In plain terms
The Engine uses Turchin SDT (bottom-up pressure drives collapse) while asserting all resistance is managed staged conflict (top-down control).
The Engine uses Turchin SDT (bottom-up pressure drives collapse) while asserting all resistance is managed staged conflict (top-down control). These cannot co-exist. The BCS inflexible minority theorem is mathematically symmetric — it works bottom-up too. Current data: 306,800 workers in major strikes (2025 BLS), 81.9% NLRB win rate, 71% Gallup union approval (highest since 1965). AI displacement (300M jobs globally) = the triggering event. Fain’s May 2028 UAW expiration = pre-split into two tiers countdown