Hey everyone! Ever wonder what the heck was going on back in 2016? Well, the upcoming book "Darkness to Dawn. The Rise of the New Golden Age" calls it the very beginning of a "New Golden Age," but Chapter 30, "The Price of Deception: A Nation Awakens," paints a pretty messy picture first.
Think of it like this: for years, a lot of folks felt like something was off. Jobs weren't great, money didn't stretch as far, and the news felt… weird. The book says we were kinda living in a bubble, just going through the motions.
Then 2016 hit, and suddenly, the cracks started showing big time. The rich got richer, everyone else felt stuck. Plus, the political scene was a total dumpster fire! Remember Hillary calling Trump supporters "deplorables"? Ouch. And those polls that were SOOOO wrong? It made you wonder what was even real.
The book also talks about Hillary's secret emails – like, seriously? – and how it seemed like the rules were different for some people. Then comes Trump, going down that escalator. Love him or hate him, the book says he tapped into that feeling that things weren't right. And the way the media flipped on him? One minute he's a celebrity everyone wants on their show, the next he's public enemy number one. It made a lot of people go, "Hold on a second…"
Basically, 2016 was like the year the lights flickered on for a lot of us. We started seeing the strings being pulled, the stories being spun. It wasn't a pretty picture, but according to "Darkness to Dawn," it was the shock we needed to wake up and start looking for something better – that "New Golden Age" they keep talking about.
What do you remember most about 2016? Did you feel like things were shifting? Let's chat!
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