The Shattered States of America - the improbably probable
Published: 06 November, 2009, 10:28
Edited: 29 November, 2009, 01:19
When, a decade ago, Russian economist Igor Panarin claimed the United States was on the verge of disintegration, almost no one took him seriously. But things have changed since then.
After an elected US official, Texas Governor Rick Perry, hinted at secession in April 2009, people really started to pay attention. He claimed then: “Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that.”
His comments about possibly leaving the Union caused a media firestorm.
Igor Panarin has, for over a decade, been predicting that the United States will fall apart by 2010. He says: “I feel that in November, at the end of November, the US will see a second wave of the economic crisis. And so, by the summer of 2010, this could result in the disintegration of the US into six pieces.”
Panarin also has his own idea of what the country will look like: “I think the Atlantic zone, which is the area of Washington DC and New York City, will join the European Union. The zone of Texas and the surrounding states will be its own Texan republic. The Californian coast will be under Chinese influence. The Northern and Central States will be under Canadian influence. Alaska, in my opinion, will rejoin Russia. The Hawaiian islands will be under the joint protectorate of Japan and China.”
It seems like many people are questioning now for how much longer the States will remain United. In 2005, the video game “Shattered Union” was created. It shows rising separatist sentiment, the possibility of California and Texas seceding, and a second Civil War that sends the nation into chaos. It’s currently being developed into a major Hollywood film.
The Russian economist also says that the current community spirit “demonstrates how the American dream has shattered,” adding, “For the first time in US history, there is a deficit of bullets in gun stores. This says that Americans no longer trust the Federal Government.”
Without trust, it may be pretty difficult to maintain any kind of Union.
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The U.S. won't become shattered, but it certainly seems that way. Our President is on the fence about a lot of things right now and he isn't causing 'change' like he promised. As bad as it sounds, I kind of wish something big would happen to our country to 'wake' us up and get other Americans to realize what exactly is going on!
My country America is going down the toilet. I dont even care, look at what we stand for now days. reality tv, welfare checks, food stamps, being politically correct etc............. I wish something drastic would happen, maybe we could start over. I look at the times when my grandpa was my age and fighting in ww2, this was when we were powerful, inventive, the best country in the world, everyone wanted to be us. now look at us. Everyone wants handouts from the government, including other countries when they are down and we continue to give them. It will be a bloody mess if there is a revolution here considering most of the American population possess fire arms.
It is necessary to understand, that power of America depends on dollar. If to print dollars it is possible to buy oil and other raw materials. If the dollar ceases to exist, that then to print? The trust to the USA will fall all over the world. And what to make with military bases? On what them to contain? And whether really to contain such army without printing of dollars? No. It is possible to amuse itself illusions, that all will be good, that America is strong and has gross national product of 22 % from the world. But who it has told? The same analysts from the USA. It is possible to trust them, but it is possible to look really at things. That this gross national product developed for the account financial bubbles. And the real sector in 10 is less.