The US is obviously on the decline and in some ways it has already collapsed, but I'm talking about the timeline for the end of the collapse, not the beginning. It's tempting to believe itll happen in my lifetime, but i fear that might just be cope on my part. I hope I'll be alive to witness the death of the thing I hate most in the world, but it feels a bit like millenarianism to confidently state "hell yeah, the final collapse is gonna happen during my lifetime," so I'm hesitant to hold out hope for it. Every time I've hoped for anything, it hasn't happened.

Do you think the US can resist balkanization and/or another form of the collapse of state power for 20 more years? 50? 100? What do you think will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and why? How do you think power will reorganize in the aftermath? Sound off in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

  • Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    U.S. internal stability is predicated on two main factors: the flow of cheap treats from the global south, and the ability of the population to access those treats. When the treats stop flowing, or when a critical mass of people no longer have access to treats, that's when things will get dicey. How long that takes to happen, I have no idea.