Secondly, the primary dividing characteristic has always been IQ. The founders' mistake was assuming by overthrowing the monarchy, that government would be managed by intelligent & rationale individuals ie people such as themselves. Wrong - it was/is a simple matter for the financial/media conglomerates to merely advance open franchise and vote dilution among the LIVs. Then, since they control the levers of information, persuade the masses that it was virtuous to raid the public purse.
However, as gene therapies are applied to growing/(re)shaping brains, by adding/expanding critical components that govern planning, impulse control and a host of other virtuous characteristics, what happens to the base appeal to the mob, when the mob may no longer exist?
Lastly, history isn't static. There are countless example of civilizations failing, and then reappearing once again, driven by the same fundamental factors that founded this country.
Lastly, history isn’t static. There are countless example of civilizations failing, and then reappearing once again, driven by the same fundamental factors that founded this country.
I was in Mongolia after the demise and the people were EXCITED about the future. All the old rules were gone and they started rebuilding. It was like the frontier days here. Of course there was a lot of international help afterwards. All the public signs were in English while I was there but signs in Chinese were growing.
Along with this was rediscovering their heritage, which in their case was Buddhism and Chinggis Kahn. Their heritage had been hidden by communism for 80 years.
We will rediscover our heritage when times get hard enough.....