General Discussion

It's a loose assemblage of petty kingdoms that can't work together and will eventually fall apart under its own immense weight. Our federal system seems to be irretrievably broken, and the states are the next level down. Even they are mostly incompetent.

What will rush into the void to take over? Well, corporations, of course. I would expect something like: "Microsoftia" or "Googleland" to be plastered all over the maps. And eventually, as the corporations kill each other off, the "corporate states" would fuse into larger entities and maybe even separate countries.

I hope I'm wrong, but this seems to be the direction we are heading. Hold onto your hats, it's going to be a rough ride for lovers of freedom.