BL> The powers in the world today are the same as they have always been:
BL> England, Germany, France, Russia, Islam, China, Japan, and USA.

Poor old Bob, furiously living in the past as usual. Rather pathetic really.

BL> Spain fell off the board, and Holland,
BL> and it looks like England may go next,

Poor old Bob. The wheels fell off pomland SEVENTY fucking years ago. If
it hadnt been for the yanks, you lot would be goosestepping to this day.

BL> but we see the main players as Europe, Russia, Islam, China, Japan, USA.

Poor old Bob, furiously mangling countrys and religions.

BL> To me, China is the most dangerous of
BL> all, Communist and growing rich besides.

Poor old Bob, hasnt even noticed that they are just choosing a different way
to binning communism than the others. More successfully too. For a change.

KR> china is less and less comunist, just despotic,

Its even been claimed that they never were that communist at
all, just despotic. There is quite a bit of truth in that too.

KR> and that may change with the riches flooding in,

Aint too much 'riches flooding in'

KR> it is historically difficult to dominate a rich country,

Oh crap, thats got sweet fuck all to do with it. It actually
happens the other way, its the relaxation from despotism that
PRODUCES the rich country. Essentially because no despot can
ever organise things properly, it just plain cant be done.

KR> indeed it may get more and more difficult to keep china as one country.

I doubt it. Yes, they may well lose the edges just like all empires have
always done, losing Tibet like the poms lost Ireland, but thats got sweet
fuck all to do with it breaking into pieces. The US aint ever gunna.

BL> I think in 20 more years we may be saying
BL> that Macarthur could have stopped it.

KR> you have a strange sense of morality, vapourising several hundred
KR> thousand chinese to ensure commercial advantage 40 odd years on.

Or he enjoys coat trailing and doesnt believe a word of it. Senile.
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