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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
No world power, be it anything back to the ancient Egyptians, has ever held a grip like the United States. Economically, militarily, culturally, their dominance is unprecedented.
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I really don't think the USA holds a economic dominance over the rest of the world. They are one of the biggest and influential, but not an overpowering grip. You certainly can't discount the amount of potential in China/India has and where the by-product of improved education the previous decade will take them in the following decade. While we did have this impeding doom in the 1980's, China has really upped their social infrastructure the past decade (India is still a bit farther behind).
Military... I don't know why thats being brought up so much. Historically used as a sign of strength, but its not like we're going into a nuclear war with China here. That sort of thinking seems a little... arcane and old to me.
Culturally... I don't know why that matters.