[Jedi Master Pikachu]

That the United States will remain on top shouldn't be taken for granted. It definitely isn't a given.

China has much more potential than the United States on account of its much larger population.

Back to the first point:

• Sumer was great, and then torn down.
• Egypt was great, and then torn down.
• Rome was great, and then torn down.
• China was great, and then torn down.
• Western Europe was great, and then torn down.

All nations, including the United States, serve at God's whim, and God decides which nation will be great and for how long.

Americans should still work to try to keep American dominance as long as they can. Enlarged United States of America.

[MBB1984]

If America continues its moral slide into complete decadence, it will also be torn down or more likely, rot from within.

[Sandreckoner]

“China has much more potential than the United States on account of its much larger population.”

I’ve never, ever understood this line of reasoning. It has never made sense historically. Its huge population could work against it just as easily over the longer term. If mere population size was the dictator of potential, history would look quite vastly different.

[mhx]

China should, of course, try to be the greatest country on Earth. We should expect that everyone will do that, and that every country will think highly of themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Of course we will make sure they don’t succeed at it because we’ll be better :-)