I haven't been to Asia in decades but, as I am married to an Asian woman, I agree with you. The last time I was in that part of the world was in 1991 when I went to Singapore on a couple days holiday with some mates. Before that, it was 1978 the last time I had occasion to be in that part of the world. A lot of things have changed since then for the better and I firmly believe the far east is taking over as far as setting new standards for the rest for the rest of the world. The U.S. no longer set the standards that everyone else is supposed to follow or else. And that is what is going to break them eventually. They're already on the downward swing and I fully expect Trump to near complete the job if he remains in office the full four years. If he runs out his term, the U.S. will not be anywhere near the same as it was before 2025 and the far east nations will be very far ahead. So far ahead that the west will not be able to catch up anymore. If the EU does what I predict within a year or two, the U.S. will be near isolated from the rest of the world and that is how Trump and company will complete the transformation of the U.S. into a petty authoritarian regime. Once that happens, they will fade away and that will be that. The end of another empire into the dustbins of history.
I haven't been to Asia in decades but, as I am married to an Asian woman, I agree with you. The last time I was in that part of the world was in 1991 when I went to Singapore on a couple days holiday with some mates. Before that, it was 1978 the last time I had occasion to be in that part of the world. A lot of things have changed since then for the better and I firmly believe the far east is taking over as far as setting new standards for the rest for the rest of the world. The U.S. no longer set the standards that everyone else is supposed to follow or else. And that is what is going to break them eventually. They're already on the downward swing and I fully expect Trump to near complete the job if he remains in office the full four years. If he runs out his term, the U.S. will not be anywhere near the same as it was before 2025 and the far east nations will be very far ahead. So far ahead that the west will not be able to catch up anymore. If the EU does what I predict within a year or two, the U.S. will be near isolated from the rest of the world and that is how Trump and company will complete the transformation of the U.S. into a petty authoritarian regime. Once that happens, they will fade away and that will be that. The end of another empire into the dustbins of history.
This is a fascinating topic. I’d like to hear more.