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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (5816)	4/26/2006 9:15:40 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217653

Guys see it as a generation think! The oldies that want one thing. or had an agenda or a pet project they don't matter anymore. The Brazilians that loved the Cold War, the closed economy, the protectionism, the dirigisme, they are out of their positions. They are no longer influencing. The oldies of the Vive Le Quebec Libre! they talk no one listens. The youngs come and take over. The Indians, come and are better educated and they may not be pliable as the old folks were.

To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (5816)	4/26/2006 3:20:09 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217653

SoT, there are globalizing influences, and there are centrifugal forces, acting together. A week is a long time in politics and there are always different strokes for different folks, in different places. Did you not notice how the British Empire devolved into geopolitically distinct pieces? Note how the USSR devolved into competing states. China is held together more like Yugoslavia, with strong and brutal central force. It's not held together by love, mutuality, and common interest. I didn't see much of those attributes at all in China. As scarce as hen's teeth. I saw heavy authority, warily eyeing passersby, practising martial arts beside the crowds gawping around Tienanmen Square. Mqurice