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To: Brumar89 who wrote (555632)	3/17/2010 2:00:41 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1575760

There is more going on than the traditional pendulum swing of ideological political shifts. There are substantive changes to the world of humanity which have never presented themselves before. * There are 100million extra young men in the world. * There are nearly 200 million orphans in the world. * The World's Glaciers are melting and significant, while the schedule of some Catastrophic event occurences are over do. * Human beings can virtually go anywhere or be anywhere with anybody instantly, using modern technology. Culture has clashed and is blending Globally. * Infectious disease is spread globally before we even know of its existence, making the scary term 'Pandemic Disease' somewhat obsolete. * "Water - the essential ingredient for life on this planet – is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. According to the World Bank and World Health Organization, 2 billion people lack access to clean water and 1 billion people do not have enough to even meet their daily needs. * Human trafficking is now the second largest industry worldwide and the fastest growing with $32 billion in annual profits. The fundamental structure of society (individuals and family units contributing to a community, which benefits greater society) may be a rarity in a few years. Can you imagine the culture of the coming era if any of the above bulleted items continues on trend or is exacerbated? How about if all of them are?