Not really. In the scenario of the US no longer being the world empire, I don't see why the US couldn't enlist help from other countries to re-industrialize. It could rebuild industrial capacity and educational capacity in parallel if say, it imported capital from China. You could drastically cut down rebuilding times with a planned economy.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What other countries? England? Germany? France? The industrial center has moved to China. The only country that could help would be China. And China is not going to help the USA build up the industrial capacity of a genocidal settler colony that will use that industrial capital to produce weapons.

No, it's not realistic to assume that anyone is going to come and just help America. When America is no longer the world empire, the process of decolonization will eliminate this particular state and replace it with something unrecognizable. It won't be called America, it won't be Eurocentric, it won't be trying to compete in world markets. It will be dismantled and gone.

[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 21 hours ago

What other countries? England? Germany? France? The industrial center has moved to China.

There are plenty of other countries with decent levels of industrial manufacturing in the global south. India, Brazil, Russia, Vietnam come immediately to mind. But that's besides the point, since by the time that the US collapses, more global south countries will join the ranks of moderately/highly industrialized countries.

It won’t be called America

Well, uh, the thing that comes after America would be helped by the rest of the world. America would be gone, but the land and the people won't be.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

100%, and is the most optimistic path within the realm of possibility.