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Intractable

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11. It's more a figure of speech than an exact prognostication.

Reply to 31j20b3 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 04:19 PM

12 hrs ago

One cannot interpret Stephen King so literally. It's for entertainment purposes only.

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Stephen King - "It will be at least 40 years" [View all] orangecrush 13 hrs ago OP

Maybe the scars will remind us to be on guard Easterncedar 13 hrs ago #1

Yes, I think the scars are necessary PatSeg 12 hrs ago #18

"Otherwise it would be too easy to sweep it all under the rug and move forward probably to repeat the same mistakes..." OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #24

Agreed PatSeg 11 hrs ago #34

I read somewhere that history repeats about every 80 years, just in time for people to die... mucholderthandirt 10 hrs ago #42

Yes, 80 years would be the right number PatSeg 9 hrs ago #48

Right right right Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #47

Yes and somehow PatSeg 9 hrs ago #49

We are well on our way of becoming a "has been" - the next election cycle will probably tell. ☮ walkingman 13 hrs ago #2

He's right. It will take at least 40 years, but the scars will linger for ages. Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #3

What's up with this guess? why not 50 or 30? Come on why F'n 40???????? 31j20b3 12 hrs ago #4

you're fun...i can tell. ret5hd 12 hrs ago #7

Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #8

Totally missed the point Wifes husband 12 hrs ago #10

It's more a figure of speech than an exact prognostication. Intractable 12 hrs ago #11

40 years equals 2 generations Dave says 12 hrs ago #14

Welcome to DU. yardwork 11 hrs ago #21

usually takes a passing time of a generation (40 years os so) to remove the stink of Republican Selfishness dave99 11 hrs ago #25

Yeah, whatever. Point totally missed. Enjoy your stay. paleotn 11 hrs ago #29

you were thinking this was some kind of scientific numbers crunch .. ? stopdiggin 11 hrs ago #36

Two generations Cirsium 6 hrs ago #64

JFC Skittles 38 min ago #69

The scars run deep and will remind us of the corruption by this entire party vapor2 12 hrs ago #5

Posted June 24 on X. Not posted on Bluesky, though he has a Bluesky account. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #6

I'm glad someone posted it on Bluesky orangecrush 7 hrs ago #55

I checked to.make sure it was something he'd said, and when, since we've seen too many memes highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #59

Thank you orangecrush 6 hrs ago #63

As long as the Heritage Foundation exists... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #9

a few placed things would alleivate the atmosphere of their stink dave99 11 hrs ago #26

Bingo! We will have to hold them all accountable ... or else. KPN 10 hrs ago #37

Agree orangecrush 7 hrs ago #56

Not true, or at least until special interests money is thrown out of politics. Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #12

Statistically... my actuarial table give me about 12 years... if that... (and that's based on hope, luck and optimism). QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #13

Same yankee87 11 hrs ago #33

After Trump, this country will continue to recover until the next Republican president is elected. Intractable 12 hrs ago #15

Our society is too sick and apathetic to survive this onslaught entact. Moostache 12 hrs ago #16

Most all political analysts I've been reading have been saying "decades" for a while now. This shouldn't be news to Karasu 12 hrs ago #17

I'm with him. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #19

Could be King is channeling Moses' Exodus. oasis 12 hrs ago #20

Yeah, "40 years" is a very biblical term...nt Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #27

Like Dimwit Donnie's "two weeks" proclamations. Dr. T 10 hrs ago #38

The system we have now is largely from the colonial 1790's... Which envisioned NOTHING Ars Longa 11 hrs ago #22

Scar One: the expiration of the Republican party to the depts of history dave99 11 hrs ago #23

Until the next Republican president. J_William_Ryan 11 hrs ago #28

Right now, there's no one in their stable that's electable nationally. paleotn 11 hrs ago #31

That's all they had back in 2016, too. Been that way for a while now. Karasu 8 hrs ago #53

Too many people believe the BS politicians feed them. Aussie105 7 hrs ago #60

Yep. I have relatives in Australia, and they've told me much the same thing. Karasu 6 hrs ago #62

One Nation POS Celerity 4 hrs ago #66

So how can we undo, or get around, or otherwise defeat that? calimary 9 hrs ago #46

This country is indeed going to be forced to deal with this shit again every time a Republican wins. They have no Karasu 8 hrs ago #50

"all the shit this regime has codified enables them" All of this will be uncodified when DEMs are in dave99 4 hrs ago #67

If we don't rehab our nation to heal stronger at the point of every wound, Magoo48 11 hrs ago #30

Exactly !! paleotn 11 hrs ago #32

Hear hear! KPN 10 hrs ago #39

Thank you Stephen King. spanone 11 hrs ago #35

Bill Clinton says "Decades." murielm99 9 hrs ago #45

There are sometimes lessons inherent B.See 10 hrs ago #40

But it's not just Trump Mysterian 10 hrs ago #41

Yes every crook is out to steal from Uncle Sam and the taxpayers now FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #43

And do something to bust the mass media monopoly Mysterian 8 hrs ago #51

THIS!!! calimary 4 hrs ago #65

To recover at all, Trump and everything he represents must be thoroughly rejected by a large majority of Americans Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #44

thank you to mark hamill for reposting this. orleans 8 hrs ago #52

You are most welcome orangecrush 7 hrs ago #58

I hope he's wrong. One factor in our favor is that a Democratic president will have enormous power to undo what Trump Martin68 8 hrs ago #54

We've been shown where the guard rails need to be strengthened. Jeebo 7 hrs ago #57

i've been reading thru the replies to this on bluesky -- here are some i found interesting orleans 7 hrs ago #61

I knew what King would say before I even read the post just from the OP alone... BigmanPigman 1 hr ago #68