The easiest way to understand what is about to happen to the country is to look into history.

What is civilization?

Civilization is a large group of people that creates unique and substantial cultural, political, artistic, economic, and military prowess. Its primary core of definition is a cohesive nature amongst the citizenry that has a universal and continual nature that can be defined and typically is associated universally amongst outsiders.

What are the signs that it is on the path to decline and death?

1: Decentralized power.
2: Re-regionalization.
3: A distinct class-based separation of civilian life that becomes more intense and separate.
4: A distinct action by higher classes to separate and hoard resources and to “clan up” into groups.
5: A fortifying of gentry classes to defend themselves from the hordes of the poor.
6: Massive increase in military actions (typically to conquer other nation’s resources).
7: Depletion of nation’s monetary reserves.
8: Evermore elaborate and grandiose civil projects to deflect attention from the lower classes.

1: Decentralized power.
This simply is when the centralized government no longer has the ability and even desire to try and enforce overall rule. This however is not typically the only or first move. This is usually found after many decades of decline in power. But usually marked by the obtuse and blatant disregard for centralized law and a disregard for the rule of law in general.

2: Re-regionalization.
Though not found in every collapse of civilized societies, the re-regionalization is usually a result of or is a part of the de-centralization aspect. This is usually the local answer for the breakdown in the rule of law. It usually leads to unusual and regionally specific laws and actions. This causes an aggregation of the larger society and the eventual collapse of it.

3: A distinct class-based separation of civilian life that becomes more intense and separate.
Laws on the books currently including assaults on the Second Amendment, the Affordable Care Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, etc, causes a separation of resources and a form of rationing that gives the lion’s share of the resources and societal luxuries to the gentry classes. This is usually something that is a result of the awareness of the gentry class that the overall health of a nation is in severe decline. This is basically the rich’s Cover Your Ass actions.

4: A distinct action by higher classes to separate and hoard resources and to “clan up” into groups.
Events along these lines have been happening for some time in the US and other nations. This includes creating laws that give special and preferential treatment to certain groups over others. Usually on a class type system the lower classes take the brunt of the negative and slowly the process erodes upward until the upper classes are either fully separated out and hidden from the populace at large, or worse for them, taken by the poorer classes and they are destroyed. Currently, the US is at the point where the upper classes are staging their positions (gaming their place) to protect themselves from this collapse.
The ACA is a prime example of this type of action where healthcare is rationed and controlled to an extent that precludes most lower classes.

5: A fortifying of gentry classes to defend themselves from the hordes of the poor.
Much like the “lower classes” that saw the writing on the wall years ago, many of the upper classes are moving to protect themselves from collapse and even set up industries for profit after such collapse. This includes hoarding of land. Moving to get public resources into private hands of just a few.
(Hello Bundy and Koch Bro. Supporters. This is where the right has useful idiots within their own ranks.)
This is the REAL motivation for the State’s Rights/State and Federal Land push. Trust me folks, the real motivation is pure money.
6: Massive increase in military actions (typically to conquer other nation’s resources).
This is self-explanatory but with an unusual exception. Typically, in the past, resources (usually food and water/land) but now oil and other mineral resources are invaded as in the case of Iraq, and then handed back over to some degree to the country invaded. (I say some degree because there are in fact contractual obligations that the Iranians have toward the US involving oil.) The Shaw was installed by the CIA and the handover of the land rights in Iran was then given to large corporations.
What is happening at this moment however is a call to invade or cause other military actions for “freedom” sake. But read between the lines on this.

7: Depletion of nation’s monetary reserves.
Done and done in the US. We have been working on fiat monetary policies for over 50 years now and its showing. This was one the primary causes for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Not the only reason but a huge player. The US is now engaged in a system of monetary spending and creation on a level never seen before and well beyond the tipping point. The only reason why we have not seen a larger collapse is the constant printing of money. These actions usually to the afore mentioned de-centralization as monies needed to repair infrastructure and feed people are used for everything else.

