jesusatemyhotdog
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- Aug 29, 2008
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Some of you know what I do for a living, some of you don't but I am a professional political economist and analyst.
From that point of view, the US is heading towards complete collapse.
Here are two decent articles:
www.alternet.org
The timeline conforms to previous research about the lifecycle of empires or hegemonic states:
Long cycle theory suggests that hegemony (international or global dominance essentially) lasts 70-100 years - https://www.e-ir.info/2012/10/15/long-cycles-and-international-regimes/
The Fate of Empires by Glubb finds empires (from insignificant state, to rise in power, to empire, to decline, to collapse) last, on average about 250 years. America is 244 years old -
I write this as a genuine warning. If the US falls, world order goes with it.
The magnitude of what Trump and his cronies are doing cannot be lost. He is literally killing the country. It is time to get serious about this.
From that point of view, the US is heading towards complete collapse.
Here are two decent articles:

Trump is igniting a constitutional crisis — and it could doom the US to becoming a failed state
There are no universally accepted definitions of either a “failed state” or a “constitutional crisis.” Good arguments can be advanced, however, that we are suffering from both disorders at the state and national levels in the midst of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic.In a May 19 article, Guardian...

The timeline conforms to previous research about the lifecycle of empires or hegemonic states:
Long cycle theory suggests that hegemony (international or global dominance essentially) lasts 70-100 years - https://www.e-ir.info/2012/10/15/long-cycles-and-international-regimes/
The Fate of Empires by Glubb finds empires (from insignificant state, to rise in power, to empire, to decline, to collapse) last, on average about 250 years. America is 244 years old -
I write this as a genuine warning. If the US falls, world order goes with it.
The magnitude of what Trump and his cronies are doing cannot be lost. He is literally killing the country. It is time to get serious about this.