[bad company]

America has won and we see nothing on the historical stage capable of changing that

I think you nailed it right there.

This article is bookmarked. This is facinating.

[maui_hawaii]

This is a very good article... hopefully it turns into one of the 1000 posts long ones...

I would urge you to read it carefully though...

America HAS won thus far (and won't be losing anytime soon) but careful reading shows that this isn't an endearing letter about how great America is...

The Expansion of Democracy Leads to Escalation of Hegemonic Thinking

"Hegemonic Thinking" isn't an endearing term towards America...not by a mile. Its considered a suspicious word...a word of competition and distrust...

Tribune7 posted a good definition of 'hegemony' in his post #33....