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Re:Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with by losteric on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @05:45PM (#12915554)

True, as a species we all but glorify conflicts... but I think democracy does require some degree of social cohesion. I see a lot of danger if our continent-spanning superpower starts to crumble due to internal divisions, especially considering we don't have a clear path to secession.

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Re:Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with by clock_tower on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @08:21PM (#12916796)

I wouldn't bet on the US's longevity. Read Peter Turchin, War and Peace and War (discussed here a week or two ago), particularly noting his part about how multiple imperial peoples can't coexist in a single country...

The Fourth Turning -- on the patterns that generations tend to fall into -- might also be interesting.

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Re:Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with by losteric on Thursday November 10, 2016 @02:07PM (#12923223)

Thanks for the recommendation, I previewed Turchin's book and it's fascinating... I ordered a physical copy right away.

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