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Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan
Historically, about 200 years is the maximum any society has remained "on top". The US came into its own in the 1900s so I'd think that the end is a few decades away; but the decline, IMO, has already begun.
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Think about how fast historic/political periods accelerate paralell (sp?) with technology.
How long did the Roman empire last at top? 500 - 1000 years? You say 200years, and by having researched figures, that period must have already ended. I'll persume it was The Brittish empire. What im saying is, the US 'lead' will be decreased dramatically down from 200years. Now i believe the WW's slowed the process up, but it'll still be over in 30years tops.
Well.. thats what i think anyway.. And i always thought Japan would be the new world power.