Do We Live in a Crazy Epoch?

The old philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), now more than 100 years ago, prognotized that mankind would now and then enter into what is known as "Crazy Epochs" and, perhaps we are in such a one now? Aren't our times, rather peculiar, that first occurrence began in "The Disastrous 1970's" and we, shall be considering that time to be when the Nietzsche Crazy Period started

"Big National Governments" came to dominate our national societies while, mighty "International Institutions" came to dominate our world. Nowadays, we can learn much from history. Citing the Old Biblian Prophet's saying from 3,000 years ago...

"I have observed an error made in this world and it has its origin in the governments themselves... namely that the stupid and foolish ones receive high positions, all the while the people that really count, are given modest positions " - The Bible, The Preacher/Prophet, 10-5.

We are, indeed on a dangerous course, although - as we will see in this book... now and lately, some vague signs are indicating "Our Crazy Epoch" is debilitating conservatism and somewhat recuperating, indeed But time can be running out and this so socialistic power might well continue - Our Crazy Epoch, could bring total disaster. On the other hand and as a very ironic consolation of all the craziness shown in this book, - let us take an old Swedish proverb: "You won't be a genius...until YOU are a little bit crazy "

Thus, genius times might come...