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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by davidw on Monday May 11, 2020 @09:22AM (#23141807)
There are just too many "unknown unknowns" for me to really do a good job of contemplating any of it. We might end up like Venezuela, Hungary or Russia, with some of the trappings of a democracy, but not the real thing. If he loses the election and there is violence, who knows how that goes, how much of it there is, and where...

Feels weird to write all this. I'm not much one for "wild" sounding theories, but all this feels like it's coming to a head, and things may change a lot.

Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by ethbro on Monday May 11, 2020 @10:29AM (#23142501)
I'd recommend reading US political history. Specifically in the 1850 - 1920 period.

The amount of batshit antics that passed for democracy gives a healthy perspective on current events.

The Union endures.