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I am a 41 year old European and the world so far seems quite predictable. Perhaps you weren't keeping up with global politics/economics and science, or were not taught enough of it in school? Because where we are vis-a-vis climate change was foretold years ago, along with many alternate but largely similar scenarios; countries made pandemic plans (and directors made pandemic movies) way before Covid hit; the Middle East is still mired in mess, like it's been all my life; China has been on this political and economic growth curve  for many years, just like my economics teacher explained in high school. However I am aware that some parts of the US did not have stellar K-12 and university systems decades ago - so some of this may have escaped your notice. [/quote]

Oh, eff off. There is no way that this world could possibly seem this predictable to you. You anticipated (and not just by watching movies) a pandemic that would bring many nations to their knees? Sure, we all thought it was possible, but anticipating something means you are also planning for it and not a nation in the world did that. I suspect that the OP is talking more about how democracy in the US has felt so vulnerable in the last five years, which has made many of us feel unmoored. And to understand why, one has to have a sense and command of history. And there are plenty of places in Europe without that stellar education you speak of.  [/quote]

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