03-22-2019, 04:26 PM
(03-22-2019, 03:19 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: 1. Ha ha. I'd say one of the great world wars in European and American history was pretty dramatic. King William's War was one of the most dramatic and consequential times in history. From it descend almost all the governments of the developed world today.1. In Europe, maybe, but in America, not so much.
2. We didn't "all" think 9-11 was the start of a Crisis. Polls here have consistently shown that the majority have always agreed with the 2008 date.
2. People thought the 4T began in 2008 back in 2001? Really? How would they know?
In 2008 most of us (included me) had dropped the 2001 date, if we hadn't already, in favor of 2008. Right after 2008 it look VERY much like a 4T start. But as the years have gone by it has looked less and less so. Obama changed little in Foreign policy from the path Bush set, the war on terror continued. Obama increased the use of drones and got the US troop back in Iraq and got involved in wars in Syria and Yemen, as well and continue the pointless Afghan war.
Our default economic policy remains the policy established by the Reagan administration. Inequality continued to rise through Obama's term and into Trumps. Profits are soaring and the stock market is back in the stratosphere. Feels like the 1990's or the "greed is good" eighties again. I haven't seen any significant change in the direction set at the end of the 2T.