the best institution that human kind currently has for peaceful long term co-existence.
We as a people and nation desperately need to start thinking outside of ourselves.
Here are some signs listed in Wikipedia.
American decline is the idea that the United States is diminishing in power on a relative basis geopolitically, militarily, financially, economically, and technologically. It can also refer to absolute declines demographically, socially, morally, spiritually, culturally, in matters of healthcare, and/or on environmental issues.[1][2][3] There has been debate over the extent of the decline and whether it is relative or absolute.[4][5][6]
Shrinking military advantages, deficit spending, geopolitical overreach, and a shift in moral, social, and behavioral conditions have been associated with American decline. The ascent of China as a potential superpower emerged as a central concern in discussions about the decline of American influence since the late 2010s, with some scholars suggesting that China has the potential to challenge the United States' current position as the world's leading superpower, though other scholars have criticized this view.[7][8][6][9]
Scholars say that the perception of decline, or declinism, has long been part of American culture.[10][11] Rhetoric of American decline was prevalent in the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.[12]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_decline#:~:text=Shrinking%20military%20advantages%2C%20deficit%20spending,been%20associated%20with%20American%20decline.
Bernie Sanders has been warning about oligarchy for the past 30+ years, but the oligarchs just came out from behind the curtain with *rump's inauguration.
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