America’s empire is bankrupt

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[–]chottohen 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

No American wants to hear this but it is all true. There was one part he left out though. Why did America leave Afghanistan suddenly after the US military had been guarding those prime poppies for twenty years? We never got an explanation. Fentanyl, said to be produced in a large Asian country, has about the same effect on users as heroin but instead of growing all those poppies, it's synthesized in labs and it is cheaper overall. But there's another, very important factor: all the money that used to get laundered and put in banks like SVB and others in New Hampshire and Boston (long story I don't really understand), is now going into Hong Kong Shanghai Bank (HSBC) and other smaller banks in Asia. Only a little of the money stays in the US so things are very different for the US now. You might think of this as another industry America has lost.

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Fuck, we can't even deal drugs without failing. wtf...

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

John Michael Greer is the author of over thirty books. He served twelve years as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America.

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Sobering read. I would even go as far as to question the author's optimism. Simply learning to work with one's hands may not be the answer. After all, if the system collapses, who is going to be able to pay for new houses, new cars, new toys, etc. Better learn skills that are in demand in this new post affluent society. What those are, I have no idea.

[–]hfxB0oyAPirate Party 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Better learn skills that are in demand in this new post affluent society. What those are, I have no idea.

I think a good bet would be learning how to fix things that are broken, be it electronics, cars, woodworking, etc. If the economy goes down hard, then the current throwaway culture is going to shift back to getting every ounce of use out of the things we already own.

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Totally agree.. remodels would be another skill. Painting, sanding. Actual work....