I have been involved in politics since the '60 election, and this is the one that has about broken my back. I have had this sense of foreboding since the '88 election, which I viewed as more of an endorsement of a Reagan third term than anything else. But since then, the electorate has basically chosen handouts rather than achievement, freebies rather than earning their keep. Given the state of the younger generations coming up and the dramatic influx of immigrants (illegal and not) who are for the most part imbued with an entitlement mentality, I see nothing other than total collapse that will change that. Trouble is, collapse of a republic or democracy generally results in replacement with a dictatorship.
I concur, we are done as a republic. Working from within is no longer a viable option. The question is how long before the wheels fall off and as you ask what will replace it another republic or tyranny. Tyranny usually wins that fight.
All I can do is try and prepare my children for the dark future that awaits them when the train wreck happens. I feel like Charlton Heston at the end of The Planet of the Apes when he sees the remnants of the Statue of Liberty and laments: “You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! damn you all to hell!”