[kevslisababy]

I remember reading just a few years ago about some political analyst's in the USSR predicting we would eventually split up into 5 separate countries. I was aghast at the time. Now I wonder how they could know so far ahead.

His prediction was 10 to 20 years old.

[wormhunter]

Great point. Then to top it off, when Putin was sworn in on May 7, 2012 - he said that Russia was NOW a “Democracy”!
That’s Not MY kind of Democracy- or Yours! How dare he! A Two faced jerk-monster! Now THAT makes me boil!
We have the best Western - Out-standing Democracy: a Constitutional Republic. All other countries want it; our valiant military men are fighting - and have laid down their lives for it. We won’t let them down.

Yes, you are right - I also read the same thing about dividing up the world. - We are one tough country! We will turn into a fire-breathing DRAGON if that ever happens! We have power! We have history of standing strong for our country! No one is going to split us up!
So...look out UN - NATO: Don’t even think of coming into our country! We will always stay SOVEREIGN! That’s it! That’s the end of it! Period, Exclaimation Mark!
Have a FANTASTIC-SUPER 4th of July!

[donmeaker]

One wonders if the Soviet Analyst was able to foresee the more proximate breakup of the Soviet Empire into Russia, Byelorussia, Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan? If not, why would someone think his predictions on the US would have any validity.