The Next Super Power!

but surely you must realize that some of us use our head, otherwise we wouldn’t even be writing on this forum. besides, this isn’t even on topic. i’m done. if you won’t think this through (which, btw, isn’t smart - the opposite of which being…nevermind enough said), then nothing i can “say” will convince you.

Yeah… that’s good. Treasure that to be one of the few that know… :)

@TG:

sigh Come on TG…. tell me what you aim at, but don’t play dumb…

What I am trying to say is that US will remain a superpower given its considerable size.

If you consider China as a superpower for all of the time since it was founded, then i can follow you.

Then are you predicting an economic collapse?

If you say size as in the size of the land mass, then Canada is a superpower too!

YAY Canada

Our neighbours to the south can be very nice, even though they dont understand us at times.

@yourbuttocks:

YOung people have this invincible feeling and believe that anything mundane like the government does not affect them.

Yeah, and they’re the ones I feel sorry for. I prefer not to say my age, but I’m young. I know government does affect me. (I live in California so believe me, I know it affects me. Their attitudes sicken me. They’re going to be the ones who, as adults, stand around after an election (that they probably didn’t vote in) saying, “Wha-, What happened?” Anyway, no word could possibly describe the extent of my disgust. :x

size as in population and economy, silly Canadians

@yourbuttocks:

size as in population and economy, silly Canadians

fastest growing economy in the G8
Boo Yah!

size as in population and economy, silly Canadians

Too true. What percentage Russian land can be used as an effective productive resource or town suitable for living? (ex. growing crops, city centers). How much of Canada is useable land (esp. in Northern Canada)?

If you say size as in the size of the land mass, then Canada is a superpower too!

Give yourself 50 years (assuming that Canada experiences good population growth), and I can see this happening…

fastest growing economy in the G8
Boo Yah!

Same with Asia. They’re just playing a little “catch up” to the standards of the West. If your economy grows from 100 million to 200 million (100%), compared to if we grew from 100 billion to 150 billion (50%), who is really better off? :)

YOung people have this invincible feeling and believe that anything mundane like the government does not affect them.

Funny… and they think old peeps (by far the largest ratio of voters in the US) are mundane and senile… how ironic… :roll:

@TG:

Then are you predicting an economic collapse?

No, what i predict i made clear in previous posts…

No, what i predict i made clear in previous posts

Heh, looks like you didn’t. :-?

@EmuGod:

Our neighbours to the south dont understand us at times.

you can say that again

Our neighbors to the North don’t understand us at times… :-?

@TG:

No, what i predict i made clear in previous posts

Heh, looks like you didn’t. :-?

Ignorance, arrogance, importing foreign top workers and becoming dependant on importing them as none will be raised from the own population…… along these lines

Ignorance

explain.

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mporting foreign top workers and becoming dependant on importing them as none will be raised from the own population

explain.

@TG:

Ignorance

explain.

I will explain by examples:
How many percent of US citizens can point out Afghanistan and/or the Iraq on a map?
Why are people from aborad asked questions like “do you have showers/cars/computers in xxx?”

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mporting foreign top workers and becoming dependant on importing them as none will be raised from the own population

explain.

How many US-american born and raised people start to study math, physics, chemistry, biology, etc. … how many on the other hand study law?
How many Post-Docs at Universities in the US come from overseas?

How many percent of US citizens can point out Afghanistan and/or the Iraq on a map?

Let me give an example - out of all the US Citizens on this board, I bet that 100% can locate these two countries… :-?

Why are people from aborad asked questions like “do you have showers/cars/computers in xxx?”

Sure… F_alk do you have a computer/shower/car in Germany? :roll:
Of course isn’t this as bad when people from aboard come and ask questions like, "Wow, you’re from California? You must surf and say “Dude” a lot. Ignorance? :-?

How many US-american born and raised people start to study math, physics, chemistry, biology, etc. … how many on the other hand study law?

Actually I know of quite many students in High School that went on to study your above subjects (quite many in biology in fact - UCSD 8)). And what’s wrong with law?

How many Post-Docs at Universities in the US come from overseas?

What %?

@TG:

How many percent of US citizens can point out Afghanistan and/or the Iraq on a map?

Let me give an example - out of all the US Citizens on this board, I bet that 100% can locate these two countries… :-?

thats becuse thetr smart

@TG:

How many percent of US citizens can point out Afghanistan and/or the Iraq on a map?

Let me give an example - out of all the US Citizens on this board, I bet that 100% can locate these two countries… :-?

A test of 3000 people each, ages from 18-24, from different countries showed:
12.5% of the US americans in the age of 18-24 (that’s the age of the soldiers) did know where to find the Iraq. 11% could not find the US on a world map. 25% knew the order of magnitude of the population of the USA (which is: saying something from 150 - 350 millions instead of the 287 millions). About one third of the people thought in a scale of 1 to 2 billions inhabitants. 36% of the (young!) US-citizens did speak a second language (only the UK and Japan rated worse here with 35% and 19%).

You should be able to find this in the “National Geographic”

Why are people from aborad asked questions like “do you have showers/cars/computers in xxx?”

Sure… F_alk do you have a computer/shower/car in Germany? :roll:
Of course isn’t this as bad when people from aboard come and ask questions like, "Wow, you’re from California? You must surf and say “Dude” a lot. Ignorance? :-?

Hey, this means, the questioner knows:
(1) California is coastal
(2) California has great waves
(3) The stereotypical Californian is thought to be pretty relaxed.

That is more than a questioning someone where the car/computer was invented wether they have cars or computers :)

How many US-american born and raised people start to study math, physics, chemistry, biology, etc. … how many on the other hand study law?

Actually I know of quite many students in High School that went on to study your above subjects (quite many in biology in fact - UCSD 8)). And what’s wrong with law?

Do you know wether they plan to/will stop after a BSc, or go on to a MSc or PhD?

How many Post-Docs at Universities in the US come from overseas?

What %?

Post-docs: the people who have a PhD, but are no Profs (yet)… and work in research. It’s mainly used for people working at unis and things like the NIST.