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Bluetus

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79. I hope King is right. The Joe McCarthy period ended is a blowback lasting 40 years

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:40 PM

55 min ago

But it won't just happen. We have to be out there every day fight this. And the fight has moved beyonf Trump. It includes the billionaires, oligarchs, Nazis, AI corrupt politicians, "cenerist" enablers, the SCOTUS, dark money, massive foreign influence, and everything else that allowed this dark period to happen.

We must fight all of these as the single, connected problem they are. Everybody who has been on the wrong side, or just silent while this happened must be pushed out.

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Stephen King - "It will be at least 40 years" [View all] orangecrush 21 hrs ago OP

Maybe the scars will remind us to be on guard Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #1

Yes, I think the scars are necessary PatSeg 20 hrs ago #18

"Otherwise it would be too easy to sweep it all under the rug and move forward probably to repeat the same mistakes..." OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #24

Agreed PatSeg 19 hrs ago #34

I read somewhere that history repeats about every 80 years, just in time for people to die... mucholderthandirt 19 hrs ago #42

Yes, 80 years would be the right number PatSeg 17 hrs ago #48

Right right right Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #47

Yes and somehow PatSeg 17 hrs ago #49

Control narcissism. Actually I_UndergroundPanther 8 hrs ago #70

Good points PatSeg 5 hrs ago #71

We are well on our way of becoming a "has been" - the next election cycle will probably tell. ☮ walkingman 21 hrs ago #2

He's right. It will take at least 40 years, but the scars will linger for ages. Vogon_Glory 21 hrs ago #3

What's up with this guess? why not 50 or 30? Come on why F'n 40???????? 31j20b3 21 hrs ago #4

you're fun...i can tell. ret5hd 21 hrs ago #7

Post removed Post removed 21 hrs ago #8

Totally missed the point Wifes husband 21 hrs ago #10

It's more a figure of speech than an exact prognostication. Intractable 21 hrs ago #11

40 years equals 2 generations Dave says 21 hrs ago #14

Welcome to DU. yardwork 20 hrs ago #21

usually takes a passing time of a generation (40 years os so) to remove the stink of Republican Selfishness dave99 20 hrs ago #25

Yeah, whatever. Point totally missed. Enjoy your stay. paleotn 20 hrs ago #29

you were thinking this was some kind of scientific numbers crunch .. ? stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #36

Two generations Cirsium 14 hrs ago #64

JFC Skittles 9 hrs ago #69

Because he's an author of FICTION... lol WarGamer 1 hr ago #77

Sounds serious Torchlight 59 min ago #78

The scars run deep and will remind us of the corruption by this entire party vapor2 21 hrs ago #5

Posted June 24 on X. Not posted on Bluesky, though he has a Bluesky account. highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #6

I'm glad someone posted it on Bluesky orangecrush 16 hrs ago #55

I checked to.make sure it was something he'd said, and when, since we've seen too many memes highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #59

Thank you orangecrush 15 hrs ago #63

As long as the Heritage Foundation exists... SergeStorms 21 hrs ago #9

a few placed things would alleivate the atmosphere of their stink dave99 20 hrs ago #26

Bingo! We will have to hold them all accountable ... or else. KPN 19 hrs ago #37

Agree orangecrush 16 hrs ago #56

Not true, or at least until special interests money is thrown out of politics. Justice matters. 21 hrs ago #12

Statistically... my actuarial table give me about 12 years... if that... (and that's based on hope, luck and optimism). QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #13

Same yankee87 20 hrs ago #33

Same for me! young_at_heart 1 hr ago #74

After Trump, this country will continue to recover until the next Republican president is elected. Intractable 21 hrs ago #15

Our society is too sick and apathetic to survive this onslaught entact. Moostache 20 hrs ago #16

Most all political analysts I've been reading have been saying "decades" for a while now. This shouldn't be news to Karasu 20 hrs ago #17

I'm with him. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #19

Could be King is channeling Moses' Exodus. oasis 20 hrs ago #20

Yeah, "40 years" is a very biblical term...nt Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #27

Like Dimwit Donnie's "two weeks" proclamations. Dr. T 19 hrs ago #38

The system we have now is largely from the colonial 1790's... Which envisioned NOTHING Ars Longa 20 hrs ago #22

Scar One: the expiration of the Republican party to the depts of history dave99 20 hrs ago #23

Until the next Republican president. J_William_Ryan 20 hrs ago #28

Right now, there's no one in their stable that's electable nationally. paleotn 20 hrs ago #31

That's all they had back in 2016, too. Been that way for a while now. Karasu 17 hrs ago #53

Too many people believe the BS politicians feed them. Aussie105 16 hrs ago #60

Yep. I have relatives in Australia, and they've told me much the same thing. Karasu 15 hrs ago #62

One Nation POS Celerity 13 hrs ago #66

So how can we undo, or get around, or otherwise defeat that? calimary 18 hrs ago #46

This country is indeed going to be forced to deal with this shit again every time a Republican wins. They have no Karasu 17 hrs ago #50

"all the shit this regime has codified enables them" All of this will be uncodified when DEMs are in dave99 13 hrs ago #67

If we don't rehab our nation to heal stronger at the point of every wound, Magoo48 20 hrs ago #30

Exactly !! paleotn 20 hrs ago #32

Hear hear! KPN 19 hrs ago #39

Thank you Stephen King. spanone 19 hrs ago #35

Bill Clinton says "Decades." murielm99 18 hrs ago #45

There are sometimes lessons inherent B.See 19 hrs ago #40

But it's not just Trump Mysterian 19 hrs ago #41

Yes every crook is out to steal from Uncle Sam and the taxpayers now FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #43

And do something to bust the mass media monopoly Mysterian 17 hrs ago #51

THIS!!! calimary 13 hrs ago #65

Totally agree ... the "news" media have been complicit enablers FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #72

To recover at all, Trump and everything he represents must be thoroughly rejected by a large majority of Americans Martin Eden 18 hrs ago #44

thank you to mark hamill for reposting this. orleans 17 hrs ago #52

You are most welcome orangecrush 16 hrs ago #58

I hope he's wrong. One factor in our favor is that a Democratic president will have enormous power to undo what Trump Martin68 16 hrs ago #54

We've been shown where the guard rails need to be strengthened. Jeebo 16 hrs ago #57

i've been reading thru the replies to this on bluesky -- here are some i found interesting orleans 15 hrs ago #61

I knew what King would say before I even read the post just from the OP alone... BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #68

It will take time but 40 years?? LOL!! Nixon wasn't at Trumps level Bengus81 3 hrs ago #73

Recovery will only happen if there is accountability for republican crimes samsingh 1 hr ago #75

IMHO... the country/planet will have much greater problems in 40 years WarGamer 1 hr ago #76

I hope King is right. The Joe McCarthy period ended is a blowback lasting 40 years Bluetus 55 min ago #79

Well said, thank you orangecrush 35 min ago #80