The Western world is suffering from many issues in recent years of which some have been brewing for decades and others have recently become bigger.
To name a few issues that seem to contribute to the collapse:
- Further Political polarization;
- Only extremes matter in politics;
- The political"fallout" after the Trump era;
- The increasing resentment towards the EU in many member states;
- Rapidly rising financial inequality;
- Housing problems;
- A big economical crash looming on the horizon (the "big one";
- Cheap labour- and the lack of worker rights in non-Western countries;
- Increasing unemployment numbers, further automation and robotization;
- Lack of common values or goals in our society;
- The decline of the traditional family;
- The absence of traditional norms and morals;
- The increasing "men vs women" views;
- Rise of mental health problems amongst young people (for different reasons);
- Ageing population, eventually too few people have to pay for the elderly (pensions/healthcare);
- Healthcare in general is getting more and more expensive;
- Mass immigration from undeveloped countries;
- A possible military conflict with Russia in Europe;
- A possible military conflict between the US and China;
- Etc. etc.
For me it's not a question of "if", but one of "when" we will see the unavoidable collapse of the Western world.
So when will we see it collapse? What do you think? Or do you think it's not going to happen at all?