Short for Near 4th Turning. This is a reference to the book The Fourth Turning in which a 4th great American struggle will set America on a new cultural course for ~80 years. A Near 4th Turning event refers to a major event in recent American politics that could potentially trigger the true 4th Turning in the future.
Future scholar: “The COVID-19 pandemic was an N4T type of event that did/did not cause the 4th Turning.”
by Fleshmall235 September 28, 2021