If history has taught me anything its that no nation lasts forever. As a country continues to grow, the ideological, cultural, social, and economical differences between the numerous peoples it swallows will make it virtually impossible for a country to progress. Think of the ramifications of all the longest lasting nations of history. Larger nations had rigorous political, religious and social persecution and controlled the economy. Smaller nations survived long periods due to religious or national common ground. America does not share either of these qualities.
It wont happen in our lifetime, but this country will cave just as every other "undefeatable" nation has in the past. To this day, the federal government, in fact, has no authority to stop a state from succeeding from the union. In this way we technically aren't even a country, but a federation.
Will the economy be our downfall? No, because the economy isn't tied to any individual country. A change in the economy is an effect, not a cause. You can actually abuse the economy to retain a country for longer (example being Germany paying off debts after world war 2).
Absolutely.
If history has taught me anything its that no nation lasts forever. As a country continues to grow, the ideological, cultural, social, and economical differences between the numerous peoples it swallows will make it virtually impossible for a country to progress. Think of the ramifications of all the longest lasting nations of history. Larger nations had rigorous political, religious and social persecution and controlled the economy. Smaller nations survived long periods due to religious or national common ground. America does not share either of these qualities.
It wont happen in our lifetime, but this country will cave just as every other "undefeatable" nation has in the past. To this day, the federal government, in fact, has no authority to stop a state from succeeding from the union. In this way we technically aren't even a country, but a federation.
Will the economy be our downfall?
No, because the economy isn't tied to any individual country. A change in the economy is an effect, not a cause. You can actually abuse the economy to retain a country for longer (example being Germany paying off debts after world war 2).