US Domestic Politics and internal affairs

The collapse crept up unnoticed: separatism is truly dangerous for the country, by Victoria, 01.27.2024.

While the United States was dreaming of the “decolonization” of Russia and drawing maps of our country, which had broken up into many parts, the infection of separatism crept up on the “shining city on the hill.” Universities are drawing maps of the “United States of America,” with the country split into as many as 124 parts. And this is far from the limit.

For example, right now in the state of Texas, the National Guard, consisting of local residents, mostly retired military personnel, has taken under protection their piece of the country’s state border. National Guardsmen catch illegal migrants from Mexico on the Rio Grande River and deport them.

However, border guards are not allowed near the US border. The fact is that the feds working for Biden treat illegal immigrants well and allow them to infiltrate the country. And the Texans are tired of this: is it easy - more than two million illegal immigrants pass through their state every year, many of them carrying weapons and drugs, robbing, killing and terrorizing the state’s population.

National Guardsmen seized Shelby Park, a kind of holding camp for migrants, blocked the roads leading there and did not allow the feds to enter. That is, there is a confrontation between the armed forces of the state of Texas and the US Border Service.

The US Supreme Court decided to stop this outrage, but Governor Greg Abbott did not even think about implementing this decision. He himself is inundating the Biden administration with lawsuits over migrants, and at the same time he is recruiting more and more people into the state’s national guard.

Residents of independent Texas have many other complaints against Washington . The cult of transgender and LGBT* people in schools, critical race theory, propaganda of veganism and radical feminism, eco-fanaticism that threatens to ruin the legendary Texas livestock industry and the less legendary, but very successful oil industry. And, of course, taxes. The entire program of the Texas National Movement, the main separatist party in the state, can be summed up in one slogan: “Stop feeding Washington.”

It is not surprising that just a month ago, Texas residents collected 139 thousand signatures in order to hold a referendum on secession from the United States in parallel with the presidential elections in November. The state authorities rejected the signatures, but their confrontation with the feds on the state border is, in fact, classic separatism.
Let us note that they do not need any referendum. Well, it will pass, well, the residents of free Texas will vote for their independence. But the Supreme Court will immediately clarify that the state does not have a constitutional right to do this. Washington will be forced to send an army to Texas. An armed conflict will break out - why does Greg Abbott need this? No, it is beneficial for the regional elite to achieve independence peacefully and in a spontaneous manner along the lines of “we will not carry out your orders, but we will receive your subsidies.”

But maybe it’s only the American “vatniks” who are rebelling against Washington? No, the most hipster state in the country, California , last May refused to pay back an $18.5 billion debt to the federal budget. In fact, California defaulted.

Then there were explanations that the debt would still be paid (in seven or eight years), but not at the expense of the state, but through taxation of local businesses. But the essence of what was happening was that Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom openly sent Democratic President Joe Biden away. It is characteristic that separatist tendencies in California are no less distinct than in Texas.

What can we say about Florida , where Governor Ron Desantis first, in defiance of Washington, canceled anti-coronavirus measures, then, with the support of the Cuban diaspora, stirred up the Maidan in Cuba , then tried to pull off another one in Brazil and, finally, promised not to extradite Trump to Washington if they come for him feds? As we see, the state of Florida demonstrates complete independence in its policies - both foreign and domestic.

In April, the film "Civil War" by British director Alex Garland (he became famous for his novel "The Beach") will be released. It describes events in the near future in the United States. According to the scenario, the states declared war on Washington, and very bizarre alliances were formed. For example, the combined troops of California and Texas are attacking the capital.

Amazing, right? After all, California is considered the home of the most radical Democrats, and Texas is as conservative as a saddle. However, it is clearly noted here that the disintegration of America will not go along the borders of the “red” and “blue” states. Everything will be much more complicated.

The fact is that “separators” are a dime a dozen in the States at all levels. There are Republican enclaves in Democratic California and Democratic enclaves in Republican Texas. By the way, it is precisely among such people, living in a hostile environment, that radical sentiments are strongest.

There are entire regions like Eastern Oregon , which wants to migrate, along with its lands, from under the yoke of the Democrats to Republican Idaho.

