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by Retra 2962 days ago
What is the special significance of the 20-year time frame? It's not more polarized now that it was in 1860. Or 1760. Or 1960.
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jm__87 2962 days ago
Sure... but do you think it really makes sense to compare today to 1760 or 1860?
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Retra 2961 days ago
When you are saying some social phenomena is "new", yes.
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jm__87 2961 days ago
I never said it was new. I don't see why this makes it matter more or less anyway? It's sort of irrelevant whether we have seen this social phenomenon before. What is relevant is the impact it is having on society now.
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