>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:17:21 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Bob Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Planet America >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Status: > > > > > Planet America > Planet America > Planet America > > >Globe and Mail, Toronto > >Monday, October 16, 2000 > >This week, The Globe and Mail is publishing a series of articles >from its foreign correspondents on what its editors call Planet >America, a byword for the towering supremacy of the United States >in the world. > >The idea is to examine how and why the American Empire dominates >today as no nation has since Rome, and perhaps not even then, >owing to the huge disparity between the United States and its rivals. > >The assumption is that America's power rests on the strength of its >economy, the reach of its military, the influence of its diplomacy, >the ingenuity of its science and the popularity of its culture. >Together, they make the modern world the American World. > > ........ ........ ........ ........ > > > Go to http://www.theglobeandmail.com/hubs/national.html > and do a search for Planet America. > > The URLs are tooooo long to be included here. Sorry! > > ........ ........ ........ ........ > > > >Globe and Mail, Toronto > >Saturday, October 14, 2000 > >The nation that makes the world go round > >Love it or hate it, ANDREW COHEN explains, the United States has >bounced back from the brink of economic ruin to become a commercial, >scientific and military powerhouse. It is now so dominant that next >month's presidential vote is, in effect, a coronation of the king >of the world > >.... snip ...... > >"The USA is the most powerful human creation of all time," declares >economist James Laxer of Toronto's York University, who has just >written a stinging critique of the country called Stalking the >Elephant: My Discovery of America. > >.... snip ...... > >Together, they make the United States the world's indispensable >nation, as its diplomats say, a superiority built on prosperity at >home and influence abroad. At the dawn of third millennium, the >conclusion is inescapable: This is America's moment. > >.... snip ...... > >Americans are not just choosing their president, >they are choosing the king of the world. > >.... snip ...... > >"The United States is now the natural leader of the world," >Vice-President Al Gore > >.... snip ...... > >The 270 million people of the United States make up 4 per cent >of the world's population and account for 29 per cent of its output. > >.... snip ...... > >"You have to pass the U.S. tollbooth on the way to prosperity. >You have to accept the rules of economic behaviour written here." > >.... snip ...... > >the United States is a colossus. Its fashions, food, films, books >and music are everywhere. It is only a slight exaggeration to say >The Gap and Ralph Lauren dress the planet, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and >Starbucks nourish it, CNN informs it, Dreamworks and Disney entertain >it. In taste and trends, people look to Madonna and Madison Avenue. > >.... snip ...... > >(The United States) is stronger than Britain was in the 19th century, >France in the 18th century, Spain in the 16th century. No nation has >ever known this omnipotence > > > ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ > > > The Globe and Mail Planet America article for Oct 17 was > about Hollywood domination of the world movie market. > > ............................................. > Bob Olsen, Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ............................................. >
