Where do you see the U.S.A in 10 years?

Just wondering your thoughts on this subject.. this should be interesting!

I won't see it for at least 30.

Maybe in the rear view mirror?

:(

I plan to retire to my sailboat in 10 years, so my view of the US will be a receding coastline.

Economically exhausted, militarily irrelevant, pretty much ignored the world around.

But, we'll surely still have a thriving military and the industry to supply them. To protect the American Way of Life - pictured below.

one that unfortunately will probably take the entire human species down with it in its death throes.

The other backward, Taleban-like, impoverished and filled with people who desperately want to get out when they finally have their paradise.

With John Sidney McCain III, Modern Republican humble servant with $520 loafers and 7 homes,
all kinds of economic and ecological crises will further destroy our country.

If Obama wins, we'll have a fairly peaceful relationship with the rest of teh world. Fundamentalist terrorism will still be a very real concern, though I suspect Christianist fundamentalist terrorism will be the ascendent form of terrorism, while Islamic terrorism may be on a downswing. The economy will be better than ever and Hillary Clinton will be halfway through her first term.

On the other hand, if McCain wins, I suspect tehre will no longer be a United States of America but rather a loose confederation of three separate nations with another three individual nations that are wholly seperate.

n/t

bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
38 00 N, 97 00 W.

That's just my best guess.

we all fall down. :(

and I think he can, we will be fine. This assumes, of course, that he wins and that he isn't succeeded by a Bush clone who ruins everything within a couple of years.

Chinese economic and political power will continue to grow, while Russia's will probably shrink as their oil based economy suffers from declining oil supplies, so it will be interesting to see what kind of a bi-polar or multi-polar world develops to go along with our renewed vitality.

and clouded in a nuclear winter. The survivors engaged in a civil war with sticks and stones.

as we sink further into the morass of unrestrained capitalism.

A small, unbelievably wealthy upper class, who are less and less subject to the rule of law and who behave less and less like civilized people.

A huge underclass for whom basic necessities are increasingly out of reach and who, consequently, behave less and less like civilized people.

A purely Potemkin "government," whose leaders endlessly act out melodramas for the ongoing distraction of the masses, more and more like professional wrestling and daytime soap operas. Their sole responsibility is to preserve and promote the status quo, that is, to make the rich richer.

A purely entertainment-oriented, profit-motivated media class which barely even pretends to subsidize a small "news" operation that really offers nothing but propaganda.

Today, but moreso.

Thus, severe economic hardships, crumbling infrastructure, regional and local theocratic style governments, permanent state of war costing trillions with no end in sight, spiraling out of control inflation, corporate control of the internet by limiting access to websites, deflation of assets notably housing and the stock market, with the best and brightest amongst us living and working abroad.

and civil right protesters & advocates as well as outspoken liberal voices, intellectuals & organizers.

People will just want any kind of safety from all the purposefully planned fear mongering, allowed terrorist threats along with making & forcing Russia into boogie man status. The people will allow anything as long as the fascist government promises to keep them safe in their homes, even spied upon daily in their homes will be accepted, which will promote people turning against each other & pointing fingers at anyone who questions...this will keep most people in line, work for what the republican corporations offer and keep your mouths shut or be replaced...forget about corporate benefits, "New deal" will be almost non existent, worker safety forget it! All to help the bloated military budget, to help corporations make more profits and keeping workers in line....Unions will be in far worst shape than now....unions outlawed because we will be told to fight war on terrorism readiness not good for the economy (corporations)...(and to control the workers).

Oil corporations will have even a stronger grip on the country...."Drill, drill, drill"!

Elections will be easily rigged routinely, and one better not question it....the media & Internet will be more controlled and no dissent will be allowed "for our own safety and well being" They have the technology to carry out any task to keep the peasants, dissenters and workers in line.

Life will go on and this will all seem quite normal & expected to everyday people, since they have nothing to hide.

but the wall will serve as our prison and mercenary corporations like Blackwater as the guards.

Same place it is now... unless we decide to move it for some reason. :P

I'm sorry. I could not resist. :evilgrin:

In several more wars, less rights, smoking banned, fast food banned, alcohol almost banned.....