[WRhine]

That's what I meant by we'll carry on, but it will be a two-tier society. It doesn't have to be 'whites' sitting on top of the pyramid - it can be anyone who is more industrious and capable.

Very interesting analysis lemura.

I wonder though if even the Asians will be able to self-govern in the tradition of America's past system of governance once (let's say) the old guard is no longer dominant. Because of cultural differences that become more pronounced as the old structure fades away. Differences that led to the dissolving of the Rule of Law and thus the underpinnings of a free enterprise system conductive to economic prosperity.

[lemura]

will Asians be able to self-govern in the tradition of America's past system of governance

The VN are hard-core Republicans; Chinese tend to vote Democratic, yet they too fully embrace individual initiative. The UC system is currently concerned about Asian 'over-representation' - they're something like 65% of the undergrad population.

The West was unique in that certain factors came together that enabled us to develop the society/culture that we currently enjoy. That being said, however, I don't think we have a monopoly on self-governance - these are principles that can taught/learned by anyone capable of understanding.

Those that 'get it' understand what it is and move quickly to adopt and adapt; those that don't merely replicate what they left behind.