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How long will America survive?

Every civilization will eventually fall. When do you think the US will reach its time. Do you think it will happen this century? There are a number of issues that are being debated that, depending on who you ask, may have serious consequences for the US or for the entire human race even. Some examples are Global Warming or other destroyers of our ecosystem, Overpopulation, depletion of oil reserves, economic changes, war/terrorism. If nothing else happens beforehand the sun will burn out in a few billion years. What and when do you think will be the downfall of the USA?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Well since about every nation in the world has had a problem with the U.S. at some point in history, and it seems like the U.N. doesn't agree with hardly anything the U.S. does. We are slowly losing the support of the world and of our own country's people. How long will it be before everyone moves out of the country?

    Also before the sun 'burns out' it will become a super giant and engulf the Earth, this is how the planet will end, but before then man might make every creature, including ourselves, extinct.

  • 1 decade ago

    I say viably for another 50 years, then the rapid slide will begin. Long before that however the "standard of living" will take a big nose dive as jobs are outsourced and illegal aliens are allowed to run free and milk our economy (they all send money "back home" which drains the United States financially) also when the realities of Peak Oil begin to really be evident, and the food becomes scarce due to global warming, you'll see society and social order start breaking down.

  • 1 decade ago

    Liberals opened the door for America's demise. Every aspect of life has gone down hill since they showed up on the scene. Now muslim terrorists have more rights than terrorist victims. America will fall but I have some bad news. America isn't going to fall into a Marxist/communist state which is what the liberals want. America is going to fall into a fascist state and the liberals will then see how good life used to be when they are in the camps.

  • 1 decade ago

    A civilization expires of spiritual exhaustion. The actual fall may have material causes,but the precipitating factor is always moral. President Carter referred to our situation in his sadly forgotten "National Malaise" speech. I don't think anybody caught his drift. I didn't,at the time. Frankly,I think this country has been dead inside since about 1980. Since that time we are,for example,responsible for the slaughter of about 5 million Muslims,with U.S.-backed wars in Afghanistan (1980-89); Iran-Iraq (1980-88); the Gulf War (followed by 14 years of "sanctions") and the current dual wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are not morally bankrupt; we are already dead. We produce and consume,but there's nothing there. We no longer produce any real culture. It will take time to fall,but in essence we are already there. I wish I could join a new,young and healthy society,far away.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Civilizations don't necessarily fall. Some simply adapt to their surroundings. Even the Romans are still alive, in the spirit of the Vatican.

  • 1 decade ago

    Until next Tuesday....

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