North America.... a crumbling empire.... Remember the USSR.... No... me neither ???
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plungesponge · 41-45, M
I see the US as three separate entities, there's the money-fuelled corporate-military-industrial-banking machine which operates in the dark, there's the culture-leading Hollywood/Netflix media representation which shapes most of what the outside world thinks the US is, and then there's the traditional values and US citizenry who are in many ways as distanced from the first two as any foreigner is to the US.
The money machine is alive and kicking. It faces the existential crisis of debt but in some ways it is still the healthiest man in the sickward, and it has considerable tools to do some very desperate shit if it needs to.
The mass culture influence of the US is crumbling, the draw of the "larger-than-life" glamour of the silver screen is becoming a crass descent into spectacle and porn. The soft power influence of the US fades considerably when external nations consider the culture to be morally inferior, it drives nations to work together to keep out the influence of the US. There's also a huge demographic shift that is naturally fragmenting US media, films now have to cater to ethnic and foreign audiences to make a profit, as well as a minefield of political interest groups. It's much harder to tell a compelling story when you have to cater to the Chinese market, the middle eastern sensibilities, the lgbt community and the maga crowd.
The last element is unfortunately where the US is crumbling the most. Traditional values are being upended by the first two faces of the US, and the middle class is being wiped out as its fiat currency debt economy swallows up everything. The US is experiencing late stage capitalism, where every atom of value is owned and taxed, and the people who own the most gather enough power and influence to rewrite the rules and own more.
The money machine is alive and kicking. It faces the existential crisis of debt but in some ways it is still the healthiest man in the sickward, and it has considerable tools to do some very desperate shit if it needs to.
The mass culture influence of the US is crumbling, the draw of the "larger-than-life" glamour of the silver screen is becoming a crass descent into spectacle and porn. The soft power influence of the US fades considerably when external nations consider the culture to be morally inferior, it drives nations to work together to keep out the influence of the US. There's also a huge demographic shift that is naturally fragmenting US media, films now have to cater to ethnic and foreign audiences to make a profit, as well as a minefield of political interest groups. It's much harder to tell a compelling story when you have to cater to the Chinese market, the middle eastern sensibilities, the lgbt community and the maga crowd.
The last element is unfortunately where the US is crumbling the most. Traditional values are being upended by the first two faces of the US, and the middle class is being wiped out as its fiat currency debt economy swallows up everything. The US is experiencing late stage capitalism, where every atom of value is owned and taxed, and the people who own the most gather enough power and influence to rewrite the rules and own more.
Lostpoet · M
Russia was an Empire for at least a couple of hundred years America has only been a super power since we kicked Germany's ass in WWI and WWII. We still have at least my life time being on top.
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
Not really. Xi's China is crumbling faster than the speed of light. Surprised Joe is not fast enough
deadgerbil · 26-30
What do you think the US should do to avoid crumbling
DazzaTheHutt · M
It’s inevitable. A divided house.