"Sudden collapse of American empire"

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For some reason every time someone says "American Empire" I hear the Star Wars theme music playing "don don don, dondondon dondondon" LOL

Published on Aspen Daily News Online (http://www.aspendailynews.com)
Historian warns of sudden collapse of American

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Implicit in this statement is the absence of discussion involving the magnitude and volume of Americans' consumerism.
As long as "we" continue to purchase products manufactured in China, China cannot afford to allow our fiat financial system
to cave in.

“I’ve just come back from China — a two-week trip there — and the thing I heard most often was, ‘You can’t lecture us about the superiority of your system anymore. We don’t need to learn anything from you about financial institutions and forget about democracy. We see where it has got you.’”

I think the question of timing a collapse is closely tied to Chinese capitalistic motivations more so than Chinese intolerance. Tension and balance are at work as always, moreover, the Chinese financial influences aren't the only horse in the race. American purchasing is a big fat hog.

Ferguson is right- the USgov won't get to choose everything it is accustomed to choosing.