There Is no US of America anymore

Paul Craig Roberts explains:

"... Unlike some countries, the US is not an ethic group. It is a collection of diverse peoples united under the Constitution. When the Constitution was destroyed, the US ceased to exist. What exists today are power centers that are unaccountable. Elections mean nothing, as both parties are dependent on the same powerful interest groups for campaign funds. The most powerful interest groups are the military/security complex, which includes the Pentagon, the CIA, and the corporations that service them, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, the oil industry that is destroying the Gulf of Mexico, Wall Street (investment banks and hedge funds), the insurance companies, the pharmaceutical companies, and the agri-companies that produce food of questionable content..."

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Comment: Indeed, and Roberts' argument confirms my reasoning why I am more pessimistic as to the future of the USA than that of Europe. Even despite massive immigration, most of the European states will maintain a deep-rooted national identity that continues despite whatever changes in the formal legal settings and is able to survive the most horrible catastrophies.