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The author presents a long list of laments (some reasonable, some comically oblivious in that way that only older college professors are capable of) but appears to regret the one thing that will actually improve any of them: the falling of the American Empire.

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Why do you think that "the falling of the American Empire" would actually fix any of these issues?

When one power falls another takes it place. You can be objectively critical of the United States, but if you think the Chinese, Russians, or whomever else may be ascendant 20 years from now is going to "improve things", you're being very naive.

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