I just don’t see this claim of America being over as anything more than a juvenile playground “nanner nanner nanner” which makes no difference in real life.

In terms of ‘empire’–compared to the British Empire of the 1800s or of ancient Rome–we have footed all the expenses of being the ‘world’s policeman’ with few of the economic or hegemonic advantages. No wonder that Canadian newspapers feel free to reprint nonsense from leftist British academics predicting our imminent demise. These people are reacting not to ‘hard power’ but merely viscerally to what Mitterand once called ‘Coca-Colonization’, the ubiquity of Hollywood films and fast food. Since the empire they rail against never existed in the first place, it presents the easiest of targets, far safer than tackling Russia over Georgia, for example.

There may be a silver lining in this economic disaster. The US may not have the money to become a socialist democracy like ala the Euros.

point taken, I needed that, thanks. Are you trying to say I hide the car keys from myself? Man, are you paranoid!
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An unsuccessful revolution is called an uprising. A minor foonote in history.

If, for example, Obama loses the election in a manner such as McGovern, and they still say they were cheated, and want to go on the warpath, and then others who quickly tire of the anarchy, might decide to strike back in the name of, justifiably, restoring order. And for the purpose of rehabilitating this dysfuctional democratic republic, then you’ve got a minor, or a major, civil war. Sore Loserman, Part 2

The conditions of the American Revolution were so unique, that this is the reason its the only revolution that matters. We lived an ocean away and did not have to engage in civil war to throw off the tyranny of a home government. We did have to win it militarily. We can talk about a revolution in the abstract, but it is easier said than accomplished.