There are parents who unite in communities to teach their children in normal private schools without an LGBT* agenda. And there are antifa and BLM gangs who intimidate voters at elections and raid stores in their free time.

There are cities where abortion is prohibited, and there are cities where abortion is openly - including financially - encouraged. There are states in which the second amendment (that is, the right to use firearms) is sacred. There are cities that call themselves sacred refuges for illegal migrants. There are settlements whose center is the church, and there are cities like Portland , where the only religion is the BLM cult. That is, the bonds of federal law and national unity are being destroyed one after another.

And all this blooming diversity is seething, shooting and looking at its neighbors with hatred. As American intellectuals note, “processes of secession—call them soft separatism or easy separatism—are happening right now.” We would suggest to our colleagues the term “creeping separatism” - it sounds better.

“In so many ways, America is already torn apart,” the Americans state . “When it comes to separatism, the question is not “what if,” but “what now.”

Well, as Dmitry Medvedev noted , the world, “crunching popcorn,” will watch the struggle of the Texas People’s Republic for its independence. Perhaps it would be worth supporting our comrades. Send rays of goodness to Greg Abbott, for example. Raise the issue of Texas' right to self-determination at the UN . People are suffering under the yoke of Washington - they urgently need help.

https://ria.ru/20240127/separatizm-1923783053.html

"Off with their heads!". Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

Blinken wrote a book called, "Ally Versus Ally: America, Europe, and the Siberian Pipeline Crisis". This was written about the Soviet Union's gas pipeline into Western Europe. Remember that Reagan didn't want the pipeline to be built and they tried to sabotage it even back then. And this is the person who is the US Secretary of State today.

They fear viable alternatives to their rule, and BRICS is not just looking viable, it looks rather preferable.

In Africa especially those countries dominated and enslaved by France are starting to realise they can do this as a continent and don't need white Europeans to tell them what to do and how to feel and who to hate.... and skim away all the cream and leave you with sour milk.

Put in an anti colonial perspective WWI just made some colonial powers more powerful and richer, like the UK and France, but WWII ruined the UK, but France managed to keep many of its slave countries, but over the years those started to leave too... most of it was dressed up as communism, but Vietnam actually asked the US to save them from French colonial rule to start with but the Americans not only refused but stepped in when the French decided to leave.

Right now we see African states denouncing French colonial rule but there are still so many other states who have to realise they are in the same situation... including Germany and Japan and in fact the entire EU and HATO... Hungary and Turkey have realised and are swimming against the current... how people like Blinken would love to kick them out for their open disobedience...

Moving forward, assuming no collapse, perhaps a realisation of their situation might be good for the UK and US, they both have strong entertainment industries... largely let down by the message they keep sending to the world. I imagine there are plenty of directors and producers and actors that want to make films where the writers don't pander to any group and just want to tell a fun and interesting and intelligent story... but the money wont be there to fund that until the tyranny of the minority group is over. It is hilarious when you take things down to their basics and say that someone bullying someone by intentionally misgendering them should be punished... that makes sense... ignoring that that is actually a normal basic social control. A small boy comes out of his bedroom wearing a dress and his friends laugh at him and call him a girl and he gets upset. But they are his friends and are reinforcing what society thinks... if he went to school he would be bullied, and not just by the kids, so effectively they are controlling his behaviour in public. He will do that at home or when none of the people he knows can see him. He might end up being a cross dresser and put on makeup and start some sort of drag act. The point is that this is not new and not recent and sometimes it wasn't criticism, it was a beating... sometimes from bullies but sometimes from friends and sometimes from fathers or brothers... that is obviously more serious. The problem these days is that calling a boy a girl (which is normally meant as an insult (ironic because girls are a term of insult what does that say about things)) or a thing a boy or a girl when they have said they want to be a they or whatever, can lead to time in prison or losing your job.

The irony is that the person who claims to be the victim is trying to terrorise everyone else... we must view them as they view themselves or else. They are being more brutal and socially violent than the people they claim victimised them... how could that end well.

But that is colonial rule in a nutshell... when you invade a country you pick a minority group... a down trodden socially unacceptable group and you put them in charge. You put them in charge because the majority treated them badly and so you can be sure that they will rule with an iron fist. They couldn't rule on their own (otherwise they would already), but with your soldiers and threat of action from your country the majority is kept in line with threats and violence and secret police.

