<<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>>
I think that level of pessimism is unwarranted; it assumes the present trend continues, which it probably will not. An Obama election may be the signal of a turnaround. Remember that Britain's dominance of the world declined after WWI and II, but it experienced a renaissance starting in the Thatcher years. It has the power appropriate for a nation of its size. In fact, most of countries of Europe experienced a peak where they were the preeminent power on the continent. Today, while none of them is dominant, they all enjoy a high standard of living and are in no way a third-world country. Think "regression towards the mean". --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
