Public opinion isn’t likely going to matter all that much in this scenario. Recall, that 70% of the people voted to stay in USSR when a referendum was held. The political decision to dissolve the Soviet Union was made against the wish of the majority of the people. Similarly, I expect that the oligarchs running the US will exploit social tensions to Balkanize the country and create personal fiefdoms for themselves. Texas, California, and Florida are a few likely epicentres for this sort of Balkanization.
Ultimately, the mechanic here is that the decline in material conditions drives anxiety and political polarization which is in turn exploited by the the oligarchs and opportunists like Trump.
Public opinion isn’t likely going to matter all that much in this scenario. Recall, that 70% of the people voted to stay in USSR when a referendum was held. The political decision to dissolve the Soviet Union was made against the wish of the majority of the people. Similarly, I expect that the oligarchs running the US will exploit social tensions to Balkanize the country and create personal fiefdoms for themselves. Texas, California, and Florida are a few likely epicentres for this sort of Balkanization.
Ultimately, the mechanic here is that the decline in material conditions drives anxiety and political polarization which is in turn exploited by the the oligarchs and opportunists like Trump.