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> The Syrian case aside, another sign that we’re entering into a danger zone, Homer-Dixon says, is the increasing occurrence of what experts call nonlinearities
by chmln 9y ago
> The Syrian case aside, another sign that we’re entering into a danger zone, Homer-Dixon says, is the increasing occurrence of what experts call nonlinearities, or sudden, unexpected changes in the world’s order, such as the 2008 economic crisis, the rise of ISIS, Brexit, or Donald Trump’s election.
Unexpected or rather unexpected to those on the far-left of the political spectrum, who very much like their far-right counterparts often live in echo chambers.
Growing dissatisfaction against globalism and feeble governance didn't happen overnight.
Those who failed to notice it simply were not looking in the right places.
- throwaway10934 9y ago> Unexpected or rather unexpected to those on the far-left of the political spectrum... Which planet are you living on? Noam Chomsky predicted the election of someone like Trump six years ago [1]. You have it backwards: it's the milquetoast neoliberal part of the spectrum that didn't see the rise of fascism coming. Socialists, communists, anarchists, etc. have been concerned about the rise of fascism ever since World War II. [1] http://www.snopes.com/noam-chomsky-predicted-trumps-presidency/ http://www.snopes.com/noam-chomsky-predicted-trumps-presiden...
- AnimalMuppet 9y ago> Socialists, communists, anarchists, etc. have been concerned about the rise of fascism ever since World War II. Yes, they have. They have predicted nine of the last zero fascist dictatorships (with one awaiting further evidence).
- sanderjd 9y agoI'm pretty tired of "far-left" and "far-right" characterizations of most people. Most people are moderates on one side or the other (or put another way, they don't easily fit into either of the "left" or "right" buckets). Lots of people across that whole spectrum were surprised by the election, not just "the far left". Nobody failed to notice economic dissatisfaction, but many were surprised that the President's particular brand of speaking to it was as successful as it was, especially coming from a Republican.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoWell, the Democrats seemed to not even try to speak to it, even though the working class was (once upon a time) their core constituency. So maybe it's fair to say that, if the Democrats "noticed" it, it didn't register in their thinking to the degree it should have.
- maxerickson 9y agoIt just didn't resonate. http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-full-transcript-economic-speech-489602 http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-full-transcript-econ...