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PatSeg

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49. Yes and somehow

Reply to Easterncedar (Reply #47)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 07:52 PM

23 hrs ago

most do forget.

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

Maybe the scars will remind us to be on guard Easterncedar Yesterday #1

Yes, I think the scars are necessary PatSeg Yesterday #18

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

Agreed PatSeg Yesterday #34

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

Yes, 80 years would be the right number PatSeg 23 hrs ago #48

Right right right Easterncedar 23 hrs ago #47

Yes and somehow PatSeg 23 hrs ago #49

Control narcissism. Actually I_UndergroundPanther 14 hrs ago #70

Good points PatSeg 11 hrs ago #71

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

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

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

you're fun...i can tell. ret5hd Yesterday #7

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #8

Totally missed the point Wifes husband Yesterday #10

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

40 years equals 2 generations Dave says Yesterday #14

Welcome to DU. yardwork Yesterday #21

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

Yeah, whatever. Point totally missed. Enjoy your stay. paleotn Yesterday #29

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

Two generations Cirsium 20 hrs ago #64

JFC Skittles 15 hrs ago #69

Because he's an author of FICTION... lol WarGamer 6 hrs ago #77

Sounds serious Torchlight 6 hrs ago #78

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

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

I'm glad someone posted it on Bluesky orangecrush 22 hrs ago #55

I checked to.make sure it was something he'd said, and when, since we've seen too many memes highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #59

Thank you orangecrush 21 hrs ago #63

As long as the Heritage Foundation exists... SergeStorms Yesterday #9

a few placed things would alleivate the atmosphere of their stink dave99 Yesterday #26

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

Agree orangecrush 22 hrs ago #56

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

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

Same yankee87 Yesterday #33

Same for me! young_at_heart 7 hrs ago #74

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

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

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

I'm with him. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

Could be King is channeling Moses' Exodus. oasis Yesterday #20

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

Like Dimwit Donnie's "two weeks" proclamations. Dr. T Yesterday #38

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

Scar One: the expiration of the Republican party to the depts of history dave99 Yesterday #23

Until the next Republican president. J_William_Ryan Yesterday #28

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

That's all they had back in 2016, too. Been that way for a while now. Karasu 22 hrs ago #53

Too many people believe the BS politicians feed them. Aussie105 21 hrs ago #60

Yep. I have relatives in Australia, and they've told me much the same thing. Karasu 21 hrs ago #62

One Nation POS Celerity 19 hrs ago #66

So how can we undo, or get around, or otherwise defeat that? calimary 23 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 23 hrs ago #50

"all the shit this regime has codified enables them" All of this will be uncodified when DEMs are in dave99 18 hrs ago #67

Unfortunately, not all of it can be due to how the system works, especially when so much of it has been inflicted by Karasu 2 hrs ago #85

Just need DEM House & Senate to pass laws that will bypass the USSC bullshit dave99 2 hrs ago #86

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

Exactly !! paleotn Yesterday #32

Hear hear! KPN Yesterday #39

Thank you Stephen King. spanone Yesterday #35

Bill Clinton says "Decades." murielm99 23 hrs ago #45

Well, 40 years is four decades. spanone 5 hrs ago #82

There are sometimes lessons inherent B.See Yesterday #40

But it's not just Trump Mysterian Yesterday #41

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

And do something to bust the mass media monopoly Mysterian 23 hrs ago #51

THIS!!! calimary 19 hrs ago #65

Totally agree ... the "news" media have been complicit enablers FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #72

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

thank you to mark hamill for reposting this. orleans 23 hrs ago #52

You are most welcome orangecrush 22 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 22 hrs ago #54

We've been shown where the guard rails need to be strengthened. Jeebo 22 hrs ago #57

i've been reading thru the replies to this on bluesky -- here are some i found interesting orleans 21 hrs ago #61

I knew what King would say before I even read the post just from the OP alone... BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #68

It will take time but 40 years?? LOL!! Nixon wasn't at Trumps level Bengus81 9 hrs ago #73

Recovery will only happen if there is accountability for republican crimes samsingh 6 hrs ago #75

IMHO... the country/planet will have much greater problems in 40 years WarGamer 6 hrs ago #76

I hope King is right. The Joe McCarthy period ended is a blowback lasting 40 years Bluetus 6 hrs ago #79

Well said, thank you orangecrush 6 hrs ago #80

The tragedy of not punishing the Bush 2000 election theft! DemocracyForever 5 hrs ago #81

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 5 hrs ago #83

Thanks orangecrush 3 hrs ago #84