My predictions are no better than those of anyone else, in other words absolute crap. But history demonstrates that eventually powers do collapse. The details of how are particular, but the process has already begun. We can feel it around us. I've been thinking a lot lately about that famous quote from Hemingway (I think?): "Slowly, then all at once". We're in the slowly phase, and we're all awaiting the all at once moment. I don't know better than anyone else what will trigger it, but I sense the powder is dry and prepped. Slowly in fact doesn't feel so slow with each advancing day.