A reader sent me this question and supplied an answer: The United States.
I doubt it.
It’s true that the path our nation is taking is anything but sustainable, but it’s likely that our little bout with fascism will be short-lived. I predict that the common American will eventually realize that the concentration of power in the hands of a criminal sociopath really isn’t serving anyone well, beyond a few billionaires.
At a certain point it will become obvious that the United States needs:
A justice system that holds everyone accountable.
Solid, peaceful relations with allies and other trading partners.
An educational system that enables us to remain competitive on the world stage.
Active participation in averting the collapse of the environment.
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It Took Centuries for the U.S. to Build Its International Friendships, but Just 18 Months for Trump to Destroy Them
At left we see the words of the Premier of British Columbia, expressing his sorrow for the incredible pace at which the United States has destroyed its relationships with its allies.
Of course, this is no big deal to Trump supporters, many of whom couldn’t find British Columbia on a map.
It’s easy to blame Trump for his lies and criminality.
It’s harder to accept the fact that many of the people of the United States are willing believe essentially anything, regardless of how preposterous, that comes out of the president’s mouth.
The Republicans seem to have coalesced around the anti-communism/socialism narrative, setting aside all other messaging re: the economy, affordable groceries and gasoline, jobs, allowing Iran to build a nuclear weapon, etc.
We’ll have to wait and see how this plays out.
In a nation that has, to a large degree, lost its ability to think, it’s possible that voters, especially the most unintelligent among them, can be convinced that the Democrats are leading the United States in the direction of China, North Korea, or the former Soviet Union.
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