America and its downfall

[Nik00117]

You need to understand I do not expect America to go down this sunday. But in the next 200 years its very believeable. And no one can predict the future however you can make educationed guesses and cross your fingers. Frankly America could handle the top 5 countris in army. Our national gaurd is huge. Avg state has anywhere from 500,000 to a million natural gaurd troops. Then we have the decidated army which is aobut 5,000,000 or so men. So I can't see us losing to a invader, esp since most americans do own a weopon. If anyone country did invade us they'd be asking for a long fight because of the armed forces, national gaurd, then the poeple. And rome wasn't a dictatorship for its entire history, in fact rome very much so tried to avoid a all powerful leader but forgive me history I believe it was Ceaser who started the Emiror thing? Before that it was ruled by a seante that land owners voted on. Numbers may not be accuture but i'm sure they are damn close.

 

[Mental Liberator]

You guys are such silly billys, if countrys are going to fall, America isn't going to be the first one, it'll probably be the last one.

 

[mammikoura]

You guys are such silly billys, if countrys are going to fall, America isn't going to be the first one, it'll probably be the last one.

I seriously doubt that. Some countries might fall before USA but I really don't think that it's going to be the last one of the current countries standing. It's just not all about military power and allies.

 

[Mental Liberator]

I seriously doubt that. Some countries might fall before USA but I really don't think that it's going to be the last one of the current countries standing. It's just not all about military power and allies.

U.S.A. FOR ANARCHY!
NOT BULLSHIT DEMOCRACY!
I WANT TOTAL LIBERTY!
I WANT PIECE AND ANARCHY!

 

[jac006]

This is prolly going to get closed... let's keep flames and such down and keep it clean and a nice, healthy, educational debate. As for my view... yes. These times are different. We have instant communication, incredibly advanced medial supplies, hospitals, etc. and transportation is being able to go to the moon, although that's not wide-spread. Indeed, in our lifetimes, for the teenagers here and everyone older, we're not going to see the downfall. Unless China and North Korea and some other countires decide to have a nuclear winter, you shouldn't bet on it happening. 5. I believe that a corrupt internal government, weak, and a megalomaniac for a leader, along with rioting people, and high gas prices/taxes/etc will most likely to be the downfall. It depends. Of course, no one can tell the future. I would very much like to believe that the world will stay peaceful, taxes will decrease along with gas prices, and the government will be run by an earnest, righteous man. But, most likely, it won't work out that. My view? Expect the worst. Expect what you think will the worst thing to happen. That way, you'll be prepared. And if it doesn't happen, well you were prepared and at least had a chance of surviving through it, unlike others. I'm taking Advanced Placement Environmental Science at my school, and one of the issues is whether the precautionary Principle a Sound Basis for International Policy? Haha. If you went outta control, and just made progress and progress and advancements and advancements, and you didn't care about the earth, the ecosystem, and everything natural and living in it, and, as you made progress and the like, you looked back on the world, and whoa… The oceans are polluted with fatal chemicals, the sky doesn't have definition anymore, and people can barely go outside because there is so much smog, dust, pollution, etc. Sure, you can cure people with the new medicines and transport faster, etc. but people are dying faster than you can get to them. Turmoil… of course, this is the most morbid of all examples, but still. What do you want: slow progress, but still progress, that is not only beneficial to humans, but also animals, and the earth itself, or, do you want incredible advancements within our society, but have the ionosphere be full of toxic gas molecules, an ocean where you can even go 50 feet without getting radiation and toxic poisoning, etc. Haha. Let's face reality. Don't be optimistic when there's a chance for failure. Of course, the situation always depends. Personally, I'm an optimistic person. Whenever I go up to play a song on the piano for about 600-1000 people, man, in my mind, I'm just saying, “I'm gonna play this soooo right and soooo perfect and I'm gonna impress those people out there beyond their wildest dreams.” I usually say that. Seriously. And, I do play perfectly. But this is different. Being optimistic, *sigh*, usually won't help a bit. Action, my friends, action. If there's a species that's on the edge of extinction, and you go, oh, it's ok, they'll make it out o.k., they'll survive, and they don't… haha. You can't take it back. Sure, on a test that you are optimistic on, yet you fail, well, you can do better on the next test, etc. but for life… I'm sorry, but there's no “re-do” for that. Yeah. I sorta went off topic, but there's relevance. The U.S. is a good country. Seniors have massive health care, and social security, and it's all free. Kids have playgrounds and schools that are good enough for some of them to get into Harvard, Princeton (where I'm going), etc. But it won't last forever. The debt this country has, along with an ever-growing population, and with other malicious factors, well, this country's life will elongate enough, but there will be a point… maybe not, don't get me wrong, but as I said earlier, face the worst. The situation depends, again, but face it because you'll be ready for IF it comes. Thank you, I'm done.

