believe that as soon as we forget our history, it will repeat itself.

I forgot that licorice (in great quantities) give me wicked gas.

Those who forget their past are doomed to repeat.
Today is no exception.

Originally Posted by gh05t

Sounds like a homework assignment?

LOL! It probably is.

the quote "does history repeat itself" comes up time and time again throughout the course of history. therefore history repeats itself.

It's a glitch in the Matrix.

Originally Posted by Rometiklan

It's a glitch in the Matrix.

very funny,

was it not Zola who said even if we rise ourselves out of the gutter it is our destiny to return there over the generations.
repeating the same mistakes that got our ancestors there

No. It's like fashion. Something like it will happen again, but it'll be totally different.

Originally Posted by Becks

No. It's like fashion. Something like it will happen again, but it'll be totally different.

very very funny

Originally Posted by Efx

I believe that as soon as we forget our history, it will repeat itself.

Well said!

Originally Posted by Efx

I believe that as soon as we forget our history, it will repeat itself.

so we forgot all about the holocust that's why rwanda happened?

the sad reality is alot of people dont care when crap happens if it does not affect them directly and considering how we live in a pretty self centred society we dont care half as much as we should.