Yes, we are on the verge due to a multitude of factors, one of which is Exponentialism.
Our debt is spiraling out of control. Currency is devalued, down to the intrinsic values of the metals in our coins themselves.
Russia (and several other nations) have the ability to set off a 10 kilo ton EMP nuke dozens of kilometers in our atmosphere, which would easily knock out all electrical services east or west of the Mississippi.
No electricity, no running water, darkness, no medical services or other luxuries we are dependent on. All gone.
Americans would cannibalize themselves.
Weak, hungry and greatly diminished, then Russia and her allies put boots on American ground. On a peacekeeping and recovery mission, of course 
See, this is why I think it could very well be real this time. The 'game' the globalist banking corporations have been playing with the west's economies cannot go on forever, and right now at 20 trillion dollars or so in debt, the USA is NOT going to be able to get out. It just cannot be done.
What the world really needs is a vast revolution across the civilized world to rid the countries of the parasites that are the banking elite and their nasty web that have effectively enslaved the majority of the world with debt, pop culture, cell phones and the internet.
If you are interested in learning about these elite at all , I highly recommend you do some research on the Council of Foreign Relations, the Federal Reserve and the Rothschild family.
Also, to TRULY comprehend what is happening and why it is happening, there is an excellent book I recommend about the events that led up to the 2nd world war, and why it was really fought, and what actually happened. Trust me, the rabbit hole is deeper than you could ever imagine. PM me if you are interested in learning more.