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villager

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7. Climate change will hasten the "collapse" into separate, smaller polities anyway...

Reply to Harmony Blue (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 02:38 PM

Apr 2014

The large Empire won't be able to sustain.

Some of the smaller states that rise on the North American continent after that will doubtless be dark and frightening places.

But some of them will be probably be much much better than what we have now.

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The United States Republic has to fall to rise again from the ashes like a phoenix [View all] Harmony Blue Apr 2014 OP

Screw that. GOTV. FSogol Apr 2014 #1

When WE vote....WE WIN! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #2

Over? Did you say OVER!!! CJCRANE Apr 2014 #3

Crazy talk Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #4

It's April FUD Day. nt CJCRANE Apr 2014 #6

Like global climate change we can mitigate Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #16

If we collapse, we'll end up a Christo-facist theocracy. JoePhilly Apr 2014 #5

I'm always amazed at how many people refuse sufrommich Apr 2014 #9

Me too ... JoePhilly Apr 2014 #10

Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2014 #18

Climate change will hasten the "collapse" into separate, smaller polities anyway... villager Apr 2014 #7

I agree Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #11

I'm sorry, but not only does that sound oddly Naderesque, but it's self defeating to the nth degree. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #8

It takes a lot of courage to realize that many things are set in motion that we can Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #13

Bam. There it is. Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #12

Actually i think that is what the banksters using disaster capitalism say. One big problem with jwirr Apr 2014 #14

Disaster Capitalists are like vultures Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #15

Fall into what? Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2014 #17

Most likely anarchy and hopefully a new Republic Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #21

All that would happen if the US collapsed NuclearDem Apr 2014 #19

I don't see a monetary system being able to avoid Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #22

k&r because things don't change until people see what they're up against... polichick Apr 2014 #20