deepseagemini

From the highlighted, I agree with the first part, that it will weaken, but if you're into Roman history and have ever read The Rise Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon, old as shit, long as shit, but fun to discuss and debate ) or have divulged into how the empire split into two, you'd see that the "collapse" of the Roman empire was more of a dissolution than anything. It wasn't a big, violent implosion. Like the saying goes, "It went out with not a bang, but a whimper." The power was gone. Other areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa were becoming stronger, richer, and their religions were in direct competition with the beliefs of the Roman empire, and they held much more power. 
 
BRICS was an optimistic thought that didn't turn out as planned, for sure. I think a multi-power structure is inevitable, and if that turns sour, as it has all throughout history through economic competition, ideological disagreements, etc, the loss of stability would be far-reaching. 
 
To finish the line... it's only the beginning. Maybe not in our lifetime, but we (the world) are likely to see some massive shifts in paradigm, and they will be rattling, but collapse I can't see happening too suddenly. There's too much investment around the world in the US right now for other smaller yet still mighty powers to accept it. But there will be weakening. An immediate example that comes to mind is Russia. Russia has obviously weakened since the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, but Russia is still alive in well, just poorer and less powerful. We'll probably see something similar. 
 
brb going to go read the Foundation series because I miss this kind of introspection lololol

I mean, a bunch of people less privileged than most of us would probably die, so not a great thing to wish mate
 
Also America wouldn't just collapse socially and everyone start killing each other off but keep making money for the rest of the world. My ideal scenario would be a transition from world power to global power, so that America was no longer a hegemon. But cmon 
 
edit: I actually talked with some of my fellow researchers the other day. US power is inevitably going to soften in the next three years unless Trump does something horrible and it escalates in a big way. Other countries are already recruiting US talent for research like mad because they know it'll be easy to convince them if they have adequate funding (that Trump might jeopardize). China will probably take the place of economic powerhouse over the US in the next few years, for better or for worse. But I just hate when people say they want a collapse because that would destroy the lives/kill so many disadvantaged people and it's the opposite of wanting a better world.

I contacted a pretty big record store in Montreal and they told me it was marked as "ordered" in their system and that it would probably be on sale on the 28th... Guess we'll have to wait and see

Ban her

I listened to BPBP on the train today and I almost started to cry. Actually this whole album makes me emotional and I usually just enjoy sad lana songs, they don't like make me sad. But reading that interview with pitchfork and hearing the album in its entirety it's like she was trying to be happy and it's never going to work for her. 
 
1. BPBP
2. 13 Beaches (which I thought I was gonna hate)
3. In My Feelings
4. Tomorrow Never Came
5. Get Free (would be higher but I hate the background screaming at the end)
6. Heroin
7. White Mustang
8. Summer Bummer
9. Groupie Love
10. Change
11. Love
12. Coachella
13. God Bless America
14. Lust for Life
15. When the World Was at War we Just Kept Dancing

I love facts.

Flip it around and it's my list lmfao

Lana fans really that clueless

http://picosong.com/download/i4uH/ 
I better not get a damn warning point for a song thats been leaked since february

Flip it around and it's my list lmfao

My grandma loves the Stevie collab as much as I do. 
What a legend.    

I don't want to spoil lyrics, but the part in In My Feelings where she critiques her dating choices, I can't even handle it. The word choice, the way she sings it... it puts me in MY feelings. I think she's being part sarcastic and part honest about some of the trashy men she's been with... In My Feelings sort of reminds me of FMWUTT in spirit and other kinda sarcastic songs from UV. 

My rank:
 
1. Get Free
2. Heroin
3. BPBP
4. TNC
5. War
6. Cherry
7. White Mustang
8. GBA
9. 13 Beaches
10. In My Feelings
11. Groupie Love
12. Change
13. Summer Bummer
14. Lust For Life
15. Love
16. Coachella

when I'm listening to Tomorrow Never Came on headphones and then my mom walks by and I have to act like I'm not having a complete meltdown 

Why do you hate Lana Del Rey?

god bless america 

and all the beautiful women in it

Gurl, you tried it
 

I'm sorry but LFL is absolutely not the best track on the album. That is just objectively wrong.

I thought it was her backup singers tbh

im not OAKY I WAS PLAYING BPBP AND I WAS PEACEFULLY LISTENING LANA VOICE AND OUT OF NO WHERE STEVIE COMES IN ITS SO BEAUTIFUL IT IMPACTED ME AS A THUNDER WTF

Howe
 
However, if you're from Mexico and want me to gift you the album just pm me okay!!!! I love you guys so much I'm so fucking pissed right now.

Still can't get over the fact that lana del reyes brought in spanish guitar at the beginning of GBA ay que rico mamí queen of flamenco    Perched for lana's upcoming bachata album     

13 Bitches¨= S h o o k

can we talk abou how Cherry did NOT disappoint?
 
 
@Khris fight me

i think i have never cried with a song the way i've cried with Change, is a very pure and honest song