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    Unsettling how many Western pundits hope and rely upon China's ascent stumbling under its own internal pressures, with the distinct impression that competing social forces will rip it apart before it reaches parity.

    I can't help but wonder whether it might be America that implodes first. So much hate over there. So much discord between political wings which are, in historical terms, not really that polar-opposite.

    An interesting century ahead.

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    • ..not talking about the shooter — more the instant spilling of bitter vitriol every time there's news of note.detritus
    • so truerandommail
    • You'd have to watch/listen to the right wing media (cable news and radio) here to understand.abettertomorrow
    • Its not a 50-50 split, just like 15-20% that have developed these extreme views thanks to the media spoonfeeding themabettertomorrow
    • Actually, with the Murdoch takeover of Sky in the UK, you may understand soon enough:)abettertomorrow
    • Sky has always been a Murdoch vehicle, current buy is just a question of the last few percent ownership.detritus
    • Life's problems are rarely the fault of the 50/50 majority - it's the 20/80 splits that fan the flames of nastier issues.detritus
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