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BlueTsunami2018

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79. Karl Marx predicted this in 1867.

Reply to Dem_in_Nebr. (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 10:46 PM

9 hrs ago

He was right then, he’s still right today.

This was all very obvious.

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He Predicted America's Crisis Sixteen Years Ago, to the Year. His Database Says It Ends Three Ways. [View all] Dem_in_Nebr. 22 hrs ago OP

Read the whole piece, y'all. K&R ms liberty 22 hrs ago #1

You just gave me my first K&R! Dem_in_Nebr. 22 hrs ago #2

K&R again! erronis 21 hrs ago #9

Dayum! GPV 21 hrs ago #3

Damn thats a good read. N/t gay texan 21 hrs ago #4

Kick for later Unwind Your Mind 21 hrs ago #5

Highly Recommended La Coliniere 21 hrs ago #6

I KNEW My Allusions to 1789 Were More Truth Than.... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #7

You can just use pen and paper this time BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #37

Ha! I very much dislike knitting! Clickety-click, clickety-click.......! ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #62

Random related thought BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #75

I ain't no Spring chicken! ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #80

Excusez-moi moi, mais. . . Mme. Defarge 14 hrs ago #68

Turchin's article needs to be read by everyone. KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #8

Excellent analysis dlk 21 hrs ago #10

Bookmarked and Recommended CoopersDad 21 hrs ago #11

Unfortunately angrychair 21 hrs ago #12

"The greatest enemy of the United States, as far as both sides of Congress are concerned, is progressives." LymphocyteLover 20 hrs ago #16

Congress has become a path to unlimited wealth angrychair 20 hrs ago #20

who is "they" that will do anything to stop them? LymphocyteLover 16 min ago #83

Not true relogic 20 hrs ago #24

Well said! DemocracyForever 20 hrs ago #28

Democrats are a diverse coalition party and progressives are an important part of that coalition but are not the base LymphocyteLover 31 min ago #81

What? yardwork 13 hrs ago #73

The article is very interesting Klondike Kat 21 hrs ago #13

Ok then dweller 21 hrs ago #14

Ditto! Alice B. 20 hrs ago #15

Sooo...like Asimov's Psychohistory progressoid 20 hrs ago #17

are there any fictional characters more relevant to 2026 usa rampartd 19 hrs ago #32

The Mule was sterile, unfortunately our mule is/was not... Wounded Bear 19 hrs ago #39

another asimov concept is the laws of robotics rampartd 17 hrs ago #52

Yes --- Monkey D Luffy Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates in One Piece JT45242 17 hrs ago #50

i'll have to find that one. rampartd 17 hrs ago #51

Well worth everyone's time to read... Silver Gaia 20 hrs ago #18

Brilliant! GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #19

He's talking about Roosevelt's New Deal ... that's the third ending FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #21

Highly recommended democrank 20 hrs ago #22

Here's an important paragraph Bobstandard 20 hrs ago #23

But that makes 195% of societies' outcomes Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #69

Kick ybbor 20 hrs ago #25

I have always loved reading history. Snackshack 20 hrs ago #26

A must-read article. Talitha 20 hrs ago #27

Bush vs Gore started this nightmare DemocracyForever 19 hrs ago #29

I could not agree more. hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #54

Exactly! And then, within no time at all, came the Homeland Security Bill... BComplex 15 hrs ago #64

There's a wild card this time, and that's generative AI and the surveillance AND DISTRACTIONS it offers. highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #30

The writer and historian Morris Berman... keep_left 19 hrs ago #31

Great article jmbar2 19 hrs ago #33

Thank you. This is consistent with a book I've been meaning to read, but is still far back in my schedule... NNadir 19 hrs ago #34

Thank you for this post Dem_in_Nebr., and the link to Substack. I also subscibed. c-rational 19 hrs ago #35

Bookmarking to read later. Thank you for sharing this - looks interesting. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #36

The one difference is technology and the world economy Buckeyeblue 19 hrs ago #38

Yes, and the impact of AI will be devastating in an Oligarchy that doesn't care if the masses suffer. Doodley 10 hrs ago #77

Wow, read the entire link. I see the bottom line as the powerful's continued use of the "Divide And Conquer" method. Exp 19 hrs ago #40

who do you think is doing the organizing? NJCher 18 hrs ago #47

I agree with you:: Exp 17 hrs ago #48

Excellent article Wild blueberry 19 hrs ago #41

Way worth reading. Another Jackalope 19 hrs ago #42

Hhmm...wonder if the writer meant 1860, not 1870. mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #43

The dates were a little odd, I agree. yardwork 29 min ago #82

As a person who did computer modelling of animals while in myPhD program 31j20b3 18 hrs ago #44

Cliodynamics has done better while I wasn't watching 4dog 14 hrs ago #65

There is no scientific database that can predict history JCMach1 18 hrs ago #45

Generations by Strauss and Howe Deminpenn 18 hrs ago #46

I've been collecting these cyclical interpreters. Have a whole file of them. NJCher 17 hrs ago #49

Agreed, this fits very closely with "The Fourth Turning" LR3 16 hrs ago #57

The Fourth Turning is actually by at least one of "Generations" authors Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #63

A great read revealing math based confirmation B.See 17 hrs ago #53

"May you live in interesting times." is all the heads up I needed. OC375 17 hrs ago #55

We Missed An Off Ramp in 2008 modrepub 16 hrs ago #56

Bookmarked for later read. GoodRaisin 16 hrs ago #58

Read, kick, Rec malaise 16 hrs ago #59

K&R. Excellent article... renordgren 16 hrs ago #60

Sheesh! FINALLY got to this. calimary 16 hrs ago #61

I did, too, 21 years ago and I posted it on DU. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #66

We need the return of the FDR era Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #67

🤔 who was the President some thought would be the next FDR ? dweller 13 hrs ago #70

Biden's policies were the closest to FDR. yardwork 13 hrs ago #74

FORMIDABLE! Mme. Defarge 13 hrs ago #71

One of the best things I've read in a long time. yardwork 13 hrs ago #72

KNR and bookmarking. niyad 10 hrs ago #76

K&R red dog 1 10 hrs ago #78

Karl Marx predicted this in 1867. BlueTsunami2018 9 hrs ago #79