"Geoff Miller" > wrote in message
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> Peter A > blathers:
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> : We're the most dominant nation in the history of the planet.
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Pax Romana came to an end, Pax Brittania came to an end, even Pax Sovieticus
came to an end. Pax Americanus can't last forever. Sure, under current
condition, the US military, and the US economy/culture can subvert or
destroy anything in the world. Blowing something away is easy. Holding
another country without destroying it is much harder.

The finest structures in the world succumb to the lowly termite. Stone is
eventually ground away by the wind. If and when the US falls, or merely goes
lower on empire food chain like UK did, the odds are it won't be due to an
overt outside enemy on an actual attack. It will fall like most previous
empires, from within, from lack of money or interest, or from the social
contract breaking down due to a marginalized middle class, a small uber-rich
class of haves, and a honking big crowd of have-nots.

(standard disclaimer- I hope it lasts till I am worm food, and I'm trying
very hard to not contribute to entropy.)

aem sends....