The long arc of history says any empire, and the USA is a modern version of one, will collapse as any other empire in history has. In general this is been accompanied by greedy men trying to get all power and wealth for themselves by any means necessary. Seems it’s all right on track. Musk and Trump will be remembered as big players in the downfall.
The long arc of history says any empire, and the USA is a modern version of one, will collapse as any other empire in history has.
That doesn’t end the process of imperialism. Just the particular individuals/organizations involved in the act of imperialism. What’s more, the process is glacial. The English, Spanish, and French Empires dragged on for centuries. The American Empire (which is, in many respects, the continuation of the English Empire) appears no less intransigent. The Ottomans lasted 600 years. The Romans lasted 1400. Chinese and Indian Imperialism stretched back nearly 3000 years, only really being interrupted by the English and Portuguese imperialists.
Seems it’s all right on track.
We’re on track for some kind of systemic economic collapse. But that’s not the end of the empire. The US as a military force and an industrial trading hub isn’t going anywhere. Standards of living might crash, like they did during the Great Depression or the various 18th century Panics, but the networks of power and the avenues of trade remain.
The long arc of history says any empire, and the USA is a modern version of one, will collapse as any other empire in history has. In general this is been accompanied by greedy men trying to get all power and wealth for themselves by any means necessary. Seems it’s all right on track. Musk and Trump will be remembered as big players in the downfall.
That doesn’t end the process of imperialism. Just the particular individuals/organizations involved in the act of imperialism. What’s more, the process is glacial. The English, Spanish, and French Empires dragged on for centuries. The American Empire (which is, in many respects, the continuation of the English Empire) appears no less intransigent. The Ottomans lasted 600 years. The Romans lasted 1400. Chinese and Indian Imperialism stretched back nearly 3000 years, only really being interrupted by the English and Portuguese imperialists.
We’re on track for some kind of systemic economic collapse. But that’s not the end of the empire. The US as a military force and an industrial trading hub isn’t going anywhere. Standards of living might crash, like they did during the Great Depression or the various 18th century Panics, but the networks of power and the avenues of trade remain.