us empire

Another excellent piece by the Grand Archdruid John Michael Greer that everyone here must read. Full post is here http://energybulletin.net/stories/2010-11-25/no-time-lullabies What does everyone think?

Will the collapse of the US empire take decades or will it be "swift, silent, certain". "Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States may be the next empire on the...