They will be super paranoid and actively hunt down any opposition groups or rival political parties so you just give them orders and they will get it done because they wont want to be thrown out of power and back to the streets, because boy will they get it if they ever get sent back there.

The real problem for the rich is that such a culture becomes disfunctional, which is why colonised countries don't work very well unless the colonial country wanted that country for moving large portions of their own population to... where the colonialists outnumber the natives then the natives get sidelined and that country can become prosperous to a degree by the mother country but often they grow apart..... like the British commonwealth countries but of course not so much with the French colonies...

The US and west in general cannot thrive with diversity quotas in every aspect of life and it is showing.

There is nothing wrong with having female leaders and non white people in positions of power... but don't expect them to be less greedy than the white men that normally fill that role, it is money that corrupts and it corrupts all.

The problem is where the minorities are there to balance out the white men, but such people are often promoted beyond their capacity... which is not to say that can't happen to white men... I would say Boris Johnson and Donald Trump and Creepy Joe Biden were not leader material... certainly not leading countries... I just saw a sketch by a British comedian who described Boris Johnson as being like a wet fart... funny... but you have to check for damage afterwards because he is an idiot.

Have Narendra phone Nikki. She's definitely got to be more Machiavelian. In a mainly Protestant country, this will backfire.

Zugzwang for the White House, by Kirill Benediktov for RTRUSSIAN. 01.30.2024.

It dawns early in the desert. At five in the morning on Sunday at the American military base “Tower 22” on the border of Jordan and Syria, everyone was asleep except those on duty. When a low-flying drone appeared from behind the dunes gilded by the morning sun, no one was alarmed: the operators were expecting their own UAV to return from a mission. But they were mistaken: the drone, flying over the barbed wire, crashed into a residential module and exploded. As a result, three servicemen were killed and more than 40 were injured of varying degrees of severity. Many had to be evacuated to a medical center in Baghdad, some were sent even further to Germany for treatment. The base itself was, if not destroyed, then seriously drained of blood: before the attack, its personnel numbered about 350 people.

Sunday's attack on Tower 22 was the most serious incident since the deaths of 13 US Marines at Kabul airport in the final days of the US flight from Afghanistan. It also forced the Pentagon to admit something it would rather remain silent about: Since October 7, there have been more than 160 attacks against American soldiers across the Middle East. As a result, more than 120 US Army personnel were wounded - an impressive figure in itself, and given the strict safety protocols developed by army bureaucrats, almost fantastic.

“I don’t think this was intended as an escalation,” one US official told CNN . “It’s the same type of attack they’ve done 163 times already, they just got lucky on the 164th.”

But even if CNN’s interlocutor is right, then on January 28 something happened that the White House had been afraid of since the very beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas: the American military still became its victims. And now the Biden administration is simply forced to react somehow, although a new conflict with unclear prospects in an election year is the last thing Washington needs.

Donald Trump was perhaps the first to react to the Jordanian incident. “Three years ago, Iran was weak, defeated and completely under control. Thanks to my policy of maximum pressure, the Iranian regime could barely scrape together a couple of dollars to finance its proxy terrorists,” the former president wrote on his social network Truth Social. “Then Joe Biden came and gave Iran billions of dollars, which the regime used to cause bloodshed and carnage throughout the Middle East.” Of course, Trump took the opportunity to remind his followers: “This attack would NEVER have happened if I were president, not even a chance. Just as the Iranian-backed Hamas attack on Israel would never have happened, the war in Ukraine would never have happened, and we would now have world peace. Instead, we are on the verge of a third world war."

But if Trump limited himself to criticizing Biden, other Republicans are demanding immediate and brutal revenge from the US President for the murder of American soldiers.

“The only response to these attacks must be a devastating military response against Iranian terrorist forces—both in Iran and the Middle East,” said Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a former U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Anything less will only confirm that Joe Biden is a coward unfit to be commander in chief.”

The main Republican hawk, Lindsey Graham, is no less bloodthirsty (the same one who, during his visit to Kyiv, talked about killing Russians as the best investment of American money). “Hit Iran now,” he urged on social media X. “Hit them hard!” And his colleague Senator John Cornyn of Texas caused some excitement on Capitol Hill by writing on his page “The target is Tehran!” (he was later forced to explain that he did not mean bombing civilians).

