I’ve never read the book “Why Don't We Learn from History?”, but this question often comes back to my mind. I was reading this interview of Edgar Morin: he says the current situation is similar to the one before World War II. Several commentators made such comparisons. And, of course, other commentators made counter-arguments. It’s impossible to know who’s right, until events unfold and things appear to be obvious, even inevitable with the benefit of hindsight! Because none of these commentators has lived in the period they talk about. They compare their own lives and their perception of current events to what they can read about previous events.
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I’ve never read the book “Why Don't We Learn from History?”, but this question often comes back to my mind. I was reading this interview of Edgar Morin: he says the current situation is similar to the one before World War II. Several commentators made such comparisons. And, of course, other commentators made counter-arguments. It’s impossible to know who’s right, until events unfold and things appear to be obvious, even inevitable with the benefit of hindsight! Because none of these commentators has lived in the period they talk about. They compare their own lives and their perception of current events to what they can read about previous events.