McGrath, I agree with much of what you say. I think globalisation will lead to the eventual break-up of the US, as it already has in the Soviet Union. I also think China is the next major player that will come forward on the world stage. No one has gotten hold of her resources, now have they? And not bloody likely for some time to come.

However, I disagree that the corporate take over of the world is now, or ever will be, solely an American thing. Globalisation is every bit as European as it is American in the West, just as it is Japanese and Chinese in the East. I think it is merely a quirk of fate that the US military ended up outlasting the Soviet military. But a lone superpower can't last long in this world. China will most certainly challenge US power. Think about it. Who is the only country in the world to challenge Bush's authority and made him back down since being elected?

That is no coincidence. Washington is scared shitless of the Chinese.