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Meh. No one thought the USSR was "unsustainable" in the 80's when they were an evil empire. And within the decade they were gone. Nazi Germany didn't look "u
by newacct583 6y ago
Meh. No one thought the USSR was "unsustainable" in the 80's when they were an evil empire. And within the decade they were gone. Nazi Germany didn't look "unsustainable" either, until they lost. All great powers look unbeatable during their ascendance and weak in retrospect.
Could things get worse? Sure. But all I'm saying is that things have already been much, much, much worse. And we came out OK.
- gfodor 6y agoI’m not disagreeing with your first point, but the fact is exactly what you said: it’s unknowable until after the collapse if it was the case. One day we will know if that’s true for the current regime. I do think the odds of it being both sustainable and not all-consuming are low, however.
- T-A 6y ago> Meh. No one thought the USSR was "unsustainable" in the 80's when they were an evil empire. Actually, both the guy who coined that phrase and others did: https://www.nationalreview.com/2011/07/predicting-soviet-collapse-paul-kengor/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2011/07/predicting-soviet-col... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_of_the_collapse_of_the_Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_of_the_collapse_of...