Huh....
Well, problem 1 is that Western Civilisation is not, exclusively, America. By the same metric, the EU is somewhere around year 60 and stage 4-6.
Problem 2 is, well, that this is utter and total drivel.
The things that normally tip civ's over the edge are:
1: The local environment changing beyond the civilsation's ability to manage.
2: Their island exploding beneath them,
3: Someone elses island exploding beneath them, and washing them away as colateral.
4: Being conquered by another nearby civilisation.
5: Being discovered by the Emperor and his iron ships and men with boomsticks.
Even then, most cvilisations don't so much go away, as feed into others that came after them. Half of Europe is still living with the consequences of the Roman Empire and it's Catholic Church. It still exists in language and customs and traditions, as do the Greeks.
Number 5 is an outlier for Earth. If something like that does happen, there isn't much we can really do to prevent it.... but it's also extremely unlikely. As is number 4, unless someone triggers WW3 over some stupid thing in Eastern Europe or the China Sea. Number 2 and 3 may happen to the US of Yellowstone goes pop, but that's unlikely in our lifetimes. Number 1 is possible, and even then we're in a position to either mitigate or adapt because we're aware it's coming.
Political upheaval is another matter. But even then, I doubt a full-bore revolution is possible. Enough people are happy and happier. Even Greece which has been showing the first odious rumbling of true black-shirted fascism, in the face of 50% unemployment and worse, still hasn't gone over the edge into full blown rebellion.
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Well, problem 1 is that Western Civilisation is not, exclusively, America. By the same metric, the EU is somewhere around year 60 and stage 4-6.
Problem 2 is, well, that this is utter and total drivel.
The things that normally tip civ's over the edge are:
1: The local environment changing beyond the civilsation's ability to manage.
2: Their island exploding beneath them,
3: Someone elses island exploding beneath them, and washing them away as colateral.
4: Being conquered by another nearby civilisation.
5: Being discovered by the Emperor and his iron ships and men with boomsticks.
Even then, most cvilisations don't so much go away, as feed into others that came after them. Half of Europe is still living with the consequences of the Roman Empire and it's Catholic Church. It still exists in language and customs and traditions, as do the Greeks.
Number 5 is an outlier for Earth. If something like that does happen, there isn't much we can really do to prevent it.... but it's also extremely unlikely. As is number 4, unless someone triggers WW3 over some stupid thing in Eastern Europe or the China Sea. Number 2 and 3 may happen to the US of Yellowstone goes pop, but that's unlikely in our lifetimes. Number 1 is possible, and even then we're in a position to either mitigate or adapt because we're aware it's coming.
Political upheaval is another matter. But even then, I doubt a full-bore revolution is possible. Enough people are happy and happier. Even Greece which has been showing the first odious rumbling of true black-shirted fascism, in the face of 50% unemployment and worse, still hasn't gone over the edge into full blown rebellion.
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