Will Americans Allow America To Be Eclipsed?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny I read a book not to long ago. I believe it was Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East . It intrigued me when I first read it. It scares me more than it intrigues me today. As our preeminence in the world, aka American Exceptional-ism has waned, is it not time to think outside the box? We are getting our as**s beaten by none other than China {who by the way is buying up America at an alarming rate}, as well as India and Southeast Asia. All are emerging economic powers as America sits on its laurels. Consider this: Let's face it—we are getting beaten because the U.S. government can't seem to make big improvements. Issues quickly get polarized, and then further polarized by the media, which needs extreme viewpoints to draw attention and increase audience size. The autocratic Chinese leadership gets things done fast (currently the au...