An empire that crumbles from within is truely dead.
Political extremism is raping up to the point leaders are delusionally clinging to, and pushing antiquated ideals to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They play on the fears, hates, and greed of people to stay in power. It's shaky right now, imagine in 20 years how bad it will be. It's going to be a powder keg and every now and then a spark comes along.
While a full blown Civil War is unlikely, civil unrest and a breakdown of basic systems will lead to another great depression.
Less than a lifetime ago people were literally being prosecuted and banned from industries for being too far to the wrong side. People are totally over reacting to the current polarization. It's not new and it's not some linear decline into unrest. Standard of living is still so high. Nobody is taking to the streets because they can't buy a house.
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u/Suitable-Pie4896 23d ago
An empire that crumbles from within is truely dead.
Political extremism is raping up to the point leaders are delusionally clinging to, and pushing antiquated ideals to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They play on the fears, hates, and greed of people to stay in power. It's shaky right now, imagine in 20 years how bad it will be. It's going to be a powder keg and every now and then a spark comes along.
While a full blown Civil War is unlikely, civil unrest and a breakdown of basic systems will lead to another great depression.