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America’s primacy: Is decline imminent? : Comments
By Russell Trood, published 15/6/2005Russell Trood argues the US must place its power, purpose and primacy on a new foundation.
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Especially since 9/11 US arrogance has turned into elitism no doubt having always been in the American psyche inherited from Calvinism which during the Reformation was actually a religous return to the Old Testament, honouring the non-Christian Promised Land syndrome, as well as the Jewish belief in the profit motive. Sympathy with Israel of course, has only made it stronger, the nasty means to an end philosophy so much exampled today in Iraq. Moreover, with trade, so much is indicated by the worrying fall in our Australian wheat prices, mostly caused by US and Europe dumping subsidised grain at a low price, stealing third world markets as well as those of Australia. No need to further speak about global warming, when hungry Exxon and Mobil as well as Murdoch Enterprises, are calling the American tune. Indeed, there is no need to say any more about the reasons for US global unpopularity.