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Young, Gifted and Brown
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THE NATIONAL CIRCUS
"Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the brightest minds cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannize but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
DONALD TRUMP (2017-2029)
The Trump Presidency was a feverish nightmare, but one that marked the beginning of a new era, a government that ran itself like a business, a slim and efficient White House that represented its people through the chattering howls of social media. After years of being fed true crime and trash TV, the people finally got democracy by applause ushered in by a bloated washed-up game show host. However, these boasts of "war against the deep state" and "draining the swamp" never amounted to anything other than continuing the mass privatization of the security state that had been happening since the 1977 Church Committee.
Following Trump's first ouster from office, the Biden Presidency did little to reverse course on much of his policies, viewing them as useful to restore the image of Great Power Politics, bringing jobs and patriotism back to America. But that return to a mythical post-war America was impossible. The Keynesian consensus had been replaced with the neoliberal consensus following the stagflation crisis of the 1970s, and that consensus had been shattered by the 2007-2008 recession and coronavirus pandemic.
Now America would have to turn inward, it would be a tough process and the man in charge of selling hardship to the American people would need to be a tremendous salesman. And so with the consent of the American financial and industrial elite, Donald J. Trump was re-elected in 2024, becoming the second President reelected for non-consecutive terms while facing criminal charges for sexual battery.
Coming into office again, many thought he would be the modern Nixon, weighed down by numerous scandals and his honeymoon period already worn itself out during his first term. However, he turned out to be Reagan. The Recession of 2025-2026 saw prices, unemployment, and homelessness skyrocket across the nation, as a result of Trump's inconsistent tariff policy and broad cuts on social services undermining market confidence.
As the recession hit, it was far cheaper for many CEOs use an AI model coded by underpaid Romanian teenagers to write e-mails rather than paying an entire staff room, leading to job cuts. Despite these struggles, wages eventually rose to match prices, while jobs for those among the educated "professional managerial class" were lost in the process. The summer of 2026 saw an incredible stock market recovery and nationwide riots known as the Summer of Blood after the nationalist paramilitary "Brothers Battalion" burned a migrant shelter in Tuscon, Arizona, killing two workers and three children.
In light of this, other far-right groups among the nation were emboldened to attack migrant and minority communities, many of whom fought back. As the nation entered a state of fear, horror and confusion, Trump suddenly announced to the nation that he had foiled a plot from White House advisor and tech billionaire, Elon Musk, to overthrow him and replace him with his Vice President, James D. Vance.
Trump blamed the economic and political dysfunction that had occurred in the past two years on Musk, which boosted his popularity as the fallout of the "Operation X" became a media circus. As the riots began to harm his polling numbers, Trump then ordered local law enforcement to "restore order to the nation", which they did by beating homeless people and protestors. Indeed, Trump was the Peacetime President and he had brought peace to a time of chaos, albeit one of his own making.
The Musk trial would become a modern sensation as many embarrassing aspects of Musk's personal life were reported to the public. Trump pinned the worst aspects of his administration on his underlings, as Vance resigned in disgraced, being replaced with HUD Secretary and former Washington Redskins cornerback Scott Turner. Following Musk's arrest for treason, most of his business assets were seized by Trump's longtime allies and the new sovereign investment "Future Fund", as the empire turned to piracy and plunder to stave off its self-cannibalization.
For the next four years, Trump would mainly be focused on securing foreign policy goals, facing a hostile legislature which blocked many of his attempted tax cuts. Many political commentators were shocked by his sudden shift towards detente with the Islamic Republic of Iran as "Turban Trump" became a popular meme following his state visit to Tehran. Trump also wasted no time taking credit for ending the Russo-Ukrainian War, which saw the the creation of a hasty stalemate, an inevitable conclusion ever since America consented to the Russian annexation of Ukraine in 2014.
But of course, Trump's infamous quarrels with the EU, China, and Canadian government cannot be forgotten. After all, that rosy-eyed past of Bush-era American hegemony was ending as American tech giants had come into competition with European tech giants. This "Atlanticist" status quo also made America liable to the economic dysfunction of their allies, as seen with the 2014 Eurozone Crisis. It was inevitable that economic and diplomatic warfare would follow suit, as the United States hiked tariffs on EU countries, withdrew from NATO, and left the United Nations for five weeks, before eventually rejoining. While it was a shock to much of the world, the ultimate message was clear: if the world did not stand with America, then America would stand alone.
