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jwirr

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13. Emmanuel Todd's book After the Empire is a good read on this subject. He talks about what is

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 02:32 PM

Jun 2015

going to happen after the Berlin Wall fell and we had a one nation world power. He suggests that the new form of governmental action will not be every nation for themselves but instead regional alliances. Ex. China and the countries around that area. Russia and Europe. South and Central America. The Middle east. African. And finally that leaves the USA? Maybe Mexico, USA and Canada?

One problem is that neither of these authors seem to take into account the new multi-national corporations that are rapidly taking over the world. So I am not sure either is correct.

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Peak America: Our run is over [View all] marmar Jun 2015 OP

I ahve no hope. I see no future......n/t Hotler Jun 2015 #1

Peak America? Probably. President Obama's 'fault'? Hardly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #2

If you read the whole piece he's not really blaming President Obama.... marmar Jun 2015 #3

If you say it was all Republicans, you would be drastically wrong nichomachus Jun 2015 #8

Then I guess it's good the word 'all' is nowhere in my comment. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #9

Talk about weaseling out of what you said nichomachus Jun 2015 #10

I'm not weaseling out; I had no idea where you were going with your comment. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #12

That's kind of all over the place el_bryanto Jun 2015 #4

entropy doesn't sleep olddots Jun 2015 #5

Strike another match, go start anew deutsey Jun 2015 #6

"Obama�s deeds suggest he�s not acting so much as reacting to crises as they appear" tridim Jun 2015 #7

doesn't have to be... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2015 #11

Emmanuel Todd's book After the Empire is a good read on this subject. He talks about what is jwirr Jun 2015 #13