j myrle wrote:
"I fear we are witnessing the fall of the republic in real time"
I didn't write the following. It's from a friend who doesn't seem interested in participating in online forums (at least not ones like this):
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I don’t know what’s next, but it’s not going to be pretty. As Iran threatened, “Death by a thousand paper cuts.†We’re being attacked on all sides and the mixing pot has boiled over. Who would have thought that disparate cultures can’t assimilate? Teachers can’t teach but as long as they indoctrinate the party line, they’ve got a job for life. Even ham radio has changed to where it’s unrecognizable from it former glory. The USA will be around for a while longer, though we are seeing the beginning of the end. By 2050 the country will be unrecognizable and all references to past history will have disappeared. We’re fortunate to have caught the tail end of a good run. Over and out.
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Once again, my "American Timeline":
2019: USA -- United States of America
2027: USSA -- United Socialist States of America
2035: USSSA -- United Soviet Socialist States of America
2042: ?????
My friend also commented on this.
He wrote:
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Your timeline is overly optimistic…change is happening much faster than your numbers would indicate.
Wall Street is in denial as politics will dictate future monetary policy. A stroke of a pen will wipe out trillions and put us in financial disarray. Americans are about to sellout for empty promises. We'll soon have a new, harsh taskmaster.
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