Who will be the next world power?

To our readers of this forum outside of the US, it must seem pretty weird that there are still so-called patriots that preach for the destruction of the US. This is because of the first amendment to the Bill of Rights which allows anyone to say anything, no matter how supposedly treasonous or insulting to one's intelligence, to say exactly what they think.It is only when one acts upon such stupidity that one is liable, or at least that is the way it is supposed to work.As for our little separatist here, I can assure all of you that us Texas US military veterans know how to deal with this empty rhetoric once it turns into action.It is important to note that the last time any moron stockpiled weapons in order to secede from the US, as in the case of the Texas Republic movement, they were all arrested with only one death to the separatists, due to the loyalty and superior police training of the Texas Rangers.Unfortunately I can't say the same about the federal response of the FBI and ATF at Waco.So I would say before you tell us who we are, you best understand what you will face. Edited by anglagard, : correct a mispellingEdited by anglagard, : take out unnecessary, yet appropriate insultEdited by anglagard, : url and remove extraneous phraseEdited by anglagard, : another mispell

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Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis BaconThe more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza

As to the next world power, that is obvious. It is the first power that takes control of the high ground as in Earth orbit or the Moon. As to which current nation due to such insight chooses to take that position, right now it may be anyone's guess.

And I disagree. Was the Libertarian Party or the Reform Party too far left or too far right prior to being sabotaged from without? Did the Progressive Party of 1892 become centrist enough that their platform was appropriated by the Democratic Party in 1896? Was Theodore Roosevelt too far right or left when he out polled the Republicans in 1912?But most important, was the Republican Party itself too far right or left when they ran as a third party in 1856 only to win a slightly less than 40% plurality in 1860?In this case, I think you need to switch to a less broad paintbrush.

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Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis BaconThe more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza

Talk about overstating. Specifically what freedoms have actually decreased over time in the US? The freedom to enslave and kill blacks, kill American Indians and Mexicans without repercussion, and beat wives and children with impunity? Or would that also include the freedom to harass and even kill homosexuals?Perhaps you mean the freedom to allow Robber Barons to force workers to labor for 12 hours per day, seven days a week? Or maybe the freedom of gangsters to control the alcohol, drug, and prostitution trade (well, in the case of the last two, our precious gangsters still have those freedoms).Perhaps you mean the freedom to disenfranchise minorities and women from the vote.Once again, too big a paintbrush, but in your case it is even worse as you have not sufficiently defined what 'loss of freedom' actually means nor have you taken into account the history of women and minorities in the US.Please go back to the drawing board and define what you mean.

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Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis BaconThe more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza