Russian analyst predicts 'breakup' of USA; France surrenders

[The Ozzman]

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashrur.htm

RUSSIAN ANALYST PREDICTS DECLINE AND BREAKUP OF USA
Tue Nov 25 2008 09:04:22 ET

A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts.

Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily IZVESTIA published on Monday: "The dollar is not secured by anything. The country's foreign debt has grown like an avalanche, even though in the early 1980s there was no debt. By 1998, when I first made my prediction, it had exceeded $2 trillion. Now it is more than 11 trillion. This is a pyramid that can only collapse."

The paper said Panarin's dire predictions for the U.S. economy, initially made at an international conference in Australia 10 years ago at a time when the economy appeared strong, have been given more credence by this year's events.

When asked when the U.S. economy would collapse, Panarin said: "It is already collapsing. Due to the financial crisis, three of the largest and oldest five banks on Wall Street have already ceased to exist, and two are barely surviving. Their losses are the biggest in history. Now what we will see is a change in the regulatory system on a global financial scale: America will no longer be the world's financial regulator."

When asked who would replace the U.S. in regulating world markets, he said: "Two countries could assume this role: China, with its vast reserves, and Russia, which could play the role of a regulator in Eurasia."

Asked why he expected the U.S. to break up into separate parts, he said: "A whole range of reasons. Firstly, the financial problems in the U.S. will get worse. Millions of citizens there have lost their savings. Prices and unemployment are on the rise. General Motors and Ford are on the verge of collapse, and this means that whole cities will be left without work. Governors are already insistently demanding money from the federal center. Dissatisfaction is growing, and at the moment it is only being held back by the elections and the hope that Obama can work miracles. But by spring, it will be clear that there are no miracles."

He also cited the "vulnerable political setup", "lack of unified national laws", and "divisions among the elite, which have become clear in these crisis conditions."

He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong.

He even suggested that "we could claim Alaska - it was only granted on lease, after all." Panarin, 60, is a professor at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has authored several books on information warfare.

BAH!

Someone move this to Social pls

 

[Zephyrus]

Maine needs more excuses to secede and join Canada.

 

[J.]

Texas, where independence movements are on the rise

That's fine. The economy downturn has not really affected Texas, or more specifically Houston. I guess that's why people keep moving here, though we don't want them.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

This is fucking stupid, Mike. Stop reading Drudge.

 

[The Ozzman]

He leaves out a ton of states there. What about the Midwest?

 

[The Ozzman]

This is fucking stupid, Mike. Stop reading Drudge.

It's where I get all of the latest news without having to visit 20 different sites. I guess I could go back to reading Fark.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

This isn't fucking news, it's ONE professor from a country that has a clear bias (and is evil as fuck) against the US saying that we're going to divide with really no possible way to prove it empirically or otherwise, at all. Just...fuck this guy. Stupid. It's ALREADY been proven that despite how failtastic the economy is here, we're much better off still than pretty much every other country in the world because people are STILL buying shit. We'll get through this like the other times similar things have happened, and no stupid Russian professor with his hand in his pants reading the definition of "secession" is going to tell me otherwise.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'm sure Matt Drudge really cares, Andy. At least it brings some conversation to the table.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

This is not the conversation to be having at this climate in the US. Not at all.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Yeah it's too cold.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah it's too cold.

 

[skeptik]

I'm sure Matt Drudge really cares, Andy. At least it brings some conversation to the table.

So does a new Metallica album.

 

[The Ozzman]

So does a new Metallica album.

Touche

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

He leaves out a ton of states there. What about the Midwest?

Fly over states.

 

[The Ozzman]

Fly over states.

I hate that. I told a guy on another forum I live in Cincinnati and he's all "People live there? I thought that was just flyover territory"

Faggots.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Ha. I've never been to the midwest so I can't say shit. I'm planning to visit Chicago sometime after the holidays, though, so I'll be able to bust on the midwest after that.

 

[The Ozzman]

Ha. I've never been to the midwest so I can't say shit. I'm planning to visit Chicago sometime after the holidays, though, so I'll be able to bust on the midwest after that.

Eh, that's not really a good indication of the Midwestern mentality. Chicago is a large city and you'll get that city attitude there. You need to visit places in Ohio or Indiana to really know what it's like.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

It's like green pastures and no human beings...mirite?

 

[Dak]

I wouldn't go so far as to agree that the US gets broken into various regions (although tbh we couldn't stop Russia from taking Alaska back now without resorting to Nukes), but I do see steep slide behind countries like China, India, Russia, and some of their emerging economic friends.Hell, even our own intelligence community is saying that.
Everyone keeps saying we will pull through this like the last depression. I completely disagree. This time, the generation that needs to make it happen ( "our" generation) is lazy and dumb as a collective whole. I have no confidence in America(ns) anymore except the surety of the "herd mentality". It's only a matter of time.....

 

[Blind Guardian]

I'd be the first one to congratulate India as a new economic superpower, those poor bastards deserve it for all the shit they've endured.