However, the bellicose attitude of Republican senators caused ridicule even among conservatives. Well-known radio host Jesse Kelly asked Graham with a mocking question: “Who do you think is going to fight this war for you? We all know you won’t be the one getting your hands dirty.” And the famous journalist Tucker Carlson (whom some are tipping to be Trump's vice president) reacted to Graham and Cornyn's escapades even more expressively: “F*****g lunatics!”

With the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, the US position in the region did not strengthen, but, on the contrary, weakened. The Biden administration's frantic attempts to influence the Netanyahu government time after time end in shameful failures for the White House. In the eyes of Middle Eastern rulers - especially Gulf royals - the American president looks like a helpless old man surrounded by unqualified advisers.

At the same time, Iran, thanks to its thoughtful and cautious policy, has achieved a serious strengthening of its positions and expansion of influence. Having spent years building a Middle Eastern “axis of resistance”, investing billions of dollars in its regional proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Ansar Allah in Yemen, as well as militant groups in Iraq and Syria, Tehran is now benefitting from these investments.

Continuous attacks on US military bases are forcing the White House to develop plans for a complete withdrawal of troops from Syria. And the Iraqi government bluntly demands that American troops leave this country (the first round of negotiations on the withdrawal of the forces of the so-called international coalition to fight ISIS* took place in Baghdad on January 27, just before the attack on Tower 22). The coalition to fight the Houthis in the Red Sea suffers failure after failure: despite all the efforts of the West, Ansar Allah continues to successfully terrorize not only civilian ships transporting cargo to Israel, but also American warships (the mysterious death of two Navy SEALs allegedly off the coast Somalia is very similar to the smokescreen with which the US Navy is trying to hide the successful Houthi attack from the public).

All this taken together creates a zugzwang situation for Biden and his administration - a situation in which each subsequent move leads to a deterioration in the position. On Sunday, Biden said he would definitely respond to the strikes, and on Monday, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby reiterated this promise, but clarified that Washington would not rush. “We are not seeking a new war. We are not seeking escalation. But we will absolutely do everything necessary,” Kirby told reporters. It sounded unconvincing.

According to Politico , which cited two anonymous White House officials, Biden has ordered his advisers to present a range of options for a U.S. response that "would decisively deter new attacks without further inflaming the smoldering region." Easy to say, but difficult to do. CNN analysts suggest that the Biden administration may decide to again strike at pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria, as well as attempt to eliminate their leadership (this last happened on January 5). The option of a cyber attack on Iranian servers is also being considered. Washington's revenge will not necessarily be limited to one country or one day: according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US response "could be multi-layered, gradual and lengthy."

The problem, however, is that Biden doesn't have much time at his disposal. Everyone knows the Spanish saying that revenge is a dish best served cold, but now every day of delay causes significant damage to the US President. A weak president cannot count on re-election, and Biden is almost literally repeating the fate of Jimmy Carter, who lost to Reagan, also with the help of Tehran. At the time Carter unsuccessfully tried to free American hostages in Iran, Biden was already a senator, so the current situation should be very familiar to him. And he, of course, understands that everything that advisers can offer him is only half-measures that will not stop new attacks on American troops in the region. And what Republican hawks are pushing him to do could turn into a much larger disaster, not only for him personally, but also for the United States. And even for the whole world.

https://russian.rt.com/opinion/1265581-benediktov-iran-ssha-voennye-bazy

Pork is best roasted on low fire, say connoiseurs.

There is video of Biden attacking Trump for trying to start a war with Iran several years ago. Now this dementia patient is actually
trying to start a war on Iran. Recall all the bleating about how the US needed "adults" in charge to prevent WWIII during Trump's
presidency. Clearly the US got retarded infants with the Biden regime.

Am I just stating the obvious, but are Creepy Joes claims that the US is entitled to attack Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria justified by an attack by an unknown group against a US observation post they claim was in Jordan but was actually quite a distance outside of Jordans borders, which the US claims was Iranian funded and Iranian armed and Iranian equipped a suitable reason for Russia to attack HATO countries for arming and funding and equipping Ukrainian terrorists hitting civilian targets in Russia?

