Most political watchers understand that the farther
the pendulum swings radically in one direction,
the more apt it is to swing radically to the opposite
pole in subsequent elections.
Using that axiom, let’s look forward.
Should the United States become totally disenchanted
with neo-con military adventurism and the financial
disasters resulting from them, perhaps we will see
a new isolationism as future politicians try to
“un-do” the dismantling of Social Security and
massive shift of federal expenditures to the
military-industrial complex.
America will have to turn inward to attempt to stop
a New Depression as interest rates skyrocket, in an
effort to stabilize the insane borrowing going on and
the whopping trade deficit.
Unsupportable economic expansion crashes when
the ability to buy (borrow) peaks, when the rich
try to retreat into walled communities and
trade unions find new power as they are required
to keep the plumbing working. International
power naturally is withdrawn because, after all,
the rich really only care about their standard of
living and adventurism eventually cuts into their
vacation home maintenance.
Therefore, as American international power pulls
back, who will fill the void? The Muslim World?
Probably not, I bet on the European Union.
The Chinese will fill the manufacturing needs of
the clothing, toy and sneaker industries, but the
Europeans will make the tools, the cars, the technical
requirements, less computers, which will be designed
in the U.S. and built in the East. America’s claim to fame:
military machinery and enforcement, will be less needed
as coalitions of the trading nations get down to business.
China will look to Europe for their markets because European
markets will not retreat as rapidly, and the Petro-dollar will
be replaced by the Petro-Euro because the oil princes also
seek stability of currency their resources are sold for.
Is this a bad thing?
Maybe not. Maybe it’s time for the U.S. to take a back
seat to the more moderate Europeans. Maybe the neo-cons
will do what The Confederacy could not, reduce the
overwhelming power of the U.S., and thus the world
domination of those (us) who claim God as our benefactor.
Perhaps this Neo-con Tower of Babel is in fact what
God has ordained.
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Perhaps this Neo-con Tower of Babel is in fact what
God has ordained.
God has ordained.
Sounds rather Presbyterian(nothing wrong with that. I agree that this pendulum is swing ing pretty far to the right; I just wonder why down here in Tennessee, I don't hear much chatter about it.
Having congress buy him a yacht while cutting the funding for the EPA(starve the beast); holding a lavish inaugural ball while proposing a domestic spending freeze all sounds rather Nicolae-ish or Prospero-ish.
If all that happpens is that the neo cons will lose power and America takes a back seat for awhile, we'll be lucky(probably not happy, mind you).
My concern is that by the time the people who voted for George Bush and Bill Frist and Tom Delay realize what they allowed to happen, there won't be a world left to save. This administration could so easily start WW III, and everyine will suffer.
While I am frightened by Bush's neo-conservatist government and the US's slow economic fall into the depths of despair, I cannot say I look forward to any world state or organization taking America's spot on the top of the ladder. I like Europeans, Muslims, Asiasn, don't get me wrong, but I don't want them as the new world power, economic or otherwise. I'm an American, why would I be happy about my currency being devaluated and having our political future dictated by anyone else? Again, I'm not happy with Bush and his big F U to every other country on the planet, but that's not the same thing as wanting my country to be Europe's poor little brother. There are things I like a lot about Europe, socialized medicine, their political correctness, etc., but I'm not fond on some of their educational policies and I really don't like some of their "energy solutions". I don't know how the US can dig itself out of Bush's hole, but I won't be cheering for any other country to take our place as the next world power.
QUOTE(Indianhead @ Dec 19 2004, 06:25 AM)
Most political watchers understand that the farther
the pendulum swings radically in one direction,
the more apt it is to swing radically to the opposite
pole in subsequent elections.
Using that axiom, let’s look forward.
Should the United States become totally disenchanted
with neo-con military adventurism and the financial
disasters resulting from them, perhaps we will see
a new isolationism as future politicians try to
“un-do” the dismantling of Social Security and
massive shift of federal expenditures to the
military-industrial complex.
America will have to turn inward to attempt to stop
a New Depression as interest rates skyrocket, in an
effort to stabilize the insane borrowing going on and
the whopping trade deficit.
Unsupportable economic expansion crashes when
the ability to buy (borrow) peaks, when the rich
try to retreat into walled communities and
trade unions find new power as they are required
to keep the plumbing working. International
power naturally is withdrawn because, after all,
the rich really only care about their standard of
living and adventurism eventually cuts into their
vacation home maintenance.
