Igor Panarin, Dean of Russia's Diplomatic Academy, has long predicted that a United States break-up is inevitable. RT reported on Panarin's reaction to the Occupy protests and how it relates to his prediction of a dissolution of the country.
What's the Significance of Occupy Wall Street, According to Panarin?
The Occupy Wall Street protests have "highlighted the ever-deepening split with America's ruling elite," Panarin says. He says the bailout crisis was an earlier indicator of this split. Panarin believes that it's the overlap of financial, economic, and social concerns that will eventually bring down the U.S. as the world's remaining superpower.
Do Other Analysts Share Panarin's Belief?
Panarin says other analysts from the United States share his view. He cited Gerald Celente, Stephen Cohen, and Tom Chittum as examples.
Celente is nicknamed "Dr. Doom" and the "Nostradamus of Modern Times" by his own reckoning but he also bills himself as one of the foremost trends predictors in the world.
Cohen is a professor of Russian Studies at New York University who has written extensively about the break-up of the Soviet Union. While a search turned up no evidence of public commentary by Cohen on a U.S. dissolution, last week, he dismissed the importance of street protests against rigged elections in Russia, telling WBUR the elections were less rigged than predecessor elections.
Chittum bills himself as an author and military analyst. Like Panarin, Chittum has been predicting America's breakup for decades, long before Occupy surfaced. Among other writings, he has published on Rumor Mill News, a website that publishes alternative viewpoints including the work of conspiracy theorists.
What about Panarin's Past Predictions?
Panarin has been famously predicting break-up of the country since 1998. In Nov. 2008, Panarin made the specific prediction that the U.S. would break up by the spring of 2009, as reported in RT. When that prediction failed to materialize, he stuck to his prediction and moved the date forward to mid-year 2010, the Wall Street Journal said. Panarin acknowledges that his former predictions failed but contends that the same forces are still at work. He says the burgeoning federal debt is a road to nowhere, noting that massive debt contributed to both the Russian Empire's and Soviet Union's respective collapse. He says the financial crisis is worsening, with more banks going belly-up and more states facing deficits. With the number of people relying on food stamps and unemployment benefits rising, the climate is ripe for revolution.
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