Praetorian America
Nick posts below:
You're having the mother of all economic downturns. A full-fledged crash, perhaps a depression.
Why not cap it off with a civil war or a putsch and have some strong-man come into power and promise the population "Bread and Circuses"...
What do you think is happening right now? A Savior is running for President, and he's saying Americans can have anything they want, and it will all be paid for by people they don't like.
Victor Davis Hanson on "Praetorian America"
