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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1952626, member: 37498"]...and to play the Devil's advocate, to assume the US will never fall is naïve at best. The US and our current form of government are quite old by historical standards. Since you mentioned the U.K., let's take them as an example. Many people assume England has been around forever, which is somewhat true, but it hasn't been without significant changes in governance. It's gone from a monarchy, to a parliamentary system, and on to become the Kingdom of Great Britain, which became the United Kingdom. The governance of the UK has been significantly changed at least twice since it's formation in 1707. (1801, 1922) It is also now a member of the EU, which also has an impact on governance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether our inevitable "doom" is a somewhat smooth transition from one form of government to another, or a revolution, or an invasion by another country is anyone's guess. It may or may not include a financial collapse, barter, violence, famine, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1952626, member: 37498"]...and to play the Devil's advocate, to assume the US will never fall is naïve at best. The US and our current form of government are quite old by historical standards. Since you mentioned the U.K., let's take them as an example. Many people assume England has been around forever, which is somewhat true, but it hasn't been without significant changes in governance. It's gone from a monarchy, to a parliamentary system, and on to become the Kingdom of Great Britain, which became the United Kingdom. The governance of the UK has been significantly changed at least twice since it's formation in 1707. (1801, 1922) It is also now a member of the EU, which also has an impact on governance. Whether our inevitable "doom" is a somewhat smooth transition from one form of government to another, or a revolution, or an invasion by another country is anyone's guess. It may or may not include a financial collapse, barter, violence, famine, etc.[/QUOTE]
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