Comments on: Why this may still be the American Century

By: Mega

Mega — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:45:44 +0000

The mantra that ethnic “diversity” is a factor in US global predominance has no basis in reality.

By 2050 at the latest, America will be majority non-white. Can anyone imagine Brazil as a superpower? Enough said.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:47:02 +0000

Sorry Marshall, but you are dreaming.

India and China might be growing strong. But this growth is only based on the developed world’s favour. We enjoy taking advantage of their cheap labour, resources and production. And we are willing to exploit them for as long as they wish it.

But we have no intention of allowing them to overshadow us as economic powers. At the time when we want them back in the gutter, we will simply begin economic tax and export limits.

As China’s entire wealth since 1950 is based on currancy manipulation, we already have the cause to cut off trade with them. Refusal to participate in emission reduction is another cause for blocking trade with them and India.

But the cause for a trade war is not important. What is important is what will follow.

You see, China and India have the largest, poorest populations on the planet. And while an economic war will most certainly lead to a global recession, it will lead to their complete economic collapse in months. Possibly even massive starvation or social unrest.

And once that happens it won’t really matter how much of our debt they own, or how cheap they can produce their goods compared to us.

A useful analogy is the plants in a garden. When we want the garden to return to dirt, and no longer care for their fruits, we will simply stop watering them.

By: Liberty Lover

Liberty Lover — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:57:12 +0000

Stop producing these reports! This collectivism is killing us. These reports are input to politicians so they can show how life improved under their planning.

Just leave us alone so we can make the choices to improve our lives.

By: David Marshall

David Marshall — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:31:25 +0000

Sorry, but you’re dreaming. China and India only need to attain 1/4th of US production per person to pass us up in GNP, and they’ll both speed pass that in a decade or two. They’re following the same upward curve as Japan, Taiwan, and S Korea, and thanks to rampant government spending, they’re beginning to own us already.

By: gotthardbahn

gotthardbahn — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:20:04 +0000

In his recent book on Canada – A Dreadful Symmetry – Brian Lee Crowley described at length how Canada was derailed by an expansive welfare state put in place from 1960 onwards. Interestingly, while he writes that Canada is recovering from this period, looking towards the future, he made precisely the same points about America as noted above. Except he was more optimistic! According to Mr. Crowley, America’s population in 2050 will be youthful and energetic and large, while the populations of Europe and China will be aged and decayed, hardly the sort of societies keen on innovation and advancement. So long as America can withstand the Nobama era of big government with little lasting damage, as it will – any country that can survive Jimmy Carter can survive ANYTHING – the future looks very bright for the land of the free. I feel fortunate indeed living next door to America in the True North.