Posted on 12/27/2010 12:07:57 PM PST by SeekAndFind
One day millions of men will leave the southern hemisphere of this planet to burst into the northern one. But not as friends. Because they will burst in to conquer, and they will conquer by populating it with their children. Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women.
is that as we recede, China will step up as part of a benign post-American world. ... While the Soviet Union and the United States were both missionary powers motivated by ideals -- communism an d liberal democracy -- China has no such grand conception. It is driven abroad by the hunger for natural resources (hydrocarbons, minerals and metals) that it requires to raise hundreds of millions of its citizens into the middle class.
Who is to fill the moral void? Does China really care if Tehran develops nuclear weapons, so long as it has access to Iran's natural gas? And Beijing may not be entirely comfortable with the North Korean regime, which keeps its population in a state of freeze-frame semi-starvation, but China props it up nevertheless.
Americans rightly lack an imperial mentality. But lessening our engagement with the world would have devastating consequences for humanity. The disruptions we witness today are but a taste of what is to come should our country flinch from its international responsibilities.
Governments deal with the United States because it's in their interest, not because they like us, not because they trust us, and not because they believe we can keep secrets. Some governments deal with us because they fear us, some because they respect us, most because they need us. We are still essentially, as has been said before, the indispensable nation.
Not one current FREEPER FRiend. We will all be six feet below. Or we could actually be on top as Heaven is about as far up as you can go.
Not us thanks to BHO who cringes at our former super power status and the mere thought that the US is an exceptional country. The new Start Treaty is guaranteed to make us a second rate power and China owns our ass. This is a pathetic position to be in.
We didn’t visit mainland China because we could neither forget nor forgive its killing of peaceful protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square a few years earlier.
Oh brother. I went to Beijing and had a wonderful time. Tiananmen Square is historical. I guess I should not have gone to Dachau due to all the Jews who were murdered. Is this guy an idiot or what?????????
I say the United States make a play for world dominance now, like in RISK when you turn in your cards, get all your armies, and go for it, win or die, on this turn it will be settled ...
I agree. I also think that when America goes, the rest of the world will quickly follow. I wouldn't be surprised if before the century is out, the world will have devolved into some kind of "New World Order." I expect that by the end of this century, the world will have gone through the Biblical Tribulation and Apocalypse and Jesus Christ will personally be King reigning in Jerusalem, all according according to Biblical prophecy.
Would you feel the same way if your tourist dollars went to supporting the Third Reich?
Nope, he’s not an idiot...
Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, Kings of kings and Lord of lords.......................
Google.
End of the century Predictions:
1) NO super powers...tons of regional powers.
2) US breaks apart—
3) Russia implodes
4) China never solves it’s internal issues and has another meltdown
5) India never recovers from devastating war with Pakistan
6) Japan gets old but recovers slightly
7) Europe is half Islamic and non-important in world affairs
8) Africa is still lost
9) World is just starting to emerge from a 80 year Dark Age
10) World Population is less than it is now.
JMO..
Well I probably would not have gone to Dachau until after the Third Reich. That is not even a reasonable question. If you want to get into the weeds, then all of us have contributed to China and their problems probably on a daily basis due to buying the products from China.
Albania.
If we don’t defeat the luddites and malthusians, we will continue to decline. They will drag us down so they can rule us, and that will be the sad end of the matter.
If we continue to “cling” to the freedom philosophy that built this place, we will thrive. Freedom under God is the engine and the compass. Give up either or both and we’re done.
The communist regime in Beijing is the same one that butchered those students as well as countless others through the years.
No doubt we all have. It is inevitable with the Chinese manufacturing dominance.
While I’m sure he’s wrong about the future I can’t fault him for trying to live according to his principles.
I agree with you on that. I guess when I read his article I found that kinda strange, but after discussing the matter with you, it does make sense.
Nanotechnology changes everything.
Automation and desktop assembler machinery will become mature technologies long before the end of the century. This means that manufacturing of most things will take place inside peoples homes. There will be absolutely no need for low-wage human labor. Nearly everything will become a throw away item because it will cost so little to produce. Food will be plentiful because it too can be manufactured at home...this will fuel massive population growth.
Technology, new ideas, software and patterns for desktop assemblers will become the most valued assets.
Nanotechnology will give us artificial immune systems before the century ends. Lifespans will extend and many alive today will live to see the year 2100. This technology will be expensive at first but will quickly become nearly free because of self-replicating nanotech.
Who can say how the world will develop given such massive changes in technology. One thing is certain, it will be vastly different than it is now.
Shirley you jest?
The US will be on top, India close behind and China will be third or fourth, fading as her people continue to rapidly age and the Chinese population continues to decrease.
The allies US and India will be able to provide a peaceful Asia.
I think Rollerball was right, the world will be run by several corporations.
Obama and the democrats are leading us to third world status and most of our so-called allies are clawing away at us, trying to drag us downhill too.
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