Therefore, as American international power pulls
back, who will fill the void? The Muslim World?
Probably not, I bet on the European Union.
The Chinese will fill the manufacturing needs of
the clothing, toy and sneaker industries, but the
Europeans will make the tools, the cars, the technical
requirements, less computers, which will be designed
in the U.S. and built in the East. America’s claim to fame:
military machinery and enforcement, will be less needed
as coalitions of the trading nations get down to business.
China will look to Europe for their markets because European
markets will not retreat as rapidly, and the Petro-dollar will
be replaced by the Petro-Euro because the oil princes also
seek stability of currency their resources are sold for.
Is this a bad thing?
Maybe not. Maybe it’s time for the U.S. to take a back
seat to the more moderate Europeans. Maybe the neo-cons
will do what The Confederacy could not, reduce the
overwhelming power of the U.S., and thus the world
domination of those (us) who claim God as our benefactor.
Perhaps this Neo-con Tower of Babel is in fact what
God has ordained.
the pendulum swings radically in one direction,
the more apt it is to swing radically to the opposite
pole in subsequent elections.
Using that axiom, let’s look forward.
Should the United States become totally disenchanted
with neo-con military adventurism and the financial
disasters resulting from them, perhaps we will see
a new isolationism as future politicians try to
“un-do” the dismantling of Social Security and
massive shift of federal expenditures to the
military-industrial complex.
America will have to turn inward to attempt to stop
a New Depression as interest rates skyrocket, in an
effort to stabilize the insane borrowing going on and
the whopping trade deficit.
Unsupportable economic expansion crashes when
the ability to buy (borrow) peaks, when the rich
try to retreat into walled communities and
trade unions find new power as they are required
to keep the plumbing working. International
power naturally is withdrawn because, after all,
the rich really only care about their standard of
living and adventurism eventually cuts into their
vacation home maintenance.
Therefore, as American international power pulls
back, who will fill the void? The Muslim World?
Probably not, I bet on the European Union.
The Chinese will fill the manufacturing needs of
the clothing, toy and sneaker industries, but the
Europeans will make the tools, the cars, the technical
requirements, less computers, which will be designed
in the U.S. and built in the East. America’s claim to fame:
military machinery and enforcement, will be less needed
as coalitions of the trading nations get down to business.
China will look to Europe for their markets because European
markets will not retreat as rapidly, and the Petro-dollar will
be replaced by the Petro-Euro because the oil princes also
seek stability of currency their resources are sold for.
Is this a bad thing?
Maybe not. Maybe it’s time for the U.S. to take a back
seat to the more moderate Europeans. Maybe the neo-cons
will do what The Confederacy could not, reduce the
overwhelming power of the U.S., and thus the world
domination of those (us) who claim God as our benefactor.
Perhaps this Neo-con Tower of Babel is in fact what
God has ordained.
As an European, I feel secure to tell you that the EU have no ambition to be the 'first violin" in the world! Chirac perhaps, but he is not very realistic... 
The mentality of the Europeans is very different....live and enjoy your life is the first! working to get money and pay the bills is a necessity, but just that!
We went through many wars and enjoy the peace...with our former ennemies!
being the cop of the world is a deadly mission
Europeans are busy trying to built their own workable unity with other countries in the EU...this keep them busy for over 40 years and will take the same amount of time to finish it: now they are working on Turkey
and there is some reluctance!
Europe have nothing to prove, to nobody......all the members of the EU are(mostly) friendly and peaceful! This present American president is trying to divide this unity, but on the long term, the EU is and will be an entity, with his own rules: peace and prosperity.
The mentality of the Europeans is very different....live and enjoy your life is the first! working to get money and pay the bills is a necessity, but just that!
We went through many wars and enjoy the peace...with our former ennemies!
being the cop of the world is a deadly mission
Europeans are busy trying to built their own workable unity with other countries in the EU...this keep them busy for over 40 years and will take the same amount of time to finish it: now they are working on Turkey
and there is some reluctance!Europe have nothing to prove, to nobody......all the members of the EU are(mostly) friendly and peaceful! This present American president is trying to divide this unity, but on the long term, the EU is and will be an entity, with his own rules: peace and prosperity.
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