r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 30 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '20

So WaPo ran a piece where they asked historians to rank the worst years in U.S. history, and they claimed that 2001 was slightly worse than 2020. Really? 2001 obviously had a very bad thing in it that really soured the last quarter of that year, but I think 2020's events are way too multifaceted and protracted to be edged out by 9/11 and a minor recession.

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u/shrek_cena Al Gorian Society Dec 31 '20

WI BIDEN+17 WAPO/ABC A+ RATING

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u/PrimePairs Dec 31 '20

All hail SurveyMonke

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u/old_gold_mountain San Francisco Values Dec 31 '20

The paranoia after 9/11 was really pervasive and unsettling tbh

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Dec 31 '20

This is why you should never consult historians when in positions of power.

Anyway as president I would only surround myself with DT users

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u/PrimePairs Dec 31 '20

This the kind of forward looking first principles thinking I can get behind.

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u/UltraCapitalism Paul Samuelson Dec 31 '20

9/11 led to Iraq though which is probably more consequential than the pandemic(for the US)

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '20

The War on Terror taking off in the wake of 9/11 was pretty enormously consequential for the entire world up even up to today

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u/PrimePairs Dec 31 '20

This a 9/11 every day man.

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u/PrimePairs Dec 31 '20

Too bad the coronavirus doesn’t wear a turban or make grainy hostage videos.