[CzarNicky]

paint over it as much as you want. History is merely repeating itself. Only the actors have changed. You had a good run.

[AnAmericanMother]

The antithesis of the "march of history" theory that used to be held by historians is the "never-ending cycle" theory, which you appear to hold. It's part of the deconstructive philosophy that there is no truth, there is no right, there is no goal, and that we only have our own perceptions as to what's going on, and every person's perception is equally valid. It's like a snake eating its own tail.

There are many problems with that theory. First and foremost of course that it isn't true - it doesn't hold water. History does not repeat itself, ever. The lessons one can learn from events in history, however, are always the same. That's because there is an objective Truth and an objective Right. When events in history wander too far from Truth and Right, the actors suffer the inevitable consequences.

The pre-Christian Pagans in substantial part were working towards Truth and Right, but hampered by the dark forces that acted within the Pagan culture. The post-Christian Pagans, as well as the secularists, are fleeing from it as fast as they can run. . . . and never seem to stop to think what they may be running towards.

What that objective Truth and Right is, you will have to discover for yourself, and I pray that you will.