David Brin wrote: > > Is there time to remind divisive voices of both left > and right about another neglected word? Union. Ponder > our present bitterness, next time you see a map of > "Red-vs Blue States," and recall the most dire > unspoken phrase of all. > > Civil War. > Civil War is the logical consequence of a uni-polar world.
After the initial phase when the superpower dedicates all its power to subdue any other force that threatens its hegemony, it's natural that those that form it will spit it into many lesser feuds and start fighting against each other. This happened with the Macedonian Empire after the death of Alexander, with the Roman Empire after they conquered the Mediterranean, with the Carolingian Kingdom after the death of Charlemagne, etc. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
