At what point do you START to believe legitimate panic
For most Americans it won't happen until it's too late to do anything about it.
Until they realize the dollar doesn't buy anything anymore.
Until they realize that the grocery stores no longer carry the foods and supplies they once use to because we no longer import goods from other nations.
America peaked in the 1950s and 60s. When a man working a minimum wage job was able to afford a house and take care of his family.
Republicans destroyed that. One decade at a time.
They convinced people minimum wage was never supposed to be a living wage, then convinced those same people it was the immigrants who were to blame for the fact their lives weren't as good as they used to be. They started giving bigger and bigger tax cuts to the wealthy and started rewarding them with taxpayer dollars in the form of subsidies.
We've become a nation of people who fear and hate each other. Who would rather see the nation fail than cooperate with each other. We've become dysfunctional. We've fallen. Too busy worrying about what transgender people are doing rather than working to create a better society for all, not just the wealthy.
The world now turns to China. China is the biggest net exporter on the planet. They did it all without engaging in a single war.
Happy extinction, American exceptionalism.
Empty malls.
Some are.
Others are changing to become more restaurant based as society changes.
Shopping is being done online.