The End of the World? Probably not, but worth reading

Over at American Spectator, there is a good article on why we should not be looking forward to the collapse of America and the chaos that will ensue. I know some of my friends think the revolution will be good for our country- but everyone knows that most revolutions end up poorly, so I'd still rather work my tail off to save this country then let it go down in flames by personally doing nothing or voting third-party.

At Belmont Club, speculation into the future collapse of America stems from discussions on the financial crisis. It's a good entry in this good blog, because it makes the case that our current system is not designed to hold up to a systematic collapse due to the interconnectedness of our society today. I agree- although, I think the one connecting feature of the world is America, so other countries better realize this and step up to save us from ourselves, because if we go down, we're taking the world with us.

Over at Commentary, another angle is explored- that of Russia. This is a good analysis of what Russia is up to- the basic point of it is that we should not analyze Russia using our models of world superpowers, but rather look at how Russia has been increasing its ties to nations that oppose our policies at a regional or local level. This is the real threat to us- not that we'll engage in a Cold War Part 2, but that states like Venezuela, Iran, and Syria will foster terrorism and conflict with Russia's support.

Dirty Harry, in this post, points to another sign that the end may be coming- apparently, using money raised by terrorist Bill Ayers through his organization Annenberg Challenge (which Barack Obama headed up from 1995 to 1999 and helped raise over a $100 million for), the city of Chicago has decided that gays and lesbians should be segregated into their own special school, where they will learn a different version of history and be taught differently than others. I predict that this will only lead to falling grades and opportunities for these students, but after all, that's really what socialists want- a ruling class and rulers.

Before anyone reading this gets too upset though, please look at this site, and it'll calm all your fears.