I just watched a segment on TRNN about the resurgence of right-wing fascism on Poland. The parallels to the rise of fascism during the period of the second world war are self evident and I was reminded of the repeating patterns of Mandelbrot fractals. My very simple understanding of Mandelbrot sets is that they are a mathematical model of a chaotic set (by definition, chaos cannot be predicted so it probably cannot be defined by an equation). An interesting property of these fractals is that they have very similar although not identical features and patterns at any and all levels of magnification... suggesting an inevitability cyclical pattern of events.
So I wonder... Based on patterns of the past, we are on a path to partly repeat the events of WWII Europe? How much momentum do these trends have? Having to repeat even a small measure of the tragedies of the past would immeasurably sad.
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