Larry Johnson makes that exact same point.
https://sonar21.com/may-nation-a-attack-nation-b-if-b-is-supplying-weapons-used-to-attack-nation-a/

Biden slams Trump with expletives, Republican responds, 02.04.2024.

In addition, a Trump campaign spokesman called Biden's profane descriptions "a disgrace".

(Sputnik) - Former US President Donald Trump said that the obscene comments of current President Joe Biden reflected the US leader's personal opinion not only about Trump, but also about "each" of his supporters.

On Friday, Politico newspaper reported, citing Biden aides, that the US president did not hold back by using "heavy language" in private conversations and behind closed doors when talking about Trump. The US president described his possible election rival as a" sick f*uck "who revels in the misfortune of others and as a" fucked asshole, " aides told the newspaper.

"Biden just called me a dirty word! You know he doesn't just think that about me, he thinks that about every one of my proud supporters," Trump said, as quoted by The New York Post. 

A Trump campaign spokesman called Biden's profane descriptions "an embarrassment," saying it was "no surprise" Biden used foul language when talking about the former U.S. leader, the newspaper reported.

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https://www.brasil247.com/mundo/biden-xinga-trump-com-palavroes-e-republicano-responde

The search for Biden's replacement has reached the home stretch, by Petr Akopov for RiaNovosti. 02.13.2024.

Joe Biden is becoming one big problem: After his lawyer last week described the US president as "an old man with a bad memory", talk is growing louder that Biden will be forced to withdraw from the election. Moreover, this is no longer just talk: although there are still ten months before the elections, and a little more than six months before the Democratic Party congress, at which a presidential candidate will be nominated, a decision must be made this spring. Then it will be too late, but now the Democrats still have time to try to promote another candidate.

Biden hasn't been completely written off yet, but that's where it's headed. His ratings are falling, and the odds on Trump's victory are rising. And the point here is not the real state of health of the owner of the White House, but the fact that Americans are increasingly confident in his weakness: 85 percent believe that he is too old for a new presidential term. This is a lot (20 percent less thinks so about Trump) - and it is this factor that becomes decisive in the elections.

At the same time, Biden is actually not as bad as he is portrayed: he has to deal with dire crises both in foreign policy and at home. On the world stage, Ukraine , the Middle East and China are sparking at the same time , and the intensity everywhere is such that even one such crisis would be enough. Biden is undoubtedly the most experienced American politician alive, especially when it comes to international affairs, which he has been involved in for half a century. And on purely American soil, he has enormous experience: 35 years in the Senate, eight years as vice president (and not at all nominal), a presidential term. No one living today has such a track record— Obama, for example , served in the Senate for only three years. But Biden’s vast experience does not help him not only in foreign affairs (here the reason is that the general course of the United States led them to the current problems), but also in general.

During all three years of his presidency, Biden fought on two fronts - externally and internally, that is, he tried to stop the deterioration of the US global position and restrain the revenge-minded Trump. There were no particular successes either: even the building of an anti-Russian coalition did not stop the degradation of the world in the American way, and various pressures on Trump did not turn the ex-president into an outsider. He confidently leads in the ratings not only in the country, but also, most importantly, in key (so-called swing) states, on which the outcome of the elections depends. In these circumstances, Biden had only one thing left to do: bet on a repeat of the 2020 election scenario. Not in the sense of gerrymandering, but in terms of a call to vote against Trump: elect Biden to stop a crazy dictator. The scenario for 2024 is so-so, but the White House didn’t have a better one. However, now a third front has opened against Biden - and defeat on it will put an end to his victory.

This front is the most internal of all possible - we are talking about the health of the president. Biden is clearly losing here, and with each passing week Americans will increasingly believe that he is incapable of fulfilling his responsibilities. This is a disaster - not only for Biden, not only for the Democratic Party, but also for most of the American establishment, which considers Trump’s second term categorically unacceptable. And if the “Washington swamp” comes to the conclusion that Biden has finally “broken,” then he will be replaced. But to whom?

