Interesting thought. I know that things will probably get a lot worse, and it does look as though we are headed for a serious economic disaster worldwide, and especially here in the US. But, I hope I speak for most Americans when I say that I doubt we will easily or not easily give up who and what we are. Yes, we are deserving of a swift kick for our poor money management and our glutenous habits, but deep down inside, most of us still have the blood and sweat of our forefathers, not to mention the responsibility to our posterity to stand up for, and I hope we wouldn't give it up for anything short of our lives, which would leave very little for the rest of the world to pick up. Okay, we are facing a huge mess right now, but we will make it through this and whatever else the world throws at us...United and Free.