Seasons of Human History: Are We on the Cusp of a Long Cold Winter?
We Canadians are well acquainted with the yearly cycle of four seasons. Travel with me if you would, as I track through the last hundred or so years of human history using the metaphor of a four season cycle: the winter of the Great Depression; through the springtime of the Baby Boomer generation; the extravagant and colorful summer of hippies and the counter culture movement; to the autumn season that (in my opinion) is now coming to an end. Is the current economic crisis a sign that a new winter is just around the corner?
The Sixth Season: A Yearly Trimester event
While we are all aware of the main five seasons of the year, the sixth is the longest and based on the less consuming.
