Comment by JumpCrisscross

> the collapse of the American Empire is no more preventible than the collapse of the British, Spanish, or Roman empires

They each had longer runs than we’ve had.

My pet theory is lead. From 1950 to 1980 we birthed a leaded generation [1]. Today, up to 60% of American voters were born before 1975 [2]. (Voters born between 1950 and 1980 came into the majority in the 1990s and should fall into the minority by 2028, but only barely. So in summary: Iraq War, Financial Crisis, Covid and Trump 47. It won’t be until the 2040s when truly unleaded voters, those born after 2000, command a majority.)

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35254913/#&gid=article-figur...

[2] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/the-changing...