> But I don't see the US really breaking down in the near term politically because as bad and heated as words have gotten nothing substantial has really changed

> But I don't see the US really breaking down in the near term politically because as bad and heated as words have gotten nothing substantial has really changed. It's mostly business as usual. > If you will also recall back when we didn't really "know" what the pandemic was going to be the whole country was pretty united. There was some toilet paper hoarding but that was about it. Also riots across the country and a whole bunch of "autonomous zones"...