People like stompix think they can forever free ride the rest of the world but British and Roman Empire also thought the same thing. One doesn't exist anymore and the other is far from its former glory.
Some people have had a rough childhood in the USSR, so they truly believe USA is the "savior" of the world (even though they cannot even save themselves these days 
).The thing is, Communism is coming back, with a vengeance. They're not hiding anything at all, it's in plain sight.
I'm not worried about the capitalist Russia, I'm worried more about children who will live to see the EU transforming into a EUSSR/China hybrid.
Just like USSR, EUSSR has tons of overregulation (banning plastic straws in the EU will surely save the world from pollution!
), very little production, minimal innovation... seems familiar, doesn't it?Every empire eventually falls. The Byzantine, the Ottoman, you name it.
Most people living in the current status quo have denial to accept the bitter truth.
I mean, imagine paying taxes and insurance your whole life, only to realize that eventually your pension funds will be decimated due to hyperinflation? Who would like that? Even 401k isn't totally safe.
It happened in Romania and it wasn't pretty.