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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MHSJenkins@infosec.pub to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

Start building #community and #mutualaid systems now. It's about to get ugly out there.

#election2024 #2024election #immigration #immigrants #PresidentialElection2024 #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden

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[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

According to Wikipedia, Millenarianism has been around for a long time, and it sounds like the Christian "rapture" is a good example. Your post seems to imply it's a recent thing (ie. 21st century), but maybe I'm misinterpreting what you're trying to say?

[-] MHSJenkins@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

It's not a recent thing but there was a pretty serious resurgence of it around waitforit the turn of the millennia back in 1999/2000, with a followup in 2012 when we all thought the Mayan calendar was going to run out for some reason. My observation is that these events had a deeper impact on world thinking than I realized at the time.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

there was a pretty serious resurgence of it around waitforit the turn of the millennia back in 1999/2000

I know a lot of people have that perception, but it doesn't necessarily make it true. Do you know of any studies that have looked into this?

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think they're saying the rise in "end-of-times" beliefs since the end of the 1990s has had a serious impact on American politics.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That how I interpreted it too, but has there really been that much of an increase? The Wikipedia articles they linked doesn't mention any increase at the turn of the century.

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