The closest historical parallel to our current revolutionary era is 1880-1920, a period of electricity, cars, telegraph, telephone, and nationalism that produced communism, fascism, and World War—suggesting our current disruptions could similarly produce violent or authoritarian political outcomes.
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“I think the closest would be um you know 1880 to 1920 electricity, cars, telegraph, telephone, nationalism. But think about what it produces. It produces communism, fascism, world war”
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Navigating Our Revolutionary Age: A Conversation with Fareed Zakaria and Eric Schmidt— Columbia SIPACreated: 8/12/2026, 10:34:37 PM
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