8: Evermore elaborate and grandiose civil projects to deflect attention from the lower classes.
This is a huge red flag. The intent is diversion from the problems the government is involved with. When this point is reached, usually the nation’s reserves are depleted. The intent is to put focus on projects for two primary reasons.
A: diversion as mentioned.
B: A false hope by leaders to make the leadership look omni-potent and therefore rule is absolute.

Not every point will occur or in the order listed.

There are also ‘red flags” to when the situation is starting to deteriorate.

Some of them happen in most collapses, some only a few.
The list is not all complete, nor in order.

1: Government increasingly turns on the populace.
this is one of the most obvious and well known. It also one of the biggest of all. The government at this point usually is starting to lose control of things within their power. Usually this is a point where interests of the multi-layers of a society collide.

2: Government increases taxation to disproportional levels. This one again is on the obvious list and is also one of the biggies. At this stage the government can no longer support the system they established with the money they have. Multiple times in history one of two things start to occur. Debasing of money, or working within a complete Fiat system. France was one of the best examples of this. During the revolution, the constant printing of money led to some of the most vicious aspects of the revolution and until the money press was actually destroyed, stability in the country was none existent.

3: Use of military force outside borders. This is usually a tactic for one of two purposes. To either deflect attention outside of the home problems, or to put military to work to garnish resources outside of the current control. The latter was typical in times past. The use as a deflection is also waning in contemporary times.

4: Blatant monetary theft by government revenue systems and schemes.
This is more inline with a based currency system, which is why this wont make much of a blip on the US. The reason is because the US is totally on a Fiat system. Thus, money can be printed at will. Because of this, the money in the savings and other sources have no0 real value. The government simply prints more.

5: use of military inside borders.
in those states where the government has a separate police from military, this is a huge red flag. In states where there is no real separation, it is less obvious. But the use of the military to control civilian activity grows. Usually the military is acting under the supposition that the police are overwhelmed, and/or the local resources are too heavily taxed. Usually propaganda is used to keep people thinking that its a good thing.

6: Resources becomes harder to acquire and maintain.
Though the US has not yet reached this level, the warning signs are already there. Food delivery is being reconfigured by private industry for the purpose of cost reductions. Which in turn are the result of government policy. particularly food distribution shows the signs when food is no longer readily available. When farmers who produce are forced by the rule of law to be prohibited from engaging in distribution, usually through regulatory schemes, the availability of food suddenly becomes more direct. usually the Gov. will discourage growing food on one’s own, because this destabilizes the governments perception even more so. Venezuela is a prime example.

At this point, food is used as a weapon of power.

7: Erroneous arrests and “disappeared” persons.

This is a notorious sign of failing governments. Usually tyrannies. Governments that not only turn on the people, but actively engage in opposition sequestering and or political assassinations area key sign that the collapse is immanent. Argentina was an example of where a ruling government made such situation occur frequently and was a powerful tool to keeping power. This sign in a government that previously was benign shows that its power is in severe jeopardy.

8: Rigged Elections:

Usually one of tyrannies, a rigged election is designed to keep powers in power. usually, these come before the loss of power but acts as a fueling agent for it. Eventually, the rigged elections are what brings to power the middle and late extents of the power base.
Benign governments that engage in such elections typically will die faster because the intent is to supersede power to a small select few. This stage usually is proceeded with monetary issues, and infrastructural collapse.

9: infrastructural collapse.
Usually indicated with a loss of maintenance in public works including water delivery, sewage disposal, road maintenance, bridge problems, public buildings, and a turn to letting such deplete while giving preferential treatment to those areas of more affluence.
Taxes by this point are usually going outside of what is affordable for the populace.

The key ingredient that makes a collapse inevitable is a self-absorbed, ignorant, complacent, and entitled populace. One that is hyper focused on contrived differences — race, gender, ethnicity, income distribution, etc. And one easily led to false conclusions based on feelings, wants and needs rather than on reason, logic, and analysis.

Think back to where we were less than two years ago. Think back over what has changed since then. Think back over the actions and desires of those who would undo the recent past.

There is a mid-term election coming shortly. Before you decide how to vote, think back.

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