In medieval Europe, large scale mobilization and conflict was extremely difficult to accomplish in large numbers. And often wars were waged as a sort of a conglomeration of interests. It had evolved into this idea of mass mercenary armies which in the 30 years were probably encompassed tens of thousands of active troops if not more who were just mercenaries. This sort of mass mercenary conflict has not been seen in Europe for well over 300 years.
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Stagflation. Fuel Prices. Shortages. Political Turmoil. War in Europe. Roe V. Wade. Crypto Collapse. Counter-counter culture. Most years have one or two seminal, defining events that set the societal zeitgeist, but in 2022 so many events vied for attention that most people had to take time not only to revaluate what it means for the future, but also simply how to filter out the signal from the noise. Tonight we dive into the year, starting with the Ukrainian conflict, and ending with what might be emerging as an escalating one in Mexico, but in between cover the economic and cultural shakeups that continue to leave shockwaves into 2023.
