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View Poll Results: Which will be the most powerful country in the world 100 years from now?
The United States 20 50.00%
China 14 35.00%
Japan 1 2.50%
Russia 0 0%
Germany 0 0%
Saudi Arabia 0 0%
Other 5 12.50%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

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Old August 18th, 2005, 08:08 PM   #1
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Old August 18th, 2005, 08:10 PM   #2
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Damn, I look good for 138.

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Old August 18th, 2005, 08:12 PM   #3
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You're too fast!

This oughta be a good one.
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Old August 18th, 2005, 08:18 PM   #4
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Old August 18th, 2005, 08:30 PM   #5
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You're too fast!

This oughta be a good one.
That is a good one. Nice work.

I think the USA stays in the forefront for another century. Although the gap will close dramatically.
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Old August 18th, 2005, 09:37 PM   #6
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I voted China because the US will never recover financially from the past presidencies of:


Jeb Bush
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Old August 19th, 2005, 06:24 AM   #7
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Powerful in terms of economic and military might?

I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 06:39 AM   #8
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My vote goes for USA as well.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 06:52 AM   #9
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i voted "other" - just playing the odds
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Old August 19th, 2005, 07:28 AM   #10
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Powerful in terms of economic and military might?

I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
I'll go you one better and say it starts in the next 10 years. There's big dollars going into that economy, the wages are going up and the masses are starting to understand how the rest of the world lives thanks to TV, internet, etc.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 07:30 AM   #11
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Old August 19th, 2005, 07:55 AM   #12
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I'll go you one better and say it starts in the next 10 years. There's big dollars going into that economy, the wages are going up and the masses are starting to understand how the rest of the world lives thanks to TV, internet, etc.
I'm thinking that if China moves further and further towards democracy and then opens into a real free market economy, they will far surpass us unless we reverse course and move away from any sense of an entitlement and welfare state.

We're just like all the other historical world powers. We're getting soft from within. Someone will overtake us, and it looks like China is the odds on favorite.

EDIT: I'd throw India into the voting too.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 07:59 AM   #13
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I'm thinking that if China moves further and further towards democracy and then opens into a real free market economy, they will far surpass us unless we reverse course and move away from any sense of an entitlement and welfare state.

We're just like all the other historical world powers. We're getting soft from within. Someone will overtake us, and it looks like China is the odds on favorite.

EDIT: I'd throw India into the voting too.

Can't argue with that.
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Old August 19th, 2005, 08:10 AM   #14
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Powerful in terms of economic and military might?

I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
I put China because I don't think it will take that long for the revolution (if they don't gradually change on their own)...and they will have long since recovered.

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that's why I voted other.
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