Say Farewell to American Supremacy

[lunarose]

I don't know I'd kind of want to see some of their past reports and see how accurate they were before putting too much into it.

[JakeMartinez]

There's a vast difference between being anti-american and being rational.

[killerweed420]

Ich verstehe auch. If I'm anti-american, that's news to me. I sought to discuss the evolving world, not scorn my country. Look at the difference between this report and the one issued 4 years ago, when it was projected that America would continue to dominate both militarily and economically for the foreseeable future, while democracy would continue to flourish around the globe, .
NIC - Mapping the Global Future

Now it appears this future is not to be.

Others have said it before me, but we now get to witness the butterfly effect of 8 years of policy brought to us by the letter W.

We won't have to worry about it anyway. A meteor is supposed to hit us in 2012. So party like its 1999.lol

[RamblerGambler]

Ah, how foolish of me. there's always an upside to the end of the world.:jointsmile:

[dragonrider]

The future seems pretty uncertain right now, with the consequeces of years of bad economic policies and bad environmental policies seeming to come to a head. There are some perilous scenarios for the future, like economic collapse or serious disruption brought on by climate change. But there are also some decent possible outcomes too, if we do the right things and act soon. We have just as much chance to make it through the next few years as any other country does, and a better chance than some.

I do not see the future so much as a decline of America --- I think there will probably be a rise of other nations. There are so many countries who have rapidly expanding economies and huge potential for future expansion. I think they will continue to rise. In 20 years or so, the US might no longer be the one dominant player in the world, but will share top status with equals or be surpassed by others. But it may not be because we declined as much as we were passsed up by others with more capacity to expand. There is a big difference in those two scenarios. But I think Americans would still have a little trouble adjusting to the idea that we are no longer top dog, regardless of whether it happened because we declined in power or were surpassed. We like being on top.

[overgrowthegovt]

The fall of an Evil Empire is approaching! I'm not anti-American in terms of its people, but its government is the most dangerous enemy to freedom and peace since Mao, except much more so, since they bully the ENTIRE world.

[thcbongman]

Ich verstehe auch. If I'm anti-american, that's news to me. I sought to discuss the evolving world, not scorn my country. Look at the difference between this report and the one issued 4 years ago, when it was projected that America would continue to dominate both militarily and economically for the foreseeable future, while democracy would continue to flourish around the globe, .
NIC - Mapping the Global Future

Now it appears this future is not to be.

Others have said it before me, but we now get to witness the butterfly effect of 8 years of policy brought to us by the letter W.

Exactly. Projections change. Who knows, Obama might be the greatest human being alive and continue to perpetuate further growth and changing the outlook in 5 years. However that's unlikely but am I any more wrong than you are? Not exactly because we can't predict the future. If you sought to discuss the ever evolving world, it's such a bold proclamation to "Say Farewell to American Supremancy."

Like Dragonrider touched on, there's more variables in play, not just GWB fuck-ups, or how much our country is declining. Most importantly the shift of economic power from west to east, which has been happening for quite sometime.

America's sun has to set sometime, it's destiny. History has shown a rise and fall to all empires and America is no different. It's just not quite yet.

[apocolips31]

The fall of an Evil Empire is approaching! I'm not anti-American in terms of its people, but its government is the most dangerous enemy to freedom and peace since Mao, except much more so, since they bully the ENTIRE world.

Right......:wtf: Who would have been a better superpower I ask you that actually had a chance to become one? Russia? China? Ask your self this, which country voluntarily gave power back to the people of Europe after WWII?

[maladroit]

what happened to the country that gave power back to the people after WWII? why did it switch to wars of aggression, concentration camps, torture chambers, and rape rooms? perhaps american supremacy wouldn't be fading at this point if uncle sam hadn't lost his moral compass a few decades ago...economically, america is still on top but the serfs lost respect for their feudal lord and his war chest is bleeding gold coins

[apocolips31]

I am not saying America is perfect as no country is, but to call America an evil empire? Here is another question for you all. If it had been the USA which collapsed in the early 90's instead of the Soviet Union do you think they would have been a better world leader? Would their tanks have stopped in Germany or continue to press forward?