Sunday, December 12, 2010

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

LONG ARTICLE, BUT VERY INFORMATIVE
http://www.thenation.com/article/156851/decline-and-fall-american-empire

"when Washington's global dominion finally ends, there will be painful daily reminders of what such a loss of power means for Americans in every walk of life. As a half-dozen European nations have discovered, imperial decline tends to have a remarkably demoralizing impact on a society, regularly bringing at least a generation of economic privation. As the economy cools, political temperatures rise, often sparking serious domestic unrest."

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