Posted by
Brian Peters on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:47:51 PM
Some 'leading' Russian political analyst has 'predicted' the fall of the United States. Like that's something new to us..duh. One thing that Igor forgot about is the resolution of the American People. Sure we do whine, we have some really bad habits, but if you look at any sort of calamity in the United States, you will see 'Americans' rally around each other like no other Nation. There are indeed 'pockets' of populace that do behave in 'pack' mentality and look out only for themselves while preying upon the misfortune of others. But overall, as a People, true Americans do rally and help each other.
With the absence of a triad of borders, language, and culture, a Nation, no matter how strong, will fail and fall. This has been a repetitively, historically proven fact for thousands of years. I heard Neal Boortz lament several factoids this morning about how such a situation does exist in the United States at the moment concerning this article. How Igor Panarin looks at the divisional (Balkanized) senerios within the United States clearly shows his true understanding of how America is made up. Here's his story:
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashrur.htm
RUSSIAN ANALYST PREDICTS DECLINE AND BREAKUP OF USA
Tue Nov 25 2008 09:04:22 ET
A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts.
Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily IZVESTIA published on Monday: "The dollar is not secured by anything. The country's foreign debt has grown like an avalanche, even though in the early 1980s there was no debt. By 1998, when I first made my prediction, it had exceeded $2 trillion. Now it is more than 11 trillion. This is a pyramid that can only collapse."
The paper said Panarin's dire predictions for the U.S. economy, initially made at an international conference in Australia 10 years ago at a time when the economy appeared strong, have been given more credence by this year's events.
When asked when the U.S. economy would collapse, Panarin said: "It is already collapsing. Due to the financial crisis, three of the largest and oldest five banks on Wall Street have already ceased to exist, and two are barely surviving. Their losses are the biggest in history. Now what we will see is a change in the regulatory system on a global financial scale: America will no longer be the world's financial regulator."
When asked who would replace the U.S. in regulating world markets, he said: "Two countries could assume this role: China, with its vast reserves, and Russia, which could play the role of a regulator in Eurasia."
Asked why he expected the U.S. to break up into separate parts, he said: "A whole range of reasons. Firstly, the financial problems in the U.S. will get worse. Millions of citizens there have lost their savings. Prices and unemployment are on the rise. General Motors and Ford are on the verge of collapse, and this means that whole cities will be left without work. Governors are already insistently demanding money from the federal center. Dissatisfaction is growing, and at the moment it is only being held back by the elections and the hope that Obama can work miracles. But by spring, it will be clear that there are no miracles."
He also cited the "vulnerable political setup", "lack of unified national laws", and "divisions among the elite, which have become clear in these crisis conditions."
He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong.
He even suggested that "we could claim Alaska - it was only granted on lease, after all." Panarin, 60, is a professor at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has authored several books on information warfare.
Developing...
Now, B.E.V. is going to be a little self serving. For a while, just out of fun, I was working on a story mainly for a friend of mine who has recognized 'their' character within the story. But as I did my story, still uncomplete with only the first chapter, it does reflect my views on how things could turn out in our very near future. I"ll just link to it, and if you want, you can read it at your leisure.