Do you think that the U.S. is going downhill? What about the world?

Question

Tell me all your opinions and reasonings..I am quite intrigued. See if you can do it in an informative and non-violent manner. It would be much appreciated by myself and others. And try not to single anyone or group out..unless you have to I guess. Maybe even offer ideas for how you would improve things. It's a lot to ask, but feel free to express your opinions.

Answer 1

Yes and yes.  I doubt I have time or space to tell you all my opinions and reasonings.  I'll try to sum up.  1. Environment: I'm one of those nuts who believes that climate change is real and that we may already be too late to avoid a "Road Warrior" future.  The melting polar ice caps seem like a significant indicator to me.  2. Economics: Currently the richest 1/10 of 1% of the U.S. population (300,000 people) control more wealth than the bottom 50% (150,000,000 people).  That's the greatest disparity of wealth than the U.S. has seen since the Great Depression, which is where we're headed.  3. Energy: The oil industry is determined to keep us on oil and they have the power to do it.  If I had the time and power (unfortunately, I don't I have either), I'd reduce global human reproduction rates (I have a humane plan that would accomplish that but is too long to detail here), redistribute the wealth, develop green energy alternatives and do away with all petroleum products, guarantee the basics (food, water, clothing, shelter, education, jobs...etc.) for all among other things.  Too bad the planet will be a lifeless trash heap before these issues could or would be addressed.

Answer 2

yes. It has been quoted history repeats itself.

all the great empires of the world have fallen and or lost super power: Rome , Persia, Greece , Macedonians, British, French etc.  My teacher tells me that america has not fought a real war since the cold war. i mean that was a war that u know 1 button and mass mounts of land and minutes. we had lots of respect from that and now we have no way of proving ourselves when iraq came about we should have just blew the f* out of them.

  i have good solutions to what we can do unless we all have a rebellion and change  to an communist govt and receive all govt funds from smuglling cocaine into other countries.

Answer 3

the united states is going downhill.  we have been fluctuating for years.  it has just been getting worse for the last couple of years.  did you know that we had a surplus of money, which ment that we had no debt at the end of bills reign, i will admit that NAFTA did not help us.  We are drowning in America and we need to trow ourselves a life-preserver.  the rest of the world is moving along fine and even doing better.  if you look at Forbes's 100 richest people there use to be an American in the number one spot but now it is an Mexican business person and there are less Americans in the top ten, most come from all over the world now.

Answer 4

No the U.S. is however on the tip of an ice-berg and knows it not yet.To me you Americans are..."blind naked children"...and  these events worldwide are "birthing pains" so as in the end as in the start these are the end times though few can see it.

Answer 5

Yes & there just about to try to flush the toilet.

Time people woke up!

Answer 6

At least some of us aren't going down without a fight. There are some amongst us who actually believe that is all the World cannot come out of the 3rd World condition then none of the World deserves to be any better off than 3rd World.

They blame us for what ruthless dictators have caused all over the World rather than encouraging the World to learn from our example.

To all in the World who hold class envy against America I would say "Don't hate the Player.....Learn from Him."