| Predictions - USA - Far Future |
Date: Jan.10.2002 |
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USA - Far Future
President Bush Jr. will win re-election in a landslide victory. VP Cheney will not run again. Senator Hillary Clinton will run for President but lose.
The Democrates will take a slight majority both in the House and Senate. Although the reasons for their success will be complex and numerous, the two main ones will be the collapse of the bubble stock market ( blamed on BIG business which is perceived to be tied to the Republicans ) and the poor or recently poor looking to safeguard their social safety net. The threatened working class and unemployed do not trust the Republicans to do right by them in times of hardship, especially after failed economic stimulus packages are deemed only to benefit those who 'have' already. Congress will go into gridlock worst then in the Clinton years. The Democrates will be ruthless in their thwart of Bush's presidential power. By then, the public will regret giving the Dems such a big stick.
I still believe Alan Keyes will be the VP eventually. Despite claims of being an 'Uncle Tom' or a ploy to garnish the black vote by the opposition, an undeniable trait of character of Alan Keyes is that he is a man of wise council and integrity and will be acknowledged as such.
G.W will only complete around two years of his second term.
The United States currency will retain it's strength on generally unstable international markets. Despite our crippled economy, holding US dollars or US government bonds will be seen as one of the safest assets.
Countries will align themselves into protective fortresses of economic and military power blocks. The USA will hold the position of 'Big Brother Enforcer' against uncivilized, oppressive enemy States of democracy. To come under the protection of the anti-ballistic shield and USA military forces, only Human Rights honoring, democratic countries need apply or be granted membership.
I see some great internal moral struggles happening within the culture of the United States. As the terrorist attacks and frequency subside, the Leftist media will raise doubts within the populace about the lose of civil liberties, the techniques employed to root out and destroy terrorist cells and our foreign involvement in the governing of sovereign countries. Should we continue to push for democracy, at what cost, around the globe? The vision will become muddled, but sustained all the same.
The world is moving fast. The United States and it's civilized Allies will play pivotal roles in the worlds struggle for economic and political freedom. A very appreciated role. Despite successes, the attacks, from within our own quarters, from the academic and media elite will simply show their true colors. Political and idealogical leanings, the general public will not agree with. Public outrage of anti-American\ anti-West ideology taught at our educational institutions will start a wave of reform. Parents armed with school vouchers will be the weapon. The media elites will be punished by falling revenues, lose of opinion leader status, and the worst fate, ignored.
I won't go into The Unemployable Riots caused by the displacement of low-tech workers and the illiteracy and drug problems here for they're covered in other topics. I will only say that the USA will be one of the first countries in history after Canada and the UK, to guarantee a Basic Living Income regardless of the individual's production in around ten years as our civilization moves rapidly into the advanced tech\ space travel and exploration stage. It'll be a situation where either we do that or face cities being burned to the ground. "When you ain't got nutin', ya ain't got nutin' to lose." The USA will finance the Space Exploration\Exploitation Age. Japan will build the electronics and Russia will provide the raw materials. Both Russia and the USA will have the space launch infra-structure.
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