Yes, he would be loathed as the economy entered a recession that saw many educated Americans left out of a job, in favor of a new economy led by startups and digital scam artists. But while their jobs didn't come back, the stock market certainly did, and today a good number of Americans (mostly the very young and very old) look back on him quite fondly, having the benefit of not experiencing their midlife crises during his tenure.
In 2031, the elderly senile former President Trump would be granted a Nobel Peace Prize and settled into the role of the elder statesman, his legacy being enshrined as the man who paved the road for a new world order while being dogged with over two dozen allegations of sexual assault.
MARK CUBAN (2029-2033)
Following the failures of the Biden administration and the subsequent leaderless status of the Democrats, the dishonorable opposition had a canoe without a paddle. Facing declining approval ratings, the Democrats entered a phase of soul-searching which continued throughout the entire second Trump administration. With the party divided between various factions fighting to the bitter end, the 2028 DNC ended up deadlocked, leading to a hunt for a suitable "compromise candidate" who could beat Vice President Scott Turner and by extension, beat President Trump.
In that time, a movement took root to nominate billionaire, inventor, sex criminal, insider trader, former owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and beloved game show host, Mark Cuban. It was said Cuban's personal enmity for Trump began when Trump accused Cuban of stealing "The Apprentice" for his own game show "The Benefactor". This apparently caused Trump to convince WWE CEO Vince McMahon to withdraw his program from television networks owned by Cuban, contributing to their failure.
Despite their lifelong feud, Cuban was reluctant to abandon his business for politics, until approached by former President Barack Obama. It was said that during this meeting, Obama convinced him to run in exchange for buying the Dallas Mavericks from their new owners (who Cuban scolded for "selling our best player for a fucking bag of shit").
For the most part, the DNC's choice proved popular with Americans more than willing to cast a ballot for "Shark Tank Guy" in hopes that a tech billionaire would provide this aging country with new solutions. While Vice President Turner had a solid resume, being credited for rebuilding much of LA in preparation for the 2028 Olympics, Americans wanted a real personality to lead them and bring this country to greatness. And so, on November 8th 2028, Mark Cuban was elected as the 48th President of the United States and its first Jewish head of state.
Yes, he was popular, yes, he was funny, yes, he had that mad-as-hell-and-not-gonna-take-it attitude that Americans loved. But for the most part, it was more of the same: the tanned loud-mouthed billionaire a little rough around the edges who decided to enter politics now that his face began to sag.
Cuban carried out Trump's promise to restore America's status as the most innovative country with the construction of five new "Freedom Cities" of Goldwater, Eglin, Twentynine Palms, Fort Meade, and Geronimo (formerly Fort Sill). Indeed, most of these new hubs of "tax-free enterprise and innovation" were built on top of former military bases, akin to how all 21st century big tech companies were built on top of the military-industrial complex.
And of course, Cuban was a firm populist through and through, overseeing a failed attempt at abolishing the electoral college, but a successful effort to hike taxes on billionaires and establish a universal healthcare system known as "Americare". As wealth transferred from the boomer generation to younger generations, Americans went to work building electric cars, high-speed rail, and other technological wonders. The establishment of Fort Armstrong became another source of pride as America established its first and only military base on the moon.
Foreign tensions were another concern with the collapse of NATO following Britain's withdraw from the organization and the Polish invasion of Ukraine. The eruption of the Second Syrian War raised many alarms as the Turko-Israeli occupation fought against President al-Sharaa's "Green Resistance Army". In light of this growing uncertainty in world affairs, Cuban would ignore Israel's growing demands for aid, focusing on what Americans really cared about: the situation at home.
Puerto Rico was officially integrated as America's 51st state, with talks of Dominican statehood being floated, before the idea fell apart following the Dominican invasion of Haiti. The trade war between Canada and the U.S. was peacefully resolved as the offices of Governor General of Canada and President of the United States were awkwardly merged into one, combining the two nations in a free-trade economic zone. Official political integration with the Great White North would not occur for years to come, but it was seen as a step in the right direction.