And here the most difficult part begins, because there is simply no backup option. What was considered such in 2020, namely Vice President Kamala Harris , did not work: both the ratings and the managerial, mental level of the Californian turned out to be below par. In a normal situation, this would not be so bad - well, let the frankly weak president have one term, they will select reliable managers for her. But, firstly, Harris has even less chance of defeating Trump than Biden, and secondly, the international situation is so turbulent that putting a frankly empty figure at the head of a superpower is simply dangerous.

That is, the Harris option remains, but for the most extreme, hopeless case. In the meantime, Democrats are trying to find a stronger replacement for Biden - and are faced with a difficult choice.

In fact, there are only two possible candidates. One of them is California Governor Gavin Newsom. He has some national fame, but he represents the same "California Mafia" as Harris. They even worked together: when Newsom was mayor of San Francisco , Harris was elected district attorney there. Newsom's aunt was the wife of Ronald Pelosi - not a namesake, but the older brother of Nancy Pelosi's husband , the former Speaker of the House of Representatives.

It is, of course, possible to nominate Newsom, but given both his personal reputation and the image of California as the most “progressive” (in terms of migrants, LGBT* and other) state, this could alienate many non-radical supporters from the Democrats. And a lot of questions will immediately arise about the Californian’s personal life, and Trump will not miss this opportunity at the debate (which it will be impossible for Newsom to avoid).

Much more serious than Newsom is the option with Obama, but not Barack, but Michelle. Barack himself will speak in New York at the end of next month at a rally in support of Biden - Harris, but this does not mean anything. The ex-president cannot run for a third time, but his wife was very popular. Now polls don’t give her many supporters, but this is because there was no promotion and, most importantly, her desire to run. The option with Michelle was discussed back in 2020, but she was categorically against it. She doesn’t want to enter the fight even now, but everything could change if the medical commission of the “Washington swamp” decides that Biden cannot participate in the elections. Then the whole world will try to persuade Michelle - and it’s not a fact that they won’t persuade her.

Of course, everyone understands that if elected, Barack will be the real president, because Michelle has no not only political, but also managerial experience (unlike Trump, who had extensive experience in managing large businesses). But what won’t you do to save America from the “impending dictatorship of Trump,” and this is becoming the main slogan of the Democrats’ presidential campaign.

There is, however, another option with the nomination of Barack Obama himself - not for president, but for vice-president. Such a castling: if in 2008 the experienced Biden supported the inexperienced Obama, now the popular and experienced Obama will support the tired and unpopular Biden. The option is very risky and unlikely, but in the current situation even this is being discussed.

In a word, the Democrats have no one to replace Biden with, but they can’t not change him either - he’ll lose. So it's a dead end? Yes, and this always happens when influential people break away from reality, believe in their omnipotence and try to stop the objective course of history. In 2020 they succeeded, but now everyone is convinced that in fact they only succeeded in putting everything on pause, and not changing the direction of movement. And now everything will return to its place, including Donald Trump.

https://ria.ru/20240213/biden-1926953507.html

Trump’s first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/15/trump-hush-money-criminal-case-hearing-update-00141621

The US MSM is no longer even trying with their propaganda.

The US is a flushing toilet.

Wow... only saw the first few seconds of that video and that was a psycho bitch... she was trying to kill her.

If I was there and was armed I would have shot her in the head.

And if the roles were reversed and it was a white girl smashing a black girls head into the concrete like that I would have shot the white girl in the head.

Who is not working for the FBI in the US? 
Getting GDR vibes. 

Every one deserves a Trabbi and a pack of Wurst am Samstag

Wealth inequality in the financialized economy of the US.

Top 10% own nearly 75% of the wealth.

Bottom 50% of Americans own just 2% of the wealth.

Feudalism with American characteristics.

https://twitter.com/Kanthan2030/status/1775433896345395707

It will get better in the coming years.
For the rich ones, of course.

There can't be any discussion because you are either for Trump or Biden... no one is for America first... even the ones trying to make it great.

Their news media is owned by the rich people so talk about that and lose your job or find it doesn't screen anywhere at all.

I see a rich French family that owns shops in Russia that has been investigated by European authorities over tax evasion is being investigated in Russia for tax evasion.... the rich complain about paying tax more than anyone else yet so often it turns out they pay little to no tax at all.

A look into America's soon to be future.