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14. Assuming things get better, I'll say, "It was a time of multiple, grand, society-wide psychoses."

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:02 PM

7 hrs ago

If things don't get better, "It was the beginning of the new normal."

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How will you explain this period of American history to your grandchild/great-grandchild? [View all] True Dough 10 hrs ago OP

I won't pretend to understand it The Blue Flower 10 hrs ago #1

Evil people took over the country. dem4decades 10 hrs ago #2

They are living it right along side us... MiHale 10 hrs ago #4

allow what to happen? rampartd 10 hrs ago #5

And some people are gullible, unfortunately, True Dough 9 hrs ago #10

In Chinese Renew Deal 9 hrs ago #11

Will our plutocracy be gone then? Mysterian 9 hrs ago #12

They won't be learning anything in school gulliver 7 hrs ago #15

Are schools teaching about 2016 in History classes now? muriel_volestrangler 7 hrs ago #16

When I was in high school in the early '90s, True Dough 4 hrs ago #19

I didn't study anything under 30 years ago when I was at school muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #20

America is an internal combustion engine burning corrupted gasoline. Midnight Writer 7 hrs ago #17

I'd try and explain it akin to the rise of Hitler sakabatou 4 hrs ago #21