The Haitian refugee crisis became another point of concern as the old hyper nationalist paranoias of "immigrants bringing crime", "immigrants stealing jobs", and "immigrant genetics polluting our blood and soil" repeated themselves. The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that the children of illegal aliens were not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" under the 14th Amendment, stripping birthright citizenship away from much of the population.
In the following months, a series of violent hate crimes occurred at the the hands of federal authorities, local law enforcement, and "hero vigilantes". Camps were torn down across the southern border, vigilantes threw dynamite at refugee boats, and conservative estimates put the number of extrajudicial killings at around four dozen. As his own citizens engaged in acts of inhuman violence, President Cuban simply decided to do nothing and waited for the bloodshed to die down.
In the end, the man who promised to fix everything failed uphold basic human rights, his popularity suffering as inflation outpaced wages and the value of the U.S. dollar continued to wither away. Soon, the stresses of the Oval Office grew too much to bear and Cuban suffered from a heart attack which nearly rendered him comatose. Despite this unfortunate episode and his growing perception as a weak man being puppeted around by powerful forces, Cuban refused to drop out of the race. He needed to secure re-election at all costs, refusing to be humiliated like Biden was eight years ago. This would prove to be a fatal error.
On November 8th, 2032, Cuban lost to America's first woman president.
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STEPHANIE MCMAHON (2033-2037)
For four generations, the McMahon family had an iron claw on wrestling and wrestling promotion in New England, beginning with Jess McMahon, an Irish Catholic immigrant and mob bookie who had a talent for riling up crowds. For many, organized crime was a necessary step in achieving the American dream, which continued to the third generation, when Vince McMahon rebranded the family business to World Wrestling Entertainment.
With its larger than life personalities fueled by American machismo and steroid rage, Wrestlemania events proved to be a national sensation. But despite their flashy new branding, the crimes would continue, with Vince, his wife Linda, and their daughter Stephanie, establishing their own network of enforcers to cover up a series of sex crimes committed by the patriarch.
While despicable people, the McMahon family were incredible entertainers, with Linda McMahon attacking "cultural Marxist brainwashing" in the American public school system as Trump's Secretary of Education. This would culminate in Stephanie McMahon running for Congress in Massachesett's 9th district and winning in an upset election, giving a female face to the mindless machismo that Americans loved.
Of course, this domination of "Wrestlemania politics" was an inevitable process. Ever since Vince's Presidential pardon by Donald J. Trump, the message was clear: the McMahons and the Trumps would be bound together in leading the Republican Party (with Trump's two sons lacking the charisma for politics). This would culminate in the nomination of Stephanie as the Republican Presidential candidate, winning an upset victory over the dying corpse of Mark Cuban after the state of Louisiana refused to certify its electoral votes, citing cases of fraud.
Despite a series of widespread protests, many Democrats refused to support Cuban, angered at his inaction as right-wing paramilitaries attacked Haitian migrant encampments. What they wanted was a President who could proudly and openly support these attacks. And so, on January 20th, 2032, Stephanie McMahon was inaugurated as America's first female President.
Whether not Cuban would've committed similar atrocities had he been elected for a second term is uncertain, but McMahon would nonetheless be the face of what happened in the "Iron Claw". As living standards declined and unemployment rose, crime rates spiked across the nation, leading McMahon to implement her "Iron Claw Policy" against "cartels, gang leaders, and drug lords".
National guard units were mobilized and a shoot-to-kill policy was implemented in shantytowns in major urban areas. Vigilante units, popularly known as "Punishers" after the popular Marvel Comics character patrolled the streets, gunning down dozens of homeless without remorse. Even in the Canadian territories, Punishers eagerly embraced violence, with the "Mississauga Massacre" becoming a rallying cry against the brutality of McMahon.
The homeless population, which had been rapidly growing since the Trump administration, were pressured into accepting "relocation incentives", essentially deporting them to prison colonies in Central America, Polynesia, and Antarctica. Vagrancy laws had essentially America's most vulnerable population into slave gangs, forcibly exported to penal colonies to toil in harsh conditions.
