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Comment by mrcheesebreeze

Its not that, its more the general feeling of an american decline and an obsession on knowing how it will end.

Doomer feelings are growing more prevalent as out population becomes more divided and our monetary situation grows worse.

Many americans feel that our "American Empire" that dominated world politics is losing ground fast and there is a need to cope by being "smart" and swearing you know how it will happen.

Its pure copium, but it feels good to cope and feel an illusion of control.

TL;DR: its a need for control in worsening times, not hatred, that drives the doomer theories of an American collapse.

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