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I predicted this Rowan County fiasco 5 years ago on DU (Original Post) bluestateguy Sep 2015 OP
So you did, and very smart of you! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #1
I hate to tell you ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #2
Yes. nt msanthrope Sep 2015 #3
Good job. Unfortunately, it's been predicted by a lot of folks for a number of years mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #4
Not sure what you posted this for. nt Logical Sep 2015 #5
are you kidding? NJCher Sep 2015 #6
Weird. I guess we need a separate "look at me" forum or "bragging" forum. nt Logical Sep 2015 #9
There's a name for people like this, and it's not "braggart" NJCher Sep 2015 #12
To be fair bluestateguy Sep 2015 #14
What type of trickery is this? Sorcerer!!! Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #7
Well done nt arely staircase Sep 2015 #8
Good call lunatica Sep 2015 #10
Ok davidpdx Sep 2015 #11
Well Done! oswaldactedalone Sep 2015 #13

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts)
1. So you did, and very smart of you!
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 06:14 PM
Sep 2015

However, things have played out rather differently than some folks thought they would.

We haven't needed the National Guard, for instance. There has been a fair amount of talking and sign waving, but that's about it.

Thank goodness!

mnhtnbb

(31,394 posts)
4. Good job. Unfortunately, it's been predicted by a lot of folks for a number of years
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 07:13 PM
Sep 2015

that fascism would come to the US wrapped in the flag and wielding a cross.

I give you the fb support page for Kim Davis...wrapped in the flag. Do they not understand the irony?
I guess not, since they are attempting to subvert the Constitution of the United States.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Davis-Support-Page/1624985301074122?fref=ts

NJCher

(35,687 posts)
6. are you kidding?
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 08:55 PM
Sep 2015

There's a lot of satisfaction in seeing what's coming down the road. If I'd predicted it, I'd sure as hell be posting about it.


Cher

NJCher

(35,687 posts)
12. There's a name for people like this, and it's not "braggart"
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 10:45 PM
Sep 2015

Corporations, educational institutions, and governments highly value people who can look at a given situation, factor in the social and other forces (such as natural or biological), and make an intelligent guess as to where it's headed. Those people are called futurists.

A well-known (and highly paid) futurist is Faith Popcorn. See http://www.faithpopcorn.com



Cher

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
10. Good call
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 09:45 PM
Sep 2015

I remember at that time gays getting legally married seemed impossible in this country.

I must say once total equality came for the gay community it came fast and that's great. It's history I'm very happy to live in.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
11. Ok
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 10:07 PM
Sep 2015

I want to know who will win the World Series and Super bowl for the next 5 years. If we only had a sports almanac from the future....

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