Quote (El1te @ Sep 7 2023 01:24am)
The last part is already happening / has happened, the first part is also happening slowly
Yeah it won't be an instant process, slowly at first, things will get increasingly tense as the US is stretched more and more trying to maintain the quality of life Americans are accustomed to, which is already much lower than it was decades ago IMO but nowhere near as bad as it could be. The Blackrock types probably took lessons from the Russian oligarchs and got started early.
There is always the chance of some drastic change taking place which could extend the empires lifespan a few more decades but I don't really have much hope of that happening because of how the current regime is handling its decline. It would take a cultural shift which I don't think is possible given the current state of things in the US. Even if they destroy Russia and ruin Chinas economy it would only be delaying the inevitable IMO, the biggest threats facing the US are from within, as with any empire.