What do you think the US will look like in 10 years?
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Fat, fat, fatttt. Fat. It's not going well over here so we're going to be fat, and more ignorant, maybe even more homophobic.
...which would be...370999 said:
I don't see a distopia in the future or, a nuclear wasteland. Of course I also don't see a utopia. I think it's going to be mostly the same only with some new buildings and shops and other places which are either vacant shops or, new housing developments.Skullkid4187 said:
Probably the same as it is now, only our economy is in better shape and books will all be replaced by kindles or whatever those things are called. (I hope this doesn't happen but it probably will anyway.) And hopefully the space program will be re-opened as well.
After the war between the US and the rest of the world, also known as the Great War Of Large Egos, the US was split up between the other participating countries, and its people were launched into outer space by way of slingshot. However, because a quarter of our planet's matter was the fat of Americans, the Earth was destabilized and fell into the sun.
Except for the Netherlands, we shoved our country into a spaceship and flew off.
Except for the Netherlands, we shoved our country into a spaceship and flew off.
I think the over-saturation of fear in public media is creating too huge an outcry. Are we in a recession? Sure, but hell, we got over the depression with Charlie Chaplin and a bunch of plucky immigrants. I don't think the government is in as bad a state as a lot think. I mean, the Tea Partiers have influence, or rather, the Conservatives have influence, but I like to think that just LOOKING at someone like Michelle Bachman or Sarah Palin raises us up a few brain cells.
Also, as far as foreign affairs go... Well, that's certainly tricky. Egypt was a success, and we killed Bin Laden, so... USA, USA? I don't know, Libya is in a stalemate (though no one seems to be focusing on them), the US is in a tricky position, and NATO isn't helping as much as I like to think it is.
Our biggest fears are terrorists, and despite the (possibly) looming concerns of another attack for the killing of Bin Laden, Al Qaeda is currently scattershot at best. Didn't Newsweek do an article about the top eight candidates for the next leader? Two were like, TV producers or bureaucrats, and one was a guy who seemed like he belonged in Scott Pilgrim.
As far as China and North Korea, well, I can't say that I'm not a little fearful about the next leader about NK. China is a benevolent businessman. I can't say that they have a huge hidden agenda, or are planning to invade. The cold war is over, people, Communists aren't the boogeymen anymore.
I think the only thing we have to worry about is Newt Gingrich getting elected. I'll face it, Obama was a decent, maybe good president. If the liberal parties don't put anyone else forward, he has my support. I'm crossing my fingers and praying to Santa Claus that I don't have to go blue collar and work in a factory building missiles for a war.
So to answer your question... ten years? I see a fairly solid government (like a toothpick bridge done right), an economy that is either "there" or close, a conflict somewhere in the world (the way we're heading, probably the Middle East), and a fair amount of prosperity for the iGeneration babies like me. I'm serious! Can we stop and count the number of times that Obama has had to go all Kennedy on a Cuba look-a-like circa nineteen-sixty-two?
Also, as far as foreign affairs go... Well, that's certainly tricky. Egypt was a success, and we killed Bin Laden, so... USA, USA? I don't know, Libya is in a stalemate (though no one seems to be focusing on them), the US is in a tricky position, and NATO isn't helping as much as I like to think it is.
Our biggest fears are terrorists, and despite the (possibly) looming concerns of another attack for the killing of Bin Laden, Al Qaeda is currently scattershot at best. Didn't Newsweek do an article about the top eight candidates for the next leader? Two were like, TV producers or bureaucrats, and one was a guy who seemed like he belonged in Scott Pilgrim.
As far as China and North Korea, well, I can't say that I'm not a little fearful about the next leader about NK. China is a benevolent businessman. I can't say that they have a huge hidden agenda, or are planning to invade. The cold war is over, people, Communists aren't the boogeymen anymore.
I think the only thing we have to worry about is Newt Gingrich getting elected. I'll face it, Obama was a decent, maybe good president. If the liberal parties don't put anyone else forward, he has my support. I'm crossing my fingers and praying to Santa Claus that I don't have to go blue collar and work in a factory building missiles for a war.
So to answer your question... ten years? I see a fairly solid government (like a toothpick bridge done right), an economy that is either "there" or close, a conflict somewhere in the world (the way we're heading, probably the Middle East), and a fair amount of prosperity for the iGeneration babies like me. I'm serious! Can we stop and count the number of times that Obama has had to go all Kennedy on a Cuba look-a-like circa nineteen-sixty-two?
Eerily similar. 10 years is long but not quite long enough for too drastic of changes. Most of the effect of whatever decisions are made this decade will probably be felt a bit further down the road.
Maybe we'll start finding ways to actually fix problems without adding trillions to the national debt, instead of costly temporary solutions. Things will get slightly worse and either people will have the patience of two-year olds and give up, or we'll continue and actually fix something.
Maybe we'll start finding ways to actually fix problems without adding trillions to the national debt, instead of costly temporary solutions. Things will get slightly worse and either people will have the patience of two-year olds and give up, or we'll continue and actually fix something.
Something like this:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ygx8iraaAMc/TiTE6V1sI3I/AAAAAAAAAOI/w05dU7x3hgU/s1600/wasteland.jpg
Har har har
Nah, well... maybe, but if they don't fix their economic issues, stop invading countries for the hell of it whilst pissing off everyone else they will be in a bad position as the Russians and Chinese find themselves as the worlds new super powers.
China in particular, once Diablo 3 goes live and you can trade real money for ingame shizzle. Christ their economy is going to explode.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ygx8iraaAMc/TiTE6V1sI3I/AAAAAAAAAOI/w05dU7x3hgU/s1600/wasteland.jpg
Har har har
Nah, well... maybe, but if they don't fix their economic issues, stop invading countries for the hell of it whilst pissing off everyone else they will be in a bad position as the Russians and Chinese find themselves as the worlds new super powers.
China in particular, once Diablo 3 goes live and you can trade real money for ingame shizzle. Christ their economy is going to explode.
Probably the same, hopefully better if Ron Paul is elected. Probably worse if Obama or someone like him (aka usually does nothing good) gets elected. I'd settle for another one like Clinton, even though he gave tech to China.
Because the only place you can grow food is a city, right?neonsword13-ops said:
Much like it does now I suppose, but a little more run down if my theory that the US is on its way down in the superpower and economic strength ranks.