A fourth turning requires not just policy upheaval but real crisis and public mobilization to force institutional reshaping; the specific nature of that catalyst—whether internal conflict, external war, or economic collapse—is historically unpredictable and often only becomes clear late in the fourth turning.
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Neil HoweEvidence Quote
“History also suggests we need some sort of conflict...public mobilization...One thing I point out looking at the history of forth turnings is this question of where you go domestic or external is decided actually very late in the fourth turning. This is actually not something that's easy to predict.”
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Neil Howe: The Fourth Turning Is Now Raging...And It's Gone Global— Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®Created: 8/11/2026, 6:39:43 AM
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