the United States will not have the economic or political dominance it once had in the world arena. those days are long gone. i don't think that the living US standards will get significantly worse compared to today's standards. i do believe that there is a real possibility that the rest of the world will caught up to and surpass our living standards.
In the future, the United States will probably have the role of being a cultural mecca or international nexus where people go to study and think about the world but the US won't be the economic/political superpower in 10 years (that role will be shared with other regions of the world including China and possibly India). On Oct 24, 12:33 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<United States used be looked at as a beacon of hope and cultural > nexus for the entire world. Something changed. >> > > The fortunes of counties (and people) ebb and flow over time in a > somewhat random fashion. Although in theory, sustained progressive > policies could preserve a country's dominance, the desire and > foresightedness necessary to implement these policies ebb and flow > too. > > What's required to reverse the current trend is a good scare, like > Pearl Harbor or Sputnik. (I don't view 9/11 as serving that function, > since there was no tangible objective for the country to focus on.) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
