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kerry-is-my-prez

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4. Being 70, I've seen things go back and forth.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:35 PM
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There is always a reaction to every extreme political behavior. The elections of JFK and LBJ after the conservatism of Eisenhower. Then, as a reaction to LBJ, they elected Nixon.
Then, mass protests and the popularity of the hippies as a reaction to Nixon, his corruption and the war in Vietnam. The election of Carter.
The Democrats nominated McGovern and Mondale and the reaction was Reagan and HW Bush. Then Clinton came around for 8 years. Then the reaction against that by Dubya (Gore really won but Dubya got enough votes to be able to steal it. Then, Obama, followed by Trump (it was really Hillary who won) Then Rejection of Trump by Biden. Rejection of Biden with Trump (we know that Harris really won but Trump was able to get enough votes to cheat his way in. I think there will be a rejection of Trump and his pitiful economic policies and when the shit really hits the fan, maybe not until 2027 when the new tax cuts go through and the Rural areas lose their hospitals and totally go into poverty, there will be another reaction and the Democrats will be back in power. It will be much tougher because of all the Gerrymandering and election corruption.

There is the 40 year history cycle theory, but I think that the cycle is shorter than the 20 year cycles. Four Turnings:
Each 80-year cycle is divided into four distinct phases: "High" (confident expansion), "Awakening" (rebellion and social change), "Unraveling" (institutional decline), and "Crisis" (the "Fourth Turning&quot

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We aren't ever going "back to normal" [View all] struggle4progress Saturday OP
That was an excellent analysis Uncle Joe Saturday #1
Evolution has no direction. Ping Tung Saturday #2
Great Post! I would like to add this Pete Buttegieg post from a few weeks back, Ars Longa Saturday #3
+ struggle4progress Saturday #5
... littlemissmartypants Saturday #12
This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Saturday #17
Being 70, I've seen things go back and forth. kerry-is-my-prez Saturday #4
No one has come close to 45. None tried to destroy democracy like this bastard. rickyhall Saturday #6
You've forgotten Adolf Hitler? synni Saturday #8
I think you're right. BannonsLiver Saturday #9
I want to believe that angrychair Saturday #10
You're exactly right. This real world is very different from what they're discussing. ancianita Saturday #15
Hitler was stopped by foreign armies. Feel Good Inc Saturday #11
There is no America Cosmocat Yesterday #20
It took a World War to stop Hitler and Japan. Including 2 nukes dropped at the end. Celerity Yesterday #26
They've just... littlemissmartypants Saturday #13
Donald Trump is doing to America what Osama Bin Laden only said he would do. Initech Saturday #18
Eisenhower was highly popular Polybius Yesterday #21
No we will never go back to "normal." We will never again trust conservatives to abide by accepted norms, ethical Martin68 Saturday #7
❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #14
Smart lady. No, we're not going back Warpy Saturday #16
How about going back to "normal democracy" and normal rule of law? Would that be okay? ancianita Saturday #19
That's likely to look a bit different, too Warpy Yesterday #24
Yes. Absolutely different. A normal democracy enables that to happen, and it's fervently to be wished. ancianita Yesterday #25
K&R ReRe Yesterday #22
Only climate change deniers would think that's possible Kaleva Yesterday #23
And, if I may now add, AI systemic threat deniers. Celerity Yesterday #27
The real problem qazplm135 23 hrs ago #28
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