What in the world is going on with people these days? Why does the division in our country seem so deep and irreconcilable?

If one attitude can sum up our culture at the moment, it’s “I’m okay, you’re *not* okay.”

According to Michael Drew, we’ve been here before. Back in 1940 or so….and 1860 before that. We go through this every 80 years.

Brink and Producer Jim talk to Michael who co-authored a book called, “Pendulum: How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future” and it’s astonishingly accurate.

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In this episode, Brink and Tom talk with Monte Mohr, a leader in the Nashville Real Estate Community who is optimistic but rightfully concerned with the political and ideological direction of Middle Tennessee.

A few things that came up:

-Explanation of Pendulum

-We vs. Me cycles

-We always take a good thing too far

-How Pendulum is playing out right now

-Witchhunt cycle

-Demonization of each political side will increase over the next 10 years

-We go through this every 80 years

-This too, shall pass

-How do we weather this We cycle?

-Identify the hero who will inspire you to rise above what's going on 38:00

-Memory of events dissipates over time

-There is no growth without pain

Pendulum Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Pendulum-Generations-Present-Predict-Future/dp/1452659842