“History Repeats Itself” – James Di Naso

Dear Mr. Di Naso,
My apologies if you were offended by my salutation. I frequently agree and disagree with the editors of this webpage, but never do I intend to be offensive. In fact, For me, it was a simple greeting in Italian to someone that appears to be of Italian descent, which for me is great source of pride. About grammar, I didn’t mention anything it. Capitalization is an aspect of mechanics. In any case, I appreciate your response. In effect, if I understand your response correctly, there is no predetermined design for history in the collective soul, spirit of the age. At least the same time, the first line seems to suggest that personal desire is likewise not what produces historical outcomes. If Aristotle was correct when he said that people were political animals, I.e., driven to having exchanges with others, are they not historical, too?

Entre nous…I found 3rd reference to be the most compelling part of the paper’s theme.

This response is to James Pancrazio.

If you are suggesting that the article is meant to encourage or produce some sort of outcome based on what you perceive as the author’s personal desires, then you have missed the entire point of the piece. There is no manifest design or manifestation of the “nous“ etc. The grammatical drama you create with the use of the word ”history“/”History” is unnecessary. Just apply the most common sensical use of the word in context as it relates to the point being made in the sentence or paragraph. The article was never intended to be an academic exercise. In my haste to get the piece finished, I am sure there are grammatical mistakes as it never made it through my own final edit due to my own self imposed deadline.

I do not believe you know me well enough to address me in such a manner with your salutation. It’s highly offensive. James Di Naso

I completely agree with the authors last paragraph.

The 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence were pure Patriots. But for these Patriots, the birth of America would not have succeeded, then prospered. With our rights and liberties threatened, who are the Patriots today
that will save America from tyranny.?

Excellent Article – Bless this citizen!

The link already does not work. The woke police found this guy’s homepage…

This article is an excellent essay of historical parallels, particularly with the American Revolution, and also a succinct commentary as to the reality of what those parallels mean to us in the here and now. That he often mentions the fact of our rebellious nature against tyranny and opines that it may be in Americans’ DNA, begs the question of how much and how long we will stand for this continuing and expanding oppression.

Sam Adam’s Sons of Liberty were terrorists. They engaged in arson, vandalism, violence and guerrilla warfare against the Crown and its loyalist supporters in response to ongoing abuses and the total disregard for the colonists’ petitions for redress.

Always remember that the 56 men who signed the “Declaration of Independence” were traitors. At that time, they were subjects of the British Crown and they knew their treason was punishable by being hanged, drawn and quartered.

Interesting use of capitalization of the word “history.” Current style manuals indicate that the word should be capitalized when it is part of a proper noun, e.g., History 101. But since the author goes back and forth between upper and lower case. Is he suggesting that history can be personified? And, that personification can act? Is this a deity or some manifestation of the “nous,” collective soul or sublunar consciousness? What then is the role of the historian in this articulation of “History,” that of hermeneutic creator that selects the events and dates to produce or reveal the manifest design? If it is to produce, the historian is a creator; if it is to reveal, is it that of an oracle telling the future?
Un saluto cordiale al paesan DiNaso