World Succession

[AWPrime]

Which country will succeed the USA as a World Empire?

[Phreakmeister]

I say Brazil. I dunno why, just a gut feeling. I dunno when it will happen either. Probably at least half a century from now.

[w1che]

I say none.. When the US goes down in flames (And it will) the world goes down with it and THE EARTH WILL BE VOID, without form, and DARKNESS WILL BE UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP.. History starts all over again in another cycle.... :cool

[Sjax]

Originally posted by w1che
History starts all over again in another cycle.... :cool I guess the question was who the leader will be in that new world.

I say China. And probably within a couple of decades. They have some recources never seen in the world before.

[w1che]

Naw you don't get it Sjax.. When the US goes down the world goes down. So people have to start over from the one cell at a time thing... We're taking everybody with us on the way down..:cool

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by w1che
...the world goes down with it and THE EARTH WILL BE VOID, without form, and DARKNESS WILL BE UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP.. History starts all over again in another cycle....

Have you been reading Lord of the Rings a few too many times? You sound a lot like Sauron and Saruman... :smash

[Sjax]

Originally posted by w1che
Naw you don't get it Sjax.. When the US goes down the world goes down. So people have to start over from the one cell at a time thing... We're taking everybody with us on the way down..:cool Ahhhh, OK. Well, at least you are not so naive as to say that the US never will go down.

I think you are right if we talk militaristic. USA will not go down like Ancient Rome, Napoleons France or Hitlers Germany. It will happen nice and smooth, I think...:p

[Dizbuster]

none of the above:


The Kingdom of the Cockroaches is at hand!

Repent your evil bug spraying ways, or the wrath of the raoch shall be upon you!:p :D :smash

[DEAD ZONE]

china

[JPaulJ]

Ha....at first I misread the thread title and thought it said 'World SEcession'. I had images of bits of the Earth breaking away to form new planets. :)

But I will say....EU!

[aclu14]

Canada!!!!! :clap

[ungua]

eu would be nice but they'll need decades and decades to come together - imho. whereas china has almost no opportunity of avoiding to become a world's leader... ;D

regards,
ungua

[Dogface]

Why is everybody ignoring Russia? Yes, they have problems right now, but they have actually barely touched the vast natural resources under their control.

[Mary]

NOT Russia, China is better.
Russia is too close to Finland:p

[Dogface]

Actually, I think that it would be a wonderful idea for Russia to become the next great world dominating power. They'll finally put a stop to the whiniest and most self-righteous nations in the world.

[King Solomon]

Originally posted by Dogface
...They'll finally put a stop to the whiniest and most self-righteous nations in the world.

You mean, like Texas maybe :smash :rolleyes: :lol

[w1che]

You Euro's didn't feel that way when Russia was trying to take over the world.. I wonder why??:smash

[AWPrime]

In the cold war everybody except the USA and the USSR had hardly any choice over what was going on.

[Mary]

Originally posted by Dogface
Actually, I think that it would be a wonderful idea for Russia to become the next great world dominating power. They'll finally put a stop to the whiniest and most self-righteous nations in the world.
Aren´t you a bit far away for that:confused:

W1che were you here when U.S.S.R was in power? Why do you think finns still hate russians?
Okey it is not only because U.S.S.R. that hate is centurys old.

[JPaulJ]

Witch, the Soviets weren't actually trying to take over the world - just hellbent on oppressing their own people. You're obviously an ultra-Reaganite.

[w1che]

jpaul you need to study some history of the USSR then post back..

Your post was so out of line it's not worth post back to..

Sure Mary I was here when the USSR was still around.. I guess I'm a little older than you think.. :p

[JPaulJ]

Sure, they did seize Eastern Europe after WW2, and they did support other Communist regimes in China and Cuba. But did they ever try and make any serious inroads into the West? No - they were far more interested in beating America in the arms and space races. Flexing their muscles. That's my theory anyway.

[Dogface]

Originally posted by Mary

Aren´t you a bit far away for that:confused:

W1che were you here when U.S.S.R was in power?

I was, and what I recall is that those Euro surrender-monkies pretty much were happy to play jiggly-wiggly rollover to any soviet propaganda that got broadcast.

[w1che]

Good theory Jp but it just ain't true. The USSR was behind commies trying to take over countries all around the world.. They tried to force us out of Berlin Germany. Put nukes in Cuba, took over governments all over South America.. Ect ect

They were not nice when they were in their power. I think they are ok now and some day will be a big player in the world again..

[AWPrime]

Originally posted by w1che
Good theory Jp but it just ain't true. The USSR was behind commies trying to take over countries all around the world.. They tried to force us out of Berlin Germany. Put nukes in Cuba, took over governments all over South America.. Ect ect


The South America argument was just an excuse to overthow left democratic governments there.

With a serie of US trained dictators as result.

So one can say that the USA was trying to take over the world too.

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by Dogface
I was, and what I recall is that those Euro surrender-monkies pretty much were happy to play jiggly-wiggly rollover to any soviet propaganda that got broadcast.

Then you and I have been in different parts of Europe.,,

[Mary]

Dogface really how many people you have talk to, which was in Finland or other part of Europe that time?

W1che I meant in Finland. I know you are a lot older than me:p

I have to admit I wasn´t born when U.S.S.R. had power atleast I don´t think it have had power in my time. But I have talk to finns who was and noone of them bought "soviet propaganda" as Dogface refered to:p

BTW Dogface if we are "Euro surrender-monkies ", why U.S.S.R never conquered Finland? It tryed very hard:confused:

[JPaulJ]

W1che I meant in Finland. I know you are a lot older than me

A lot more conservative than you, more like.

(No I'm not liberal and never will be).