Is 2020 1968 All Over Again? — Market Mad House

Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History
9 min readMay 31, 2020

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There are some interesting parallels between 1968 and 2020. Those parallels include a pandemic, riots, a divisive presidential election with talk of a screw job directed at a popular candidate, achievements in space exploration, unprecedented cultural upheaval, racial tensions, and an unpopular, controversial, and unlikable president.

Thus, some people wonder if 2020 could be the start of a new cultural era as 1968 was. Others, will ask if the 2020 presidential election could mark as the end of an era and the collapse of a political order as 1968…

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Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History

Daniel G. Jennings is a writer who lives and works in Colorado. He is a lifelong history buff who is fascinated by stocks, politics, and cryptocurrency.