Likely, yes. Take a look at Malcolm Gladwell's recent book "Revenge of the Tipping Point" especially Chapters 7 and 8 about how "overstories" appear suddenly. We are likely at such a tipping point and it is likely that no one in D.C. can see it just as almost no one was tuned into the pending collapse of the USSR in 1990.
Likely, yes. Take a look at Malcolm Gladwell's recent book "Revenge of the Tipping Point" especially Chapters 7 and 8 about how "overstories" appear suddenly. We are likely at such a tipping point and it is likely that no one in D.C. can see it just as almost no one was tuned into the pending collapse of the USSR in 1990.
It can be either a great time to start new nations rooted in democracy or a dystopian future of a Handmaiden's tale. Readers of this Substack likely prefer the former not the latter.
Mr. Gilbert, your comparison with the downfall of USSR is something I have been thinking about for a few years. There are numerous economic and political similarities between the USSR and the USA.
Likely, yes. Take a look at Malcolm Gladwell's recent book "Revenge of the Tipping Point" especially Chapters 7 and 8 about how "overstories" appear suddenly. We are likely at such a tipping point and it is likely that no one in D.C. can see it just as almost no one was tuned into the pending collapse of the USSR in 1990.
It can be either a great time to start new nations rooted in democracy or a dystopian future of a Handmaiden's tale. Readers of this Substack likely prefer the former not the latter.
Perhaps the speech writers for 47 should take a look at the text of Gorbi's speech on Christmas Day in 1991. https://youtu.be/WnIRTbmKdrU?si=wZilBv68K5NnoS3C Ghosts of Christmas past?
Lots of opportunity in Greenland.
Mr. Gilbert, your comparison with the downfall of USSR is something I have been thinking about for a few years. There are numerous economic and political similarities between the USSR and the USA.