The good news is we’re seeing Orthodox Marxism happening in real time, the US while still the only true global Empire, is in decline. So is Britain, Canada and the EU in general.
The bad news is that the US has never been one to go quietly into the night, and seems hellbent on causing WW3 in a desperate attempt at restructuring the world order back into being the hegemonic empire.
The US fears Russia, the PRC and Iran to a lesser degree… Russia is more aggressive and positively encroaches on American power but could be baited into overextending itself, Iran knows war with Israel is practically a given but is doing its best to walk a tightrope to avoid this massive war, and the PRC has been incredibly capable at expanding its sphere of influence without dropping bombs.
Runaway global warming will get rid of it much sooner than that.
Hmm, but will it get rid of it, or will the bourgeoisie just make us all go extinct?
Kinda my point… extinct species don’t use capitalism.
I think there’s good chance capitalism will collapse as a result of the current crisis. It’s becoming clear that Chinese system is strictly superior to what the west is peddling, and majority of the world is now looking to China for solutions.
Meanwhile, western economies are fundamentally built on resource and labor extraction from the global majority. As the west becomes increasingly isolated, the economic crisis will continue to deepen as a result.
Personally, I can’t see how western model can last another century.
Same sentiment as others here, capitalism is in self destruct mode, social media brainrot will probably have most people lethargic, so reaction will be late. We really see the end of the world happening sooner than the end of capitalism.
Best case scenario: China continues to develop into a bastion of socialism and technology, inspiring a resurgence of socialist movements in places like India, Russia, Africa and Latin America. EU collapses, US quietly gets reduced to a regional power.
Worst Case: Nuclear/Climate Apocalypse
Other Worst Case: US and friends continue mastering the art of color revolutions and propaganda, turning the entire world into Redditors. With any real threat of potent socialist pushback completely eradicated, capitalist gain free reign to revert to 19th century style working conditions but with additional digital age control and surveillance. Capitalism itself meanwhile continues to evolve into a neo-feudal digital dictatorship run by banks and tech companies. Benefits get cut as populations age, and jobs continue to get automated away while corporations pocket all the gains. Every country essentially becomes South Korea.
Could the EU orient towards china? The USA is not even trying to hide that they are using the EU as pokers chips, there many people with anti nato and anti eu sentiments
I could see individual countries within the EU reorienting, however I think that the EU itself exists too firmly as neoliberal entity and I believe it’s collapse is necessary for Europe to have any real hope. I think it’s possible for the EU to fracture with the US, but I don’t think that will make the EU itself any less neoliberal or have any more merit then it does now. The US would focus it’s colonist efforts on Asia and Latin America while the EU would focus on Eastern Europe and Africa.
gaia is going to force the capitalism out of us
In which way?
Its either that or a regression to barbarism
Not gonna say how but i believe the world will be 99.9% rid of it by 2050. ~ for so many reasons ~
Say how, I am very curious.
Here’s one possible scenario: In response to rising tensions, a U.S. president, imposes 100% tariffs on all goods from China. While the intention is to force a revival of domestic production, the U.S. cannot sustain the high labor costs needed to compete, leading to an economic collapse. China, meanwhile, maintains its production levels, redirecting exports to other nations and further solidifying its economic influence.
Some Americans, desperate for change, travel to China to train as guerrilla fighters. These individuals return to the U.S., sparking a Cuban-style revolution aimed at overthrowing the capitalist system.
how
By 2035, as China’s emissions peak and begin to decline, much of the world is in chaos. Other nations increasingly emulate China’s model, recognizing its stability compared to the contradictions of capitalism. China’s leadership, having studied the fall of the Soviet Union, is resolute in avoiding a similar fate, implementing policies to adapt and strengthen its system.
Capitalism, on the other hand, is buckling under the weight of its inherent contradictions. The pursuit of endless growth on a planet with finite resources, coupled with deepening inequality and environmental collapse, makes its failure inevitable. As China’s approach gains global traction, the cracks in the capitalist framework become impossible to ignore.
Please tell me that isn’t because you think that 99.9% of people will be wiped out in a nuclear war
While a war seems inevitable with the way the U.S. is escalating tensions and fueling a new Cold War, I don’t believe it will be nuclear. The U.S. has long operated as a fascist nation under the guise of democracy, maintaining its global dominance through the exploitation and destabilization of the Global South. However, this dynamic is shifting as China’s expanding influence offers many nations an alternative to U.S. hegemony. Countries like Chile, which recently elected a progressive government, and others across Latin America, Africa, and Asia are moving toward policies rooted in social democracy or cutting ties with the U.S. altogether.
On the other hand, figures like Javier Milei in Argentina serve as stark reminders of how capitalism fails the people it claims to empower. His policies and rhetoric, while appealing to the elites and global capital, have further exposed the inherent inequalities and failures of the capitalist system, sparking broader conversations about its viability. As more nations experiment with alternatives to U.S.-style neoliberalism, the cracks in the system grow more visible, paving the way for a potentially radical global shift.
this is just one way there are so many more!
…AND climate change
