makaha99
Active Member
So the great empires of the past fall eventually.
Will the USA follow that trend?? And if you think it will, when??
Eveyone says China is a threat economically. But it's asian countries in general. Take a look at the monster that South Korea is becoming. Chances are, your cell phone is made by a Korean company if you have a Samsung or LG smart phone. Nokia used to be number one in the world in cell phones, but right now, Samsung is kicking everyone's ass, even Apple's iPhone. Korea is the world's number one shipbuilder and Hyundai is a rising car manufacturer. In terms of Korean entertainment/propaganda, Korean dramas are so popular that professors from universities across the USA came here in Hawaii a couple of years ago to have a conference about Korean dramas and their effect on world culture, and Korean star Psy is currently the most popular entertainer in the world. Militarily, I think South Korea is making a fool of the U.S. US generals have said South Korea's military has advanced to the point that they can take on North Korea by itself, but yet the U.S. military is still there protecting the border, while South Korea sends it's own military around the world to protect new assets/resources.
Japan is still strong economically, but personally I think their corporate structure is flawed, because it doesn't promote youth and innovation hence Sony's stagnation, and many of their products are too focused on domestic Japanese tastes.
I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but in Japan, citizens can't own a gun, and I think that holds true for South Korea also. In Japan and South Korea, in terms of video games, they like more cerebral genres like RPGs or strategy (Koreans are the best Starcraft players in the world), whereas Americans are fascinated with mindless shooters like Halo, and defend gun rights with a passion. In Japan and South Korea and much of East Asia (like Singapore and Taiwan), schools have very high standards in math and science where we americans are falling behind in.
All this doesn't make it seem so bright for we Americans.
What do you guys think?
Will the USA follow that trend?? And if you think it will, when??
Eveyone says China is a threat economically. But it's asian countries in general. Take a look at the monster that South Korea is becoming. Chances are, your cell phone is made by a Korean company if you have a Samsung or LG smart phone. Nokia used to be number one in the world in cell phones, but right now, Samsung is kicking everyone's ass, even Apple's iPhone. Korea is the world's number one shipbuilder and Hyundai is a rising car manufacturer. In terms of Korean entertainment/propaganda, Korean dramas are so popular that professors from universities across the USA came here in Hawaii a couple of years ago to have a conference about Korean dramas and their effect on world culture, and Korean star Psy is currently the most popular entertainer in the world. Militarily, I think South Korea is making a fool of the U.S. US generals have said South Korea's military has advanced to the point that they can take on North Korea by itself, but yet the U.S. military is still there protecting the border, while South Korea sends it's own military around the world to protect new assets/resources.
Japan is still strong economically, but personally I think their corporate structure is flawed, because it doesn't promote youth and innovation hence Sony's stagnation, and many of their products are too focused on domestic Japanese tastes.
I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but in Japan, citizens can't own a gun, and I think that holds true for South Korea also. In Japan and South Korea, in terms of video games, they like more cerebral genres like RPGs or strategy (Koreans are the best Starcraft players in the world), whereas Americans are fascinated with mindless shooters like Halo, and defend gun rights with a passion. In Japan and South Korea and much of East Asia (like Singapore and Taiwan), schools have very high standards in math and science where we americans are falling behind in.
All this doesn't make it seem so bright for we Americans.
What do you guys think?
