It's always amazing,if traumatic,to watch the end of an empire.
British Colonialism.
Cold War USSR empire.
Now witness the end of the American empire.
It seems that everyone else on the planet can see it because they are "outside the American bubble".
All empires collapse,that's inevitable.
But it's just unfathomable to all outside the USA,how we can sink our OWN 'imperial'ship,so quickly,in a matter of decades(post WW2),when other empires have lasted much,much longer.
But hey, that's the legacy of our Governments and their denial to move on from the Cold War mindset.
Like most great dinosaurs we just cannot or just blatantly refuse to adapt to progress.
No wonder others see the USA as crazy and totally irrational and qwuite often one big joke.
But for everyone inside the "bubble",they are often unaware of that,until they step out.
Then WHAM,what a shock and an OOOOOPS!
Obama! You want to follow the dinosaurs down the path to extinction,off the cliff?
It's not too late to turn the monster around!
Just move the clocks forward to the PRESENT DAY,blink and refocus!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/15/europe-us-healthcare-economy