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> American history tends to move in 80 year cycles divided into two forty year periods or so ~80 years ago was World War 2. ~80 years before that was the US C
by slavik81 9y ago
> American history tends to move in 80 year cycles divided into two forty year periods or so
~80 years ago was World War 2.
~80 years before that was the US Civil War.
~80 years before that was the American Revolution.
I'm hoping this time around will be a little more boring. The previous events look like a little too much excitement for my taste.
- PakG1 9y agoAmazingly and coincidentally enough, when was the last time you had a president where you were actually worried a multi-regional war might start?
- Delmania 9y agoRight now, every day.
- craftyguy 9y ago1 second ago
- toyg 9y agoReagan.
- dredmorbius 9y agoTruman, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Jr., Trump. Noting the exceptions: Eisenhower, Carter, Bush Sr., Clinton, Obama.
- tkxxx7 9y agoso, roughly a lifespan.