Endorsing Tocqueville's prophecy, America as structured is not viable long term: it will either fall apart in a civil war or a tyrant will emerge and turn it into a monarchy.
This long-term, either/or prophecy has not resolved. Neither a civil war nor a monarchy has emerged as of Oct 2026.
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So, this is a prophecy. The prophecy is this. America, as it is structured and conceived, is not viable in the long term. Either it will fall apart as a result of civil war, or a tyrant will emerge. It will turn into a monarchy.
No acquisition has happened. Trump pushed hard for Greenland in 2025-26, but the crisis ended in a Sept 18-22, 2026 defense agreement that expands US basing while Greenland stays Danish. Canada remains independent.
Already underway when stated: court battles over Trump's executive actions were ongoing in May 2025. Later clashes included the Supreme Court blocking the Illinois National Guard deployment (Dec 2025) and striking down his IEEPA tariffs as beyond his powers (Feb 20, 2026), plus a 2026 Iran war launched without congressional authorization.