A Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. in 2010, I think sooner...

A recent article posted at Wall Street Journal Online states that the U.S will collapse in 2010 according to Russian academic Igor Panarin.

Mr. Panarin posits, in brief, that "mass immigration, economic decline, and moral degradation will trigger a civil war next fall (2009) and the collapse of the dollar." Around the end of June 2010, or early July, he says, "the U.S. will break into six pieces -- with Alaska reverting to Russian control."

Normally, I don't pay much attention to the "predictions" proposed so often about the demise of one country or another.

After all Nostradamus proposed many tragedies and while there are some vague resemblances to his posits there is nothing definite to allow for me to fear the worst.

Of course, recently I happened upon another article on a different site, one that mentioned Asian banks mulling over the possibility of assisting the U.S with it's current financial issues.

I have great respect for Asian cultures but I do wonder what their collection methods will be should they decide to "help" us out.

I also wonder how much the U.S. is still the U.S when other countries will possibly have their hand in the pot.

Possibly Mr. Panarin is correct on at least a few of his posits but maybe it's already happening and that 2010 date is too generous.

Possibly I need to apply for a visa and migrate elsewhere, just not to Russia.

I understand survival, money and business but I will never agree with it's effects on humanity.

Any human being (country) that will cut off another knowing they are in need, additionally, cutting off more than just the one country and even more human beings, aren't very human or humane in my mind.

Of course it seems that humanity doesn't figure into things very much in recent years, even here in the U.S. My own experiences locally, dealing with organizations that are in place to help the people but often don't, have made me question many of my own ideals.

On a personal level, I try to keep a set of morals to live by, some basics just so I can look in the mirror and sleep at night. Of course, even that gets tested a lot lately and the thought of migrating, far away from the U.S. looks very appealing and not just because of some potential collapse.

It's not so much that I think the grass is greener elsewhere. However, I am aware of opportunities elsewhere that would be a definite improvement in the life of my daughters and I.

We have been effected by both civil unrest (domestic violence) in one form or another and economic hardship throughout our lives. I am not sure that Mr. Panarin's posits will make much difference to me or the rest of the people here in the U.S. that already live or have lived a hard life.

I'm sure on some levels I have it better than others, both here in the U.S. and elsewhere but seriously, if lifes already been hard, there is a tendency to not worry about everyone having a hard life with you.

It seems that it becomes fair, the playing field gets evened and the haves start to see through the eyes of the have nots.

It actually sounds pretty cool to me.

Everyone having it the same as everyone else.