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Full Interview w/ Peter Turchin Who Correctly Predicted 2020 Social Unrest!
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52:44Now PlayingRenowned evolutionary biologist and complexity scientist Peter Turchin joins guest host Russell Dobular to explain his theory of "cliodynamics," arguing that political instability arises when popular economic hardship, elite overproduction, and weakening state institutions converge. He contends that the United States has entered a period of increasing instability as growing numbers of wealthy and highly educated elites compete for limited positions of power while inequality fuels public discontent.
Turchin compares current U.S. trends to historical examples from Rome, Imperial China, and the Soviet Union, arguing that elite fragmentation has often preceded periods of political violence. He concludes that reducing inequality, reforming economic institutions, and ensuring broader prosperity are essential to avoiding deeper social and political breakdown.
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