 

[Mental Liberator]

We're not flamming, I have no idea what you're talking about.

UP THE PUNX

 

[mammikoura]

This is prolly going to get closed... let's keep flames and such down and keep it clean and a nice, healthy, educational debate. As for my view... yes. These times are different. We have instant communication, incredibly advanced medial supplies, hospitals, etc. and transportation is being able to go to the moon, although that's not wide-spread. Indeed, in our lifetimes, for the teenagers here and everyone older, we're not going to see the downfall. Unless China and North Korea and some other countires decide to have a nuclear winter, you shouldn't bet on it happening. 5. I believe that a corrupt internal government, weak, and a megalomaniac for a leader, along with rioting people, and high gas prices/taxes/etc will most likely to be the downfall. It depends. Of course, no one can tell the future. I would very much like to believe that the world will stay peaceful, taxes will decrease along with gas prices, and the government will be run by an earnest, righteous man. But, most likely, it won't work out that. My view? Expect the worst. Expect what you think will the worst thing to happen. That way, you'll be prepared. And if it doesn't happen, well you were prepared and at least had a chance of surviving through it, unlike others. I'm taking Advanced Placement Environmental Science at my school, and one of the issues is whether the precautionary Principle a Sound Basis for International Policy? Haha. If you went outta control, and just made progress and progress and advancements and advancements, and you didn't care about the earth, the ecosystem, and everything natural and living in it, and, as you made progress and the like, you looked back on the world, and whoa… The oceans are polluted with fatal chemicals, the sky doesn't have definition anymore, and people can barely go outside because there is so much smog, dust, pollution, etc. Sure, you can cure people with the new medicines and transport faster, etc. but people are dying faster than you can get to them. Turmoil… of course, this is the most morbid of all examples, but still. What do you want: slow progress, but still progress, that is not only beneficial to humans, but also animals, and the earth itself, or, do you want incredible advancements within our society, but have the ionosphere be full of toxic gas molecules, an ocean where you can even go 50 feet without getting radiation and toxic poisoning, etc. Haha. Let's face reality. Don't be optimistic when there's a chance for failure. Of course, the situation always depends. Personally, I'm an optimistic person. Whenever I go up to play a song on the piano for about 600-1000 people, man, in my mind, I'm just saying, “I'm gonna play this soooo right and soooo perfect and I'm gonna impress those people out there beyond their wildest dreams.” I usually say that. Seriously. And, I do play perfectly. But this is different. Being optimistic, *sigh*, usually won't help a bit. Action, my friends, action. If there's a species that's on the edge of extinction, and you go, oh, it's ok, they'll make it out o.k., they'll survive, and they don't… haha. You can't take it back. Sure, on a test that you are optimistic on, yet you fail, well, you can do better on the next test, etc. but for life… I'm sorry, but there's no “re-do” for that. Yeah. I sorta went off topic, but there's relevance. The U.S. is a good country. Seniors have massive health care, and social security, and it's all free. Kids have playgrounds and schools that are good enough for some of them to get into Harvard, Princeton (where I'm going), etc. But it won't last forever. The debt this country has, along with an ever-growing population, and with other malicious factors, well, this country's life will elongate enough, but there will be a point… maybe not, don't get me wrong, but as I said earlier, face the worst. The situation depends, again, but face it because you'll be ready for IF it comes. Thank you, I'm done.

wow, some good points there. But the thing I am really suprised is that I had the patience to read through all of that. U see I'm really lazy.

But back to the topic, as I said I don't think that the downfall of Usa is something that will happen in our life time, and I doubt that it's going to be because of war.

 

[jac006]

WHich is exactly what I said... thank you...

 

[Nik00117]

Mental Liberary ANARCHY? Um you do reliease no goverment, no laws, no protection. With a Anarchy gov. I could go up to you and shot you. I coudl then walk away and i'd never be punished. Human Nature always leans for displine, and leadership. Even young children form groups with a leader. Its hamun nature to need a leader, and rules to work porpely. Anarchy sure the idea of no laws, or police force sounds like a wonderful idea. But when youa bout 5 mins thought into it you reliease you can do w/e you want, but that means others can do w/e they want otno you. So your logical behind your statements? I have failed to see them. I'm no converstive, i'm a liberal person gay rights, and all that stuff. However arachy? Not so much. I youngest you may think poeple are good. Which is true. But greed takes over us all. I don't give a crap who you we all have greed. We all want this and that. ANd if their weren't laws in place we'd let it run lose, And we'd loose all sense of a civilized poeple.

 

[jac006]

rriiiggghhhttt... nicely put.