[Cheburashka]

There are times when I think we should encourage the PRC to assume the role of the world “super power.” We could take a rest, and watch as China bankrupted itself through expansion and over-extension of its military.

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Think of India, under British rule from ~1750-1947.

Think of Ireland, under English/British rule from whenever- you-want-to-start to 1922.

In both cases the country was profoundly changed by the outsiders, and not by the inhabitants or their local culture.

Expect the Chinese to have a similarly profound effect on a Disunited States. One to two centuries from now you will not recognize the ideas and culture as American.

[Little Ray]

The United States barely resembles the country I remember from 1960s and early 70’s. I don’t have any expectation of it be recognizable in two centuries.