Where do you see the US in 2050 - Doom Posting aside

knobslobbin

survivorship bias
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Turns out the only country with any survivors still in 2050 from the giant comet impact was the US. Not from technology or lucky geography, but because we were the only nation with enough morbidly obese to outlast the starvation times. In 2050 President Amberlynn, now a svelte 120 lbs, will lead the survivors to a new golden age as they rebuild and recolonize the world.
 

StyrofoamFridge

The Octoroon Child of Brittany Venti & Null
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It's a ticking time bomb until red states fracture from the federal government. However, the establishment knows how to nudge us slowly off the cliff of no return without retaliation. It's just a matter of waking up enough people and voting in hard-liners who won't cuck out. I'm not accounting for any possible cultural revolutions that lead both blue and red back to a relative state of normal. Trust-busting corporations would be a start.
 

Clarence

Benevolent Extra Terrestrial
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George Carlin had a bit about how we Americans prefer a slow dicking over everything right away.
Every few generations this place is a new animal. Our values have changed, not talking
It's a ticking time bomb until red states fracture from the federal government. However, the establishment knows how to nudge us slowly off the cliff of no return without retaliation. It's just a matter of waking up enough people and voting in hard-liners who won't cuck out. I'm not accounting for any possible cultural revolutions that lead both blue and red back to a relative state of normal. Trust-busting corporations would be a start.
Im not sure how Trust Busting would work out these days. Even if the Biggies (facebook, google, Microsoft, Disney?)
Where to be broken up, i feel like it would be In Name only. The little fractions would still act like a conglomerate and continue on business as usual.

As for a split, Personally I dont see it happening in my life time. At least not officially.
My guess would be counties or states ignoring federal level laws unofficially, never on paper. I think we're seeing that in some states already but nothing too big.
Its sad to think how many people think the best solution is to balkanize. Sounds like a shit show how ever you cut it.
Not sure how we all would think "Im an American' again, like ater 2001. But then again that lead to 2 pointless wars so..whatareyagonnado
 

Some JERK

I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'
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The global mega-corporations will step in to take advantage restore order. I'm going to get a job as a night janitor at whatever the real-world equivalent of Omni Consumer Products will be. Yeah, they'll probably test out their new military contract weapons on their employees, but from what I hear that's only the executives on the top floor. I plan to stay down in the sub-basement polishing the furnace bolts or something.
 
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