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Title: Life in a Failed State
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URL Source: https://www.unz.com/lromanoff/life-in-a-failed-state-part-2/
Published: Oct 9, 2022
Author: Mike Rivero
Post Date: 2022-10-09 13:20:15 by Horse
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Views: 282
Comments: 2

The Crumbling of America

In June of 2013 an Interstate bridge on a main commercial corridor between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Canada, collapsed and fell into the river below after being hit by a truck. This was not a high-speed collision; the truck simply bumped one of the main support pillars at low speed, but the weakened and dilapidated pillar broke from the strain and, without that extra bit of support, the entire bridge immediately collapsed into the river. In prior examinations, the heavily-travelled bridge had not only been rated as functionally obsolete but structurally deficient and requiring replacement.

This is only one of thousands; the great majority of the physical infrastructure of the US is in a similar condition, involving roads, dams, bridges and more. More than 160,000 bridges in the US are officially categorized as dangerous, at risk of collapse, with such collapses now regularly occurring. (1 image)

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#1. To: Horse (#0)

Good job, Brandon, just wonderful.

“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2022-10-09   21:55:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Lod (#1)

That was in 2013. Our infrastructure sucks because of wars for Israel and usury from the banks.

The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie

Horse  posted on  2022-10-10   1:06:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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