(November 22, 2021 at 5:50 pm)WinterHold Wrote:In my opinion, the US is already in decline. I saw the election of Donald Trump as one of the signs.(November 22, 2021 at 5:42 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: My New York Democrat Uncle once said to me, half seriously "Make sure you're always nice to America. Otherwise we'll bring you democracy"
Fear and hate are two sides of the same coin. It frightens me that one of the most militarily powerful nations on earth still practices gunboat diplomacy as it pursues its self appointed role of the world's policeman.
Just like the Mongol empire fell, America will. All nations fall someday -history proves it- and all nations pay for their sins.
Other forces are rising all the time. One force demolished the gates of the Capitol in this same year. Don't you think it will return? maybe install a "Russian/Zionist vassal" in D.C, and banish the democrats altogether next year?
Of course you're right, all human empires, systems of government economic systems eventually collapse. Not much fun being a ordinary citizen when that happens.
Interesting to note that before its conquest by Alexander The Great in the fourth century bce, Egypt had a barter economy. Not sure that would work in sophisticated industrial society.