What will the USA be like 5 years from now at this rate?

[oldhandle]

Any predictions? Seems to me like it will be basically uninhabitable, especially if they cannot fix the rot.

[LordFall]

Seems to be a limit to the point where the system can be stress tested without fighting back. I'm so glad the epstein case is resurfacing before AI automation fully takes hold to really highlight the corrupt before it becomes unfixable.

I don't think a civilized country can sweep under the rug massive pedophile sex scandal in its elite of both parties. In 5 years I would guess a lot of people are in jail and political reform is taking place alongside economic reform to account for humans starting to become less and less economically relevant.

I would be quite optimistic. I mean famous last words but how much worse could it get than this? There was a conspiracy theory where Trump was gonna declare martial law across the board in April 2025 and seize control of blue states, the time for that as passed as now with the scandal I don't think it would hold and the military would support him. 

[oldhandle]

What do you mean you're glad it's resurfacing before AI automation fully takes hold?

[enchanted]

Maybe like Hungary or perhaps worse case scenario like Russia. 

That's why it's so important to vote in the midterms this November; it's our democracy's and sanity's last chance.

[Oeaohoo]

[oldhandle]

23 hours ago, enchanted said:

Maybe like Hungary or perhaps worse case scenario like Russia. 

That's why it's so important to vote in the midterms this November; it's our democracy's and sanity's last chance.

Hungary isn't that bad tbh, I went to Budapest and there weren't homeless fentanyl addicts everywhere like in any USA city of that cities size.

[Breathe]

On 2/20/2026 at 11:50 AM, LordFall said:

I mean famous last words but how much worse could it get than this? There was a conspiracy theory where Trump was gonna declare martial law across the board in April 2025 and seize control of blue states, the time for that as passed as now with the scandal I don't think it would hold and the military would support him.

We thought the same about Jan 6th. I'm not quite so optimistic.

One thing for sure, we need to keep fighting.

[oldhandle]

Yeah, everyone thought absolutely no way would Trump get elected again.

I think people overlook how catastrophic the fumble was from Biden fucking up, then last minute running an unpopular black woman who talked about having guns during her last minute campaign, but even with that, it's astounding people still idolize the absolute most garbage human ever and elected him.