After looking at the Roe V Wade specticale, I have noticed certain points that could indicate the trajectory of the american empire. I'm going to share my thoughts and invite you to share your perspective as well.
Yascha Mounk writes that the hyperpolarisation of the USA is at an historical high:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...crat-republican-partisan-polarization/629925/
That means that the foundation of the current US governemnt is unstable. This is important to consider, when watching american political dicourse.
Since Roe V Wade is repealed the question of abortion is no longer mandated on a federal level. The states now are meant to take the responsibility of deciding on abortion. This will lead to political conflicts and decisions on a state level. Apart from it's centerstage appearance, perhaps this is meant to function as nothing more as a smokescreen to keep the attention away from other things. I have the impression that there is more to it, however.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/...e-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief
After abortion the next target is going to be gay marriage amoung other issues. With this we can see a trend towards the breakdown of the federalisation of america over time. With this the constition does loose its power at least to an extend (less centralisation of power).
Roe V Wade could have been repealed a long time ago so why now?
Decentralisation will make america frail and weak, with the breakdown of the concept of consolidated centralisation. The central government stops being the central arbiter of justice, but why are they doing this? What are they going for in the long run? A breakdown of the american empire? The removal of democracy? A reforming of the western world to an offical empire?
What does decentralisation allow for?
Weakend small states in contrast to a centralised power that could easily be overthrown and overtaken in full when in question. Destroying the american empire before this happens might be a motivator (stopping opposition). Small states can be weakend and positioned (incoherent populus amoung other things) so it is not plausible that they can secede.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...crat-republican-partisan-polarization/629925/
Yascha Mounk writes that the hyperpolarisation of the USA is at an historical high:
The authors’ conclusion is startling: No established democracy in recent history has been as deeply polarized as the U.S. “For the United States,” Jennifer McCoy, the lead author of the study and a political-science professor at Georgia State University, told me in an interview, “I am very pessimistic.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...crat-republican-partisan-polarization/629925/
That means that the foundation of the current US governemnt is unstable. This is important to consider, when watching american political dicourse.
Since Roe V Wade is repealed the question of abortion is no longer mandated on a federal level. The states now are meant to take the responsibility of deciding on abortion. This will lead to political conflicts and decisions on a state level. Apart from it's centerstage appearance, perhaps this is meant to function as nothing more as a smokescreen to keep the attention away from other things. I have the impression that there is more to it, however.
“They had lots of different names—they were John Birchers, they were ‘movement conservatives,’ they were the religious right. And we did what every other Republican candidate did: we exploited them. We got them to the polls. We talked about abortion. We promised—and we did nothing. They could grumble, but their choices were limited.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/...e-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief
After abortion the next target is going to be gay marriage amoung other issues. With this we can see a trend towards the breakdown of the federalisation of america over time. With this the constition does loose its power at least to an extend (less centralisation of power).
Roe V Wade could have been repealed a long time ago so why now?
Decentralisation will make america frail and weak, with the breakdown of the concept of consolidated centralisation. The central government stops being the central arbiter of justice, but why are they doing this? What are they going for in the long run? A breakdown of the american empire? The removal of democracy? A reforming of the western world to an offical empire?
What does decentralisation allow for?
Weakend small states in contrast to a centralised power that could easily be overthrown and overtaken in full when in question. Destroying the american empire before this happens might be a motivator (stopping opposition). Small states can be weakend and positioned (incoherent populus amoung other things) so it is not plausible that they can secede.
We urgently need visionary leaders and institutional reforms that can lower the stakes of political competition. Imagining what a depolarization of American politics would look like is not too difficult. The only problem is that America’s political partisans may already hate one another too much to take the steps necessary to avoid catastrophe.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...crat-republican-partisan-polarization/629925/