[NoraSpinnor]

The United States empire, which has been expanding its global outreach since the end of World War II, is now in decline. Few politicians will admit it, but the signs are increasingly difficult to ignore. The cracks are showing in our economy, our energy systems, and our endless foreign engagements. As with all empires, the greater the expansion, the harder the fall.

In Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy, author John Michael Greer outlines America’s rise to empire through economic exploitation, particularly of the Global South. This model is nothing new. Before America, it was Great Britain. For one nation to rise above the rest, what Greer calls the “wealth pump” must be fed by many others. In the American case, this meant a relentless pursuit of cheap labor and resource extraction abroad.

But the pump is running dry.

Our nation now teeters on the edge of economic collapse. The deficit continues to balloon past already astronomical numbers. Eventually, the United States may follow in the footsteps of Greece, Argentina, or even the late Soviet Union, unable to pay its debts, forced to default, and plunged into economic chaos. For now, lenders still prop us up because of lingering faith in the dollar. But this faith is fragile, and when it breaks, it will happen fast.

The Signs Are Clear:
1. Institutional Breakdown
Public trust in government, media, education, and the courts is at historic lows. Belief in the system has eroded, and without belief, there can be no unity or cohesion.

2. Financial Time-Bomb
Over $30 trillion in debt. Perpetual money printing. Rising inflation. Rampant consumerism. A parasitic elite consolidating wealth at breakneck speed. The average citizen is squeezed tighter every year.

3. Cultural Fragmentation
Americans now live in entirely different media ecosystems, with conflicting definitions of truth, morality, and justice. This level of division is a known precursor to civil conflict.

4. Technological Disorientation
Artificial intelligence, mass surveillance, censorship, deepfakes, and endless scrolling have left the public disoriented and disconnected from each other, from nature, and from meaning itself.

5. Global Backlash
The unipolar world is fading. BRICS, China, and Russia are rising. A new multipolar era is dawning, and America’s empire is wobbling. The challengers are circling, ready to claim their share of the world stage.

When Will It All Change?
Netism projects that within 5 to 15 years, the United States will undergo a transformation so profound that the nation will be unrecognizable compared to today.

What will that look like?
The following signs are likely:

The fall of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency
Secession or autonomy movements from certain states
Democracy challenged, perhaps replaced in part by authoritarian measures
Widespread unrest, including possible violence and upheaval

Yet, after collapse, comes rebirth.

When the turmoil ends and the dust settles, communities will re-emerge at the local level. People will rebuild around food, water, security, and community. In many cases, democracy will be reborn on the local level. It isn’t democracy that failed. It was empire.

All empires fall.
This is the law of the Net.

The Net is an eternal balancer. When too much energy concentrates in one place, it naturally redistributes that force before the strands of connection tear. A nation that bleeds wealth and life from others will, in time, collapse under the weight of its own imbalance.

What comes next will be shaped by how we respond.

The only viable future is one of collective evolution, local resilience, and communal wisdom.

This is not the end of the story.
It is the end of a chapter and the beginning of something new.
In the aftermath of trauma, peace will be a priority, and spiritual systems that allow for freedom of expression and spiritual expansion will rise.

What knowledge and practices should we carry to the new age?
How do you stay calm in an unstable world?

[LisaPhan]

I always grew up being taught that America is the dream, but even as a kid, I could feel something underneath… a restlessness. I can’t think about politics too much, but I can think locally. I started growing food and learning herbal medicine from my aunties. I think one day old knowledge, like how to live off the land, will be some of the most valuable things we can carry.

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