Thats the problem...This so called democracy was just an experiment...And it has run its course...A lot of advancements have been made from it but in the end, greed took over...The only way it could have ever had a chance is if the companies of the world invested in the people of the land(like Gates and Buffet think should happen)...But that was never going to happen...And your statement above tells exactly way...
ah you gotta be more optimistic than that. The USA is beaten up a bit, but we're so involved with so many countries that it'd be bad for everyone if we tanked.
We'll have hard times, but we have 800 bases (more than next 23 nations combined). Nobody will be knocking on our door anytime soon with an eviction notice.