I agree with most of this, on its face alone. I think the distinction is whether we’re talking civilizational vs societal collapse. I would expect business as usual in Latin America despite it all, and likely upward mobility and expansion northward. Granted, the vacuum created in the absence of the Empire would be felt worldwide, but there are multiple able and chomping at the bit to fill it.
I agree with most of this, on its face alone. I think the distinction is whether we’re talking civilizational vs societal collapse. I would expect business as usual in Latin America despite it all, and likely upward mobility and expansion northward. Granted, the vacuum created in the absence of the Empire would be felt worldwide, but there are multiple able and chomping at the bit to fill it.