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To: Liatris Spicata who wrote (8896)	7/21/1999 1:26:00 PM
From: Z268	Respond to of 9980

Larry, Very interesting article. I am reminded of a comment by my English guide during one of my visits to Windsor castle. He had a simple explanation for how the British Empire (where the sun never sets) came into being: The British, he said, went thought a period of "great energy" that outlasted many of the other European powers of their time - they were also "opportunists", in his view. If we take a modern day analogy, I wonder which country/system today is going through a period of "great energy" and will come to dominate the world scene, not territorially, of course, because the game has changed. rgds, Steve Yeo

To: Liatris Spicata who wrote (8896)	7/21/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Hello Larry - thanks for the NYT piece. I am going to combine my response to both of your posts [to me] here. Regarding to population distribution, it is quite inevitable, since China and India are the two most populous nations. Recently, even the fast food chains in the UK have to go curry style. The British is always fond of Indian food. Maybe it is the case of "what goes around, comes around." Some sort of reverse colonialization <VBG>! Personally, I ve no problem with that. The scientist in me likes to diversify the genetic brew anyway <VVBG>! But back to the article [thanks again,] I actually don't think that all surprising. The same for LA etc. The more pressing question, IMHO, is how to avoid any major cultural clashes. Again, to use LA as an example, the riot back in 1996[?] - in which many of the Korean immigrants were victimized for no particular reason except they were better off - has demonstrated how jealousy can be so destructive Regarding to President Clinton, knowing your dislike of him, I guess maybe we can settle for a "agree to disgree." The fact that CCCP was installed as the China at UN really leaves little choice. I believe it was on President Carter's watch [incidentally, he is also one of my favorite comtemporary Presidents, if I ve to make preferences.] And I don't think President Bush could have done any better. best, Bosco