Obviously it's impossible to predict it accurately, but we can make some educated guesses about what it will involve. No need to be rigorous, just throw some silly ideas out there.

  • Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I don't think we'll see a revolution in the Soviet or PRC sense. I think it's more likely we'll see the country balkanize around urban/rural lines.

    Many cities, especially northern and northeastern cities that still have some semblance of an industrial base, will effectively become autonomous, while large swaths of rural areas come under the rule of regional warlord groups or maybe police forces or the national guard. It's in cities like New York, LA and Chicago that already have strong left-wing and union presence that we'll see the greatest potential for a socialist takeover of government and a demorcatization of the MoP.

    The cities' industrial capacity might be increased evem further as marginalized people migrate to them to escape the now openly-fascist rural areas. It will give them the leverage to trade finished goods with the rural areas (and international powers) in exchange for food and raw resources.