>>>At the same time I think other "stable" First World nations (Greece, Italy, Spain) are more primed and we'll get to observe their results once the pitchforks march.
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>According to your article, the countries more likely to face unrest are Argentina, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, and Venezuela. I don't see Spain or Greece in there, or Switzerland which is the comparison you'd want to make if you want your people to be up there in the stability, affluence and pursuit of happiness stakes.

What do those nations (Spain, Greece, Switzerland) all have in common? I'm pretty sure the U.S. has at least one military base in each country. Pretty sure these stable, affluent, peaceful places don't have military bases here. Even wonder how these countries can achieve these attributes? I can think of at least one reason, one that involves the U.S.

I have tried to avoid geographic boundaries in this discussion, but there is a context here that's not unlike the 600 lb elephant in the room.