06-28-2024, 08:49 PM
(06-28-2024, 07:38 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: This is Lithuania in 1350. The biggest country in Europe !
This is Lithuania in 2024 : One of the tinyest.
History is not kind with empires downfalls.
Whatever happens in 2024, you are in trouble America.
There are some rather different factors for the US that don't apply to your example. First, US states have never been anything but US states. You could make the native American nation argument, but those fought against each other and morphed constantly. The US could certainly Balkanize into region specific groups. But there is still a large portion of shared culture, and history, that just isn't present in your example or myriad others, such as the Swedish Empire of Gustavus Adolphus.
Lastly, as a European you'd best be praying this doesn't happen as you've been reliant on the US for military security for close to a century. I don't say this as an insult. I lived in Europe. I love Europe. The history and culture of my ancestors is endlessly fascinating to me. But in reality, Europe cannot exist as it does, and has, for, again, close to a century without a powerful nation like the US providing the security to do so. US hegemony enables your very lifestyle and the sudden lack of it will cause disruptions I think you'd struggle to imagine.
Here's to hoping we never find out if I'm right.
(06-28-2024, 08:14 PM)jason Wrote: I promised myself that I wouldn't watch it. I pulled it up on YouTube just in time to catch Biden stop mid sentence, trail off and change the subject to COVID and defeating Medicare. Terrible optics with the carnival barker on one side, and a man that should be resting and enjoying his golden years on the other. I can't believe we're here.
Yeah, it was honestly painful to watch. I've never been a Biden fan, even in my heavy Dem years he was a right leaning Dem I didn't have much common ground with (racial jungle, super predator, etc.). But watching any old man being dragged into the deep end of the pool when he can no longer swim hurts my heart.
