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Turchin predicted in 2010 that by the 2020s it would be destabilising US politics.
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Turchin predicted elite overproduction would destabilize US politics by 2020s
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0.900
Claim Maker
Zoe Williams
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News Article
Context Details
{
    "date": "2010",
    "person": "Peter Turchin",
    "predicted_time": "2020s",
    "predicted_effect": "Destabilizing US politics"
}
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September 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM (3 days ago)
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September 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM (3 days ago)

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/31/elon-musk-an-excess-of-billionaires-is-destabilising-politics-just-as-academics-predicted

Elon Musk's influence on US politics exemplifies 'elite overproduction', where excessive wealth distorts democracy. Billionaires' donations and actions across the political spectrum threaten democratic processes.

US Politics
Billionaires
Political Influence
Inequality
Democracy
Elon Musk
2024 US Elections
Elite Overproduction

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