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A little off topic... but a takeaway from the aftermath of 9/11 for me was - yes the destruction of the world trade center was a tragic loss of life, and a very traumatic (and dramatic) moment to a lot of people who were there. However I think objectively what really had a much more negative affect was the 20 years of political chaos, war etc that Followed...

I would say that Americas reaction to something like the destruction would turn America into an absolute hell hole of a country, and likely destabilize world politics in a way that I can't even imagine.

Although it would be a dramatic statement, I don't think that it would really do anything other than push America into a level of fascism that most people living there couldn't imagine right now.

I don't think it would result in any sort of state collapse, more just extreme state violence...

There are some very big issues with the way America is structured politically, as in there is no easy way for states to exit from the union even if the union was to be entirely disfunctional,

Furthermore I think that the amount of money put into the United States military would create an incredibly dangerous situation if we were ever faced with state collapse,

For instance what would we do with all those nuclear weapons? Also How much of the American military would be auctioned off?

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moonlune wrote

Agreed. Everyone who believes in mainstream politics would be so thankful for an excuse to increase the state's strength.

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