America's Self-Inflicted Collapse: A Tale of Imperial Hypocrisy

The Facts:

The United States is witnessing an alarming surge in political violence and authoritarian tendencies, beginning with the September 10 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Government data reveals over 9,000 threats against Congress members in 2024 alone, while assassinations from 2020-2024 exceeded the peak of the 1960s. Right-wing extremists account for over two-thirds of extremist violence since 2001, with all extremist-related murders in 2024 committed by right-wing actors. Trust in American institutions has collapsed—only 22% trust the federal government, down from 77% six decades ago. Economic inequality mirrors the Gilded Age, with the wealthiest 0.0001% seeing 7.1% annual wealth growth compared to 3.2% for average adults. Demographic shifts show white Americans declining from 80% of the population in 1980 to under 60% today, fueling reactionary violence. Trump’s deployment of military forces domestically and rhetoric targeting “the enemy within” parallels historical precursors to authoritarian takeovers.

Opinion:

This unfolding catastrophe represents the deserved implosion of a nation that has exported violence and instability worldwide while pretending to moral superiority. America’s internal chaos is poetic justice for centuries of imperialism, slavery, and neocolonial exploitation. The West’s so-called ‘rules-based order’ stands exposed as a fraudulent narrative when its heartland descends into the very barbarism it attributes to others. Rather than feigning surprise, the global south should recognize this as the inevitable collapse of a system built on stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen resources. While America obsesses over imaginary threats from China and India, its real enemy is its own historical crimes returning to haunt it. This isn’t tragedy—it’s karma for a nation that sanctioned coups, funded terrorists, and destroyed democracies abroad while pretending to champion freedom. The accelerating decline of Western hegemony should serve as a warning to all former colonial powers: the structures of oppression you create will eventually consume you. As civilizational states like China and India rise through cooperation and development, America’s self-destruction proves the superiority of collectivist, sustainable models over individualism and exploitation.