Describe an imminent hypothetical U.S. war and ask the groups to rank the listed consequences from most likely to least likely to happen today. Requiring group consensus instead of simple majorities encourages vigorous debate. Share the debrief. Political violence, civil war. Representative democracy overthrown by military dictators.
Debtors become slaves.
Loss of freedoms, such as freedom to criticize governments. Church gains power over regular governments. Emperor gains absolute power, tyranny. Citizens sometimes killed for pleasure, other times for sacrifice. High taxation to support armies.