While the streets were now cleaner and the homeless camps that defined the Trump and Cuban administrations were now gone, most Americans were not safer than when before the Iron Claw policies were implemented. Many of these Punishers simply took control of the territory and operations of these old drug gangs with local police support. America rapidly found itself divided between feuding vigilante and deputy gangs as international observers raised concerns of America collapsing into a state of "New Warlordism".
For millions, McMahon was a nightmare. But for many more, she was a dream come true, a leader who finally lived up to her promises to clean up the streets and restore law and order, even if it came at the cost of millions of lives. In light of their successes, many of these Punishers would turn their guns outwards, committing violence abroad in the name of stopping foreign crime from reaching American shores.
After the joint U.S.-Mexican Invasion of Belize, London granted Washington control over its remaining crown realms across the pond, as the new technocratic regime ruling Britain began turning inwards. As the world condemned America's growing bloodlust, the nation officially left the United Nations, marking the collapse of the old liberal national order. The former United Nations Headquarters in NYC would later be sold off by the city and renamed to the "Barstool Towers" after its purchase by Dave Portnoy in 2042.
For four frightening years, it seemed as if McMahon was invincible. America, once the shining city upon the hill, had come under the tyrannical control of a steroid-rage fueled woman known for violent behavior against her own staff. Those who took a more cynical view of things noted that the Empire was only undergoing a rebranding, turning the violence it had inflicted on the Middle East towards its own people.
Despite her seemingly invincible image, President McMahon and First Gentleman Levesque's various sex scandals negatively impacted their image at home. Meanwhile, a series of foreign policy blunders ushered in the collapse of Israeli Apartheid and the establishment of the "Jerusalem Republic" under Nizar Tajeddine, removing America's last ally in the Middle East. At the same time, the "Great Freeze" over the European continent became a major issue due to the ecological collapse of the North Atlantic Current. The Gas Crisis of 2033-2035 would culminate in the formation of the "Brussels-Moscow Axis", along with the decline of New York and London as financial capitals.
Following the Black Christmas stock market crash, McMahon was forced to enact a series of income tax hikes, which enraged her base, viewing "Tax-mania" as a betrayal of free market principles. After an unsuccessful but widely-supported primary challenge from the right-wing of the Republican Party, Stephanie McMahon would lose re-election to America's first LGBTQ+ and first Asian-American President.
Her post-presidency career would see McMahon retire to her mansion in Puerto Rico, where she continued her advocacy for nonprofit hospitals and faith-based charity groups, largely avoiding the public eye. Simply put, America needed someone who could navigate the new multipolar order that had been created by Trump and McMahon was not the person who could do it. But her successor would certainly be a surprise among many.
KAL PENN (2037-2041)
Kalpen Suresh Modi was born in Montclair, New Jersey to a upper middle class Hindu Gujrati family. While attending UCLA, he began a career in acting, but faced barriers in the industry due to his race, being pressured to use the Caucasian-sounding stage name "Kal Penn". Penn's breakout role would be as Kumar in the stoner comedy "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle". Following this, he would star in a number of television series, before he left acting to work for Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign.
After Obama's victory, he would be appointed as Director for White House Public Engagement, serving as a liaison between the Oval Office and Hollywood. But when Trump was elected on a campaign of xenophobia and white nationalism, Penn became disillusioned with politics and resigned, later coming out as gay and marrying his longtime boyfriend. However, the growing backlash against the second Trump presidency during the "Little Recession" of 2025 led him to return to politics, running for Mayor of Jersey City and winning.
Later, he would be appointed as Ambassador to Canada for the Cuban Administration, playing a vital role in the Niagara Accords, which saw the establishment of the North American Economic Union. The success of this would lead Cuban to appoint him as his penultimate Secretary of State, with Penn holding the position for five months before his resignation.
In the following years, Penn became known as a harsh critic of McMahon and also Cuban, criticizing his former boss' "inaction" in addressing the rise of militant far-right nationalism. His constant appearances on social media platforms, vodcasts, and digital town halls allowed him to build an image as a man against the system, standing firm against the madness that had gripped the nation. Others criticized him for being more of a celebrity podcaster than a real politician.
