Talk:United North American States/@comment-5870856-20141014014702/@comment-5870856-20141014232403

Well, since this is futurology, not an alternate universe where the world was invaded by aliens in the 80s, that means a few restrictions on the possible scenarios we could end up with.

Personally, I see the U.S. becoming a lot more like an oligarchy if current trends continue. Canada might meet a similar fate, I fear. Here's how I see this alliance coming about:

No Resources War, I feel that WWIII is a bit of a stretch, but major civil unrest and chaos would result from climate change and other issues. Ultimately, as seas continue to rise and millions of people are left homeless, Canada, Mexico and the United States decide to work together to meet the crisis, forming an alliance. However, the true power behind UNAS is a coalition of companies and their multibillionaire CEOs.

Of course, pessimistic futures are also kind of been there, done that. Perhaps we could reach a middle ground with Gaea, where not everything sucks, but nor is life utopian? After all, while things are definitely going downhill, the movement to turn around and save the Earth is big and growing, and no futurologist, even a pessimistic dystopia-maker, should ignore that movement. So let's not go with a best-case scenario or a worst-case scenario. Instead, let's go with a middle-case one where not everything went right and not everything went wrong. Do you get where I'm coming from?

Anyway, that's just me spitballing and going off on a tangent. What's your opinion?