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« on: July 03, 2015, 02:17:08 AM »

I mean I'm skeptical of the idea of psychics but here is a text that is bone chillingly accurate by Gunnar Myrdal in 1944:

"From the point of view of social science, this means, among other things, that social engineering will increasingly be demanded. Many things that for a long period have been predominately a matter of individual adjustment will become more and more determined by political decision and public regulation. We are entering an era where fact-finding and scientific theories of causal relations will be seen as instrumental in planning controlled social change. The peace will bring nothing but problems, one mounting upon another, and consequently new urgent tasks for social engineering."
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 04:11:03 AM »

Was he specifically talking about the US? This quote could just as well apply to all the other developed countries.
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 07:41:03 AM »

That's so vague I'd hardly call it a prediction.
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 01:33:03 PM »

Was he specifically talking about the US?

yes, it was from a book called "The American Dilemma"
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