Despite this, the Democrats were largely aimless as a big tent party that had no unifying theme except 2010s-era nostalgia. This would allow Penn to sweep the primaries come 2036, as the first card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America to be nominated as President. Paradoxically, his victory over McMahon would be thanks to libertarians and neofascists who grew upset at her tax policies and decided to stay at home. In their minds, McMahon had already done her job in cleaning up the streets, and there was little need to keep a scandal-ridden woman in office.
While Penn pushed for a return to normalcy, he was prevented from disarming many Punisher groups, who had the support of local police departments and state governments. His pledge to appoint moderate liberals to the Supreme Court led to protests, when many of them turned out to be card-carrying Republicans who joined the Never-Trumper movement. Attempts to bolster Americare, public housing, and the education system were stonewalled and eventually abandoned.
In response to this growing public outcry, Penn began to pursue increasingly strange populist goals. The offices of Secretary of State and Speaker of the House were merged into the position of "Speaker of America", viewed as his attempt to transition America to a parliamentary republic. Social media personalities were appointed to his cabinet, giving a quick botox injection into the face of a dying empire. The twenty-year long campaign to abolish the electoral college was finally successful. Term limits were placed on members of Congress and the Senate began to take on a largely ceremonial role.
While these initiatives were popular, they did little to improve the lives of everyday Americans who now found themselves being represented by a rotating door of celebrity influencers while their former representatives went to work in lobbying. Critics of the Penn administration referred to his leadership style as "Pothead Politics" (in reference to his first starring film role), distracting Americans with surface-level reforms, while material conditions remained terrible.
Economic disparities between rural and urbanized America, especially in healthcare, became increasingly stark. The states of Jefferson, Niagara, and Montezuma (also known as West Texas) were established, largely as an excuse to cut state funds to rural services. However, there was good news as well: Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Columbus, and Atlantica were officially incorporated as states, as the "Magnificent Seven" former Canadian provinces were now one-hundred percent American. Many were ecstatic to see ten new stars added to their admittedly overcrowded flag, but this excitement quickly wore off in favor of cynicism.
Despite these major reforms, it was clear that Penn was a deeply unpopular President in this strange social media-addicted country. Household debt spiked nationwide, due to most Americans living far beyond their means. Vigilante gangs continued to patrol the streets, burning homeless encampments to the ground. Conspiracy theories emerged about Penn and the First Gentleman engaging in orgies, human trafficking, and Pagan blood rituals. The State of Jefferson seceded from the United States for one week before being placed under economic sanction and rejoining the Union.
Abroad, the situation was hardly better. The Bank of England and the Bank of Japan cancelled all foreign debts, crippling the global financial system. China engaged in bold military maneuvers over the Pacific in celebration of the ten-year anniversary of Taiwanese reunification. Mexico, now a staunch U.S. ally, sent support to Narco-Pentecostalist terror groups in Brazil and the expansionist Second Incan Empire. No less than seven assassination attempts were made against Penn during his Presidency, two of which were committed by radical Rastafarian cults in protest of Jamaica's status as an American territory.
The first American Presidential election under the two-round popular vote system would see Penn forced out of office, becoming yet another one-term President. In the following years, Penn would continue his left-wing political advocacy but would be arrested by the Rodgers Administration under national security laws during the Third World War and incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay, dying from hantavirus shortly after his release.
Many Americans today are sympathetic of Penn, a man who tried to fight the rising tide of political violence and state terror, but could only implement half-hearted solutions before the country fell off a cliff.
AARON RODGERS (2041-2044)
To describe the 51st President of the United States as "strange" would be an understatement.
Aaron Rodgers' rise to power was a complicated story that began with his father. Once a star player on his college team, Eddie Rodgers found his professional career cut short due to a lifestyle of drinking and partying. Despite this, Eddie would live out his football fantasies through his sons, giving them a deeply religious upbringing teaching them to love their God and Country. Eddie's mission would be a success when Aaron was drafted to the Green Bay Packers fresh out of college.
