> Culture wars are a sideshow. For US to be on the brink of any real crisis there would need to be a super power alternative. There is none and it does not look

> Culture wars are a sideshow. For US to be on the brink of any real crisis there would need to be a super power alternative. There is none and it does not look like any is going to be in the next 30 years. Not really, not all countries fall due to external problems. Some crumble from within. US has states with economies of diverging interest (e.g. carbon focused countries), diverging economies, and lots of civil unrest.