Quote from: strawbs on October 16, 2020, 09:55:00 PM

Quote from: Biodom on October 16, 2020, 09:33:25 PM

You want to talk politics...fine...but I am not interested in the current choice of two "pensioners".

What I am interested is:

1. Is this the decline era for the US "empire"?
2. If no...nothing. If yes, then would that decline be more like the decline of the British Empire (BE) or more like the decline and fall of Rome?
3. If like BE, then...nothing. If like the decline and fall of Rome, then we could be up for a few decades to few centuries of unpleasantness (Dark Ages II).
For the history buffs, it is thought that Justinian plaque (most likely caused by plaque bacteria- Yersinia pestis).
Maybe something rhymes here.

What's your take?

I suspect the US will slowly decline and be superceded by China, and the effects will be similar to those experienced by Britain after its decline in the 20thC and subsequent succession by US. The British are still pretty comfortable though, in terms of per capita GDP and standard of living. So while the US might decline, it will be slow enough not to affect its citizens for a few more generations, and even then it may not be very dramatic.

Or war. Always a ~~possibility~~ ~~probability~~ guarantee over time.

Once a person doesn't have to think about feeding himself, he starts thinking how to free himself. Whats the point of having money but living in a dystopian society, you have all the hookers and blow in the world but can't use it cause the state is monitoring your every step. They won't be able to forcefully change the "make your money and leave" attitude, think the rich would need something less totalitarian.