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> good endings to this insanity.

and why would that be a good ending? Or are you saying that such an event would collapse the superpower, in which case, it's good (but for everyone else other than that superpower)?

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I assume he means it's less bad than invading Canada and/or Greenland and even nuclear war.

If anything, economic collapse of the USA is more likely to lead to war (which then increases the likelihood of nuclear weapons usage).

Massively screwing up the economy would be unpopular enough that he would lose support, even from other republicans, and we might be able to stop the slide into authoritarianism.

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