America--End Of Empire?

I first thought of this concept in the past few months.  I did some research and found that several bloggers had already began posting. I excuse myself because I've only just begun blogging. My feeling is that this is a concept that has begun filtering through the collective subconscious. I think we can expect that the ignorant (read: chickenhawks, faux patriots, religious nuts) will not only deny this state of affairs, but dismiss the very idea of it ever happening in the future. All the while denying that America is an empire in the first place.

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