While an outstanding quarterback, Rodgers became known for his "alternative lifestyle", embracing psychedelics and percocet to relax in his downtime. Many mocked him as the "crack-smoking quarterback" but most football fans praised him for being an exceptional passer and for his consistent ability to score touchdowns. After spending time with the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings which saw his ACL torn to shreds, Rodgers would hang up his jersey and return to his longtime passion: podcasting.
During his career, Rodgers would embrace many conspiracy theories, such school shootings being "false flags", vaccines being used to brainwash Americans under "MK Ultra 2.0", and the existence of a lost "Tartarian Civilization" of dragonriders in North America. Despite his odd behavior, Rodgers remained popular among his friends in Hollywood and produced several films, most of them A.I.-generated. And as his friends in "Barstool Media" became increasingly influential, so would Rodgers, eventually becoming a multi-billionaire thanks to his investments in real estate and entertainment. But through it all, Rodgers continued to parrot his conspiracies and donated significant funds to politicians who shared his views.
As a constant presence on vodcasts and livestreamed rallies, Rodgers sought to portray himself as an eloquent warrior-philosopher, determined to bring the American people to a new stage of spiritual enlightenment. Others saw a drug-addled, brain-damaged, washed-up former athlete trying desperately to stay in the limelight. Despite this, the cult of Rodgers would continue to grow, leading to his failed attempt to primary McMahon in 2036, promising "free college", "income tax abolition", "a crypto economy" and "restoring the gold standard". The attempt failed, but Rodgers became beloved amongst the nation for standing up to the corrupt and unjust, even those within his political party.
Rodgers' political career took another turn when in 2037, after numerous referendums, the State of Jefferson was created, being carved out of the more rural counties of Northern California and Southern Oregon. Rodgers, a native of the region and a long-time supporter of Jeffersonian statehood was elected as Governor in an overwhelming landslide. While many were hopeful that he would moderate upon entering office, this would not be the case. Rodgers' first action as Governor would be to declare unilateral secession against the Union to stop "taxes from hard working Americans going to a cabal of criminals, cowards, and Canaan-worshippers".
The "Jefferson War" if it could really be called a war, lasted for a total of five days and saw no bloodshed between the Jeffersonian National Guard and federal forces. Governor Rodgers declared a "status quo antebellum until other states joined us against federal tyranny". Meanwhile, President Penn referred to his phone call with Rodgers as "the dumbest shit I ever heard from the dumbest shithead on the planet". The personal enmity between these two figures would only increase, boiling over in the 2040 Presidential Election.
After McMahon, the Republicans dug themselves in an even deeper hole, appealing to the lowest common denominator, only to become reviled in the process. Rodgers decided to avoid associating himself with them, after polling showed most Americans desired an Independent as President. After a strong showing in the first popular-vote based Presidential election in American history, Republicans, Evangelists, Libertarians, and MAGA-Communists rallied behind him in the second round. For years, America had been led astray by empty promises and false hopes, but now, the only man who had the will and the means to purge the rot from within the nation was President.
In his war against the elite, Rodgers' first action was to fill his cabinet with scam artists, failed podcasters, and porn directors whose only qualifications were a referral from David "El Shadow Presidente" Portnoy. Rodgers and Portnoy would host massive parties on the White House Lawn in celebration of their victory while hundreds starved in homeless shelters only a few blocks away. But behind this facade of bluster, the privatization of social security and economic nationalism continued, all in the name of defending American greatness at the cost of the American poor.
But while the people were certainly entertained, the world began to see America as a paper tiger, a nation that could not even secure peace within its own borders and had no chance of securing its dominance. The fear of nuclear war that had dominated the Cold War was now obsolete, with the creation of "Golden Dome" missile defense systems capable of intercepting any and all ICBMs. As the third world suffered from the effects of climate change, neocolonialism, and repressive military interventions, most first-world countries were more than willing to keep to themselves and watch the profits roll in.
Rodgers would upend this all on July 4th, 2041 with "Operation Anunnaki", a last-ditch effort to reassert American supremacy by any means. After arming a series of satellites with nuclear weapons, he would order the destruction of "any and all orbital threats from rival nations". This mainly included satellites from Europe, Russia, China, and Turkey. As a series of bombardments lit up the night sky, billions across the world found themselves without the internet for the first time in generations. A state of fear had erupted across the world, as American-Mexican joint mercenary operations swept across the Pacific.
