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Not just oil, pretty sure I heard the other day Canada just found the largest lithium reserve on the planet...
They'll be an uneasy ally for the next 20 to 30 years while we burn through the oil we're stealing from Venezuela. When the cost of mining/ importing lithium becomes more expensive than stealing it from Canada, we'll start bombing them. Hopefully the empire falls before that happens.
If you knew what that meant and the damage (long and short term) it would cause for the entire planet you wouldn't be saying that.
The Balkinazition of America would lead to WW3, except people probably wouldn't live that long to call it that.
Just look at the shit show govenors we have in the states with our ICBM sites.
You think the dude that body slammed a reporter during his campaign is above pointing the nukes in his state at his neighbor and demanding they surrender terrorist?
You think Texas won't try to take over Mexico with what they have of the remaining US military?
You think Russia wouldn't immediately invade Alaska?
You think we'll be able to keep food in stores and Americans will be able to afford enough to live?
America collapsing wouldn't be good for anyone.
If half your cabin burns down during winter 100s of miles from the nearest human, you don't burn the rest down. You patch it up as best you can until you either rebuild it or have a new one to move into. That's what we need to do when it's beyond saving, try to make it last long enough that we have something to pivot to besides "Mad Max 15: this time with more guns!"
Ok. Did I say I want to move to a "mad max 15" kind of world? No. I'm just ready for the American empire to move past it's imperialism phase. It would be nice to live in a nation that consistently cooperates with the rest of the world in our species shared goal of making life better for all of us. It would also be nice to not live as a wage slave in this shitty empire. There are many paths we could take towards that world that don't involve total anarchy or venture capitalist "libertarian" experimentation on the general public.