Absolutely it will collapse, just like man and everything he has ever created.
It's downer thread day.
It's downer thread day.
I find it kind of naive to assume that the global economy won't collapse simply because "No one want's it too" If it crashes it crashes.BreakfastMan said:If America collapses, it is taking the whole world with it, and I do not think that anyone wants that. So, yes, I think we are going to survive, at least for a while longer.
You are basically correct, we have fewer radicals here and it does seem we think relatively on the same level. We don't have the whole Anarchists thing and the Socialists thing, it's mostly Capitalism and Democracy over here thank goodness.Seneschal said:Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but Americans have always struck me as somewhat more... umm, unanimous, maybe? Especially for such a large country. I mean, yeah, racial disorders, Stonewall riots, but was there ever any big animosity towards the government? Besides just people not trusting it (that's common everywhere). Trying to bring down a corrupt government just doesn't seem like a very American thing to me; the whole "people's revolution" has those socialist overtones that Americans are a bit allergic to.BioHazardMan said:I live in the US, and I'd say within 2 years something big will happen, I highly doubt collapse, probably just some rioting until things get back into control.
Again, I'm speaking from an ignorant outsider's perspective. The whole Jasmine Revolution is slowly spilling into Europe right about now, and there have already been protests in every major city in my country, and it seems like it's about to get rough in the neighbouring countries too. A sense of social unrest and civil responsibility springs up rather easily around here, and for the most part it's a good thing, a big equalizing force in politics. I never got the same vibe about the American public, it seems much more stable (or complacent, if you prefer) even in the midst of a financial crisis.
I'm sorry but I can't take you seriously. No offence to you and your views. I'm just kind of drunk atm and that sounds hilarious to me.The Long Road said:The United States is today's equivalent of the Roman Empire. The real power in the world rests in Washington, D.C. Nobody can compete, economically, agriculturally, or militarily. The rest of the world, even pseudo-nations like the EU, simply don't have the resources or coordination to out-do the US. Nobody outside the country likes to admit it, but the world marches the the beat of American drums.
However, just like the Roman Empire, if the US 'collapses', it will lead to another Dark Age. The power vacuum left by the absence of the American President will lead to massive wars to control the planet's resources, probably culminating in a nuclear exchange. Some up-and-coming military power (China, India, N. Korea) will see a chance to flex their muscles, and what started as a war of greed turns into an all-out planetary battle of attrition. Regional warlords will come out of the woodworks without the fear of US reprisal to keep them bottled up.
It's in the world's best interest to keep the United States alive, even if it looks like it might fail. The global economy has a buyer for its goods, symmetrical warfare hasn't broken out since the Korean War (by which I mean the UN peacekeeping operation in the early 50's), and the scientific community is second to none. Everybody with civilized aims can benefit from the existence of the US, and the US business strategy capitalizes on that. If anything, the US will emerge as the power center for a more united world, eventually leading to one united planet. With technology at the level it is now, and increasing at the pace it is, the age of nations 'falling' catastrophically might be gone.