The Third World War had begun.
The brutality of the Third World War would come to haunt America (and its complicit partner Mexico) for generations, as violent mercenaries, freebooters, and punishers ravaged the Philippine Sea. After nine grueling long months of high-tech drone dogfights, AI-automated naval battles, and hypersonic missile strikes, the war with China would be cut short following the defeat of the American troops during the Battle Over Hong Kong. In the aftermath, a hasty stalemate was established with Beijing: China would be allowed to manage affairs in its own backyard and in exchange, American troops and petroleum companies were allowed to occupy the vast oil-rich steppes of far-eastern Siberia.
In the aftermath, Rodgers would focus on a "hemispheric strategy" using America's vast military and industrial might to conquer the rest of the continent. French Guiana was invaded and placed under the control of a Pentecostalist cult leader and UFO-hunter. The Second Incan Empire, established by ethnocacierists, was granted complete control over the entire Andes as a violent expansionist puppet state. States that had once sought to combat American influence, like Cuba and Nicaragua, elected to stay neutral, seeking to avoid the wrath Washington. But ultimately, the great Achilles heel of the Rodgers administration would not be their frenemies, but Haiti.
After defeating a U.S.-backed Dominican Invasion in the 2030s, the new Haitian government armed itself with high-tech weaponry by Europe, Turkey, and China, seeking to limit America's influence. Despite Rodgers' ordering multiple air invasions over Haiti, they would be repelled again and again thanks to these new trinkets. However, America could not accept a stalemate with Pòtoprens like they did with Beijing; these rebels needed to be humiliated by any means necessary. As such, the war continued to rage on as America's troops were stretched thin across the world.
Furious at the failure of the Haitian Invasion, Rodgers blamed his Private Military Contractors for dragging his reputation through the mud and began purging mercenary units who he deemed insufficiently loyal. This marked the beginning of his downfall. During a visit to Guantanamo Bay to rally the troops, Rodgers would be assassinated by members of mercenary "Valyrian Company" in retaliation for his purges, ending his three-year long reign of terror. The very next day, Vice President Tulsi Gabbard would be inaugurated as the second Hindu and first Pacific-Islander President of the United States of America.
While America's war with China and Europe was now over, America had cut itself off from its allies and enemies, floating adrift in a new, violent, disconnected world. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers would be remembered as a tweaked out tyrant, the man who brought ruin to the world, the worst President since the abolition of slavery. But while Rodgers' regime was over, the war to dominate the hemisphere was not, and the bombs would continue to fly with or without him.
As of the year 2064, America is a mess.
The nation is ruled by a revolving door of celebrity-tyrants, eager to sell out every single soul on Earth for five seconds of fame. The forever war has raged on and on, even after the withdrawal from South America and the Pacific, as the bloodshed continues within the nation's borders. After years of federal authority being stripped away to keep profit margins high, warlords rule over vast territories with the patronage of police departments, national guard units, landlords, and local merchants. Now, clans jockeying for influence have become the dominate mode of politics, and almost every President since Gabbard has been Quebecois or Mormon.
Across what remains of the border, most of Northern Mexico has collapsed into a similar state of techno-warlordism, with only the UN Mission in Mexico (UNOSUMS) keeping roving bandits out of the central heartland. Eager to escape this terrible state of living, many Americans are hired as mercenaries by Private Military Companies who bought up all of those fancy military bases dotting the globe, like the Swiss mercenaries of the Renaissance era. Other few lucky Americans have moved up the ladder by moving dark money into the country, with the nation essentially becoming the largest offshore tax haven.
While America is not the superpower, it is still a superpower: Manhattan, Hollywood, and Disneyworld remain key linchpins in the hegemonic world system. But many are asking, is that really worth living under a party of oligarchs who brought the country to ruin? A new movement is taking America by storm, one that calls for a "Second Revolution" to overthrow the warlord aristocracy, eliminate all borders, and drag the dying old order out of the White House.
But as of now, the world spins on and on...
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