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Originally Posted by Acajack
In all western countries there is a multi-faceted behind-the-scenes "pillar" of power that will do its darndest to prevent all hell from breaking loose in the way that people are hypothesizing about here and elsewhere. Given how high the stakes are, this is especially true of the United States.
This does not mean ugliness can't happen and that all of this is foolproof, but it does make a significant meltdown pretty unlikely.
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I'd agree. The US is becoming increasingly factionalized, but this is far from some kind of powder-keg situation where major social, political and economic institutions are about to start collapsing like in Soviet bloc countries circa 1989.
I mean, it could conceivably get there if the current trendlines continue, but the Americans aren't at that point yet.