Economist: civilization may not survive "death spiral"

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richardhutnik said:

the2real4mafol said:

JGarret said:

Slimebeast said:
America is simply too strong to fall. The most powerful civilization in history after Rome.

This may sound slightly ironic since we all know Rome fell, but I truly believe history won't repeat itself in America's case.

There´s no 'too strong to fall'...one day the U.S will 'fall', and then the nation that becomes "number one" will also 'fall' eventually, there´s no 'too strong to fall' when it comes to our human society.

All the great civilizations collapse at some point, one day it will happen to the US too. Look, at Ancient Greece, the romans, the ottomans, The USSR and the British Empire, as some examples. All great powers at one time, not any more

They collapse as empires, but it doesn't mean they disappear as nations.  Even Rome is still about, as is England and Russia.  We have had an era of Pax Americana, post-Cold War period, and 9/11 ended up being the transitioning out of that period.  Who knows what the future holds.  No word it will be positive. Those who hold positive determinism have only their own ungrounded optimism to sustain it.

Nations aren't likely as to fall in today's modern era. Ottomans fell because of the World War, thats what happens when you take stand against the world's allied powers. The British Empire only "fell" because the rise of a new modern era of guidelines and government. England is still a VERY powerful nation. The USSR was never really meant to succeed. Look at the World wars, and the Cold War. But Russia is still a nation. 

So to say that the states will fall is a little too steep. We won't be top dogs much longer (China and India) but we will still be a World power. We've been through worse in terrible times. But as technology and the new era comes, its only hard to imagine how a nation would fall. Thank you technology, internet, and wahtever else that has improved our lives.