Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
And, weak men create hard times.
― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain
Western societies are now early in phase four where weak men are creating hard times. Us oldsters who enjoyed the good times may not live to see just how hard.
If you have children or grandchildren, be afraid for them, very afraid. The hard times that create good men generate a lot of collateral damage, many damaged or dead bystanders. In hard times the scythe of evolution cuts down the weak.
