The 3rd Generation Collapse of the West
The 3rd Generation Collapse of the West
If you follow family-run businesses over multiple generations, a common theme will emerge that is so statistically significant that even Dave Ramsey warns families about it.
When the first generation starts a business, it is often passed down to the second generation who directly witnessed the blood, sweat, and tears that both of their parents invested to make it sustainable. This second generation generally feels an obligation to the investments made by their parents and generally runs the business well. But the third generation has no historical appreciation for the business. They were not alive when the business was born and can’t comprehend a world without it. If the business was passed from the first to the second generation, of course, it will be passed to the third which causes a sense of entitlement. This entitlement and lack of perspective are at the core of why a disproportionate number of third-generation business owners fail.
The United States is now in its third generation of bureaucracy following World War 2. The first generation was directly a part of the pain and sacrifice made around the world to defeat an axis of evil. The second generation of bureaucracy grew up in the shadows of World War 2 and even got a taste of it during the Cold War. But the third generation of bureaucrats and technocrats embedded in unelected offices earning mid-six-figure salaries have none of this. Their version of a threat to democracy is the prospect of a democratic reelection of Donald Trump.
Just like a family business, this third-generation bureaucrat is running this country into the ground and is stirring a populist revolt that I don’t think they understand. Let me explain. Watch:
It's the same thing with immigrants.
The grandparents come to America from some 3rd-world craphole. They work hard, struggle, sacrifice, and suffer to provide a decent life for their family. They are grateful for American citizenship, the freedom, and the rising prosperity for their household.
The parents see this struggle, and are a part of it. Through all their efforts, the family now enjoys prosperity.
The kids get born into prosperity and grow up with it. To them it's normal; they can't imagine their lives being any other way. They take it for granted; they never saw or experienced the struggle. They fall prey to Leftist propaganda, end up hating the country and can't give any real reason why. This is why groups like ANTIFA and BLM are mostly made up of suburban white kids who's families are upper-middle class or lower-upper class.
This really is an intriguing analogy, and very true in my mind. I think it spreads far beyond just the technocrats. Politicians have also deluded themselves in this way as well. Both are ready to cash in and check out passing the torch to our foes. This even extends to some retiring flag officers in the military willing to sell out for cushy kick backs and pseudo-jobs for their spawn by all.
Its amazing to watch as even as their policies fail, they claim successes that were due to them. On both sides. Maybe a mass prosecution of the influence peddlers, and making the bureaucracy accountable to the people could possibly rein this in. That would require congress to grow a pair and do their damn job. That accountability has to be 100% on both sides. Biden, Pelosi, McConnell, and I'm sure a legion of others all the way down the chain to the failure theater players on both sides in the Squad plus Gates, MTG, Boebert, etc.
Not holding my breath.