Yes and those people were right. Speaking frankly, it’s falling apart. People don’t really think of it that way because the Colts are still playing, Taco Bell is open and Taylor Swift is touring. The circus is ever going, but the bread is starting to mold.
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Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 11 months ago
Maybe but also factor in that people have been predicting the downfall of the USA since the 1960s.
the_q@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Blackout@kbin.social 11 months ago
Jesus's return tour has been delayed since the year 1000. I don't listen to the doomsayers and while I see the traditional American lifestyle ending there won't be a hard collapse. Cities are already evolving and the rural areas whose conservative values helped cause this mess are dying.
crandlecan@mander.xyz 11 months ago
Thoughts and prayers
crandlecan@mander.xyz 11 months ago
And look how it went…
nexguy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is the USA worse off than on the 1960s?
crandlecan@mander.xyz 11 months ago
I’d say so
nexguy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You must not be a minority or a woman or lgbtq or sick or poor or on the roadways or on a plane…etc
GutsBerserk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Absolutely. In the video, he comments on that . Downfalls can take decades or even centuries of bad decisions.
Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 11 months ago
That is why I doubt there will be a catastrophic fall for decades to come.
The USSR ended in 1991 and the russian federation, while still in a downward spiral, has not fallen yet. If not for the Ukraine was it would likely have continued for a long time.
maccentric@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I think environmental catastrophe might accelerate that timetable