…anger, fear, intolerance, disagreement and exclusion
This past weekend, millions of Americans took to the streets in nation-wide “No Kings” rallies against what they see as a “gross abuse of power of the Trump administration” (June 14 Politico). Trump supporters instead used the Flag Day parade as an opportunity to celebrate the President’s 79th birthday.
The radical split of America has been growing for quite some time. In the September 2001 Elliott Wave Theorist special report, Robert Prechter drew on socionomics to anticipate the impending social climate once the grip of negative social mood became stronger. From his report:
… The coming trend will be characterized primarily by polarization between and among various perceived groups, whether political, ideological, religious, geographical, racial or economic. The result will be a net trend toward anger, fear, intolerance, disagreement and exclusion…
Tariffs will become popular… a consequence of an increasingly negative psychology involving fear, envy and a misguided attempt at self-defense. Xenophobia will be practiced regardless of people’s generally good intentions, because fear and hatred become pervasive in major bear markets… There will also be a danger that governments will impose police-state type controls as a consequence of the bear market.
In coming years, others will repeatedly be shocked over “surprising” single events, which they do not understand as being part of a larger pattern. At least you will know that we are in a pattern and even, most of the time, where we are in it. From that, you can make important decisions that will guide your life.
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