Two contrasting memes about historical cycles, which I call the strong/weak cycle meme, and the hurt/hurt cycle meme, have been on my mind lately.
The strong/weak cycle meme is based on a seductive epigram about the nature of strength and weakness, which became popular in reactionary circles a few years ago:
Hard times create strong men, strong men creat…
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