Comments by "buddermonger2000" (@buddermonger2000) on "Is America in Decline?" video.

Honestly it seems like America will probably be what it was always kind of destined to be: a mega Britain (but without continental affairs to affect it). It's 18th century Britain allowed to stretch across a continent and the ability to sustain a population. I think the biggest thing for the coming centuries is if the US will basically just be the naval mirror to China. It's difficult to look to historical precedent because the US is still a relatively new country on the world stage and is really the sole relevant power on a continent which didn't exist in the eyes of the world until a few hundred years ago and thus is still finding its footing in that regard. I really do see the trajectory for it to be much like a China interfering with the world system occasionally and other times just ignoring it because it doesn't have to bother. It also much like China has a very strong tendency toward isolationism because of its value of being left the hell alone and not really having to care. Island diplomacy on a continental scale as you put it in one video and so shares a lot with the similarly isolated China. I really wish I could go ahead and see what happens in a thousand years from the history books.
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@markbarta2369 That's not what's going to happen though. First: there has to be rough technological parity for his statement to ring true. Second: The US will not be fighting a war on American soil against the Chinese as they completely lack the naval capacity to do so. Largest navy in the world. It would be an invasion of China and honestly alone considering how they did against the Japanese it's possible enough that they fail. However over extended periods of time it's difficult to have such a high kill ratio.
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@lif3andthings763 Well that's the point. How many men can be thrown
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