[precisionshootist]

“I don’t want to sound like a doomsayer"

Please do, because it's the truth and it's worse than that actually. The problem is not just economic, in fact the economic problems are just a symptom of the real problem.

The real problem is out of control authoritarian government.

I fully support an article five convention, which I believe to be the only peaceful way to regain our liberty. That' being said, I'm starting to think we may have waited too long.

[varyouga]

The real problem is compete lack of morality beyond pleasing the self which began to spiral out of control in the 60s. Multiple generations of people have now been raised that way.

An immoral population incubates an immoral authoritarian government.

I fear the only way to go is compete collapse and reformation.