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Thread #104635 Message #2144945
Posted By: Rapparee
09-Sep-07 - 07:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: What do we know about 2012?
Subject: RE: BS: What do we know about 2012?
Here's some of what the folks who predict such things say:
1. The US will have fallen behind both India and China in technology due to a continued decline in the US graduation rate in engineering and science.
2. We will be in the beginnings of a post-petroleum economy.
3. The US government, having taken notice of #1, will be rushing to "catch up" just as they did post-Sputnik.
4. India will have passed China in technology.
5. In regards to #4, there are two possible alternatives: war or cooperation. Being that India and China are pragmatic, they will be cooperating.
6. Western "culture" as represented by the EU, the US, Canada, and ANZAC will starting a decline.