I made the chart above from a recent Rasmussen Poll -- taken on December 11th and 12th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a margin of error of 3 points.
It's interesting because it shows that nearly half (48%) of the U.S. population believes the United States will no longer be the most powerful nation in the world by the end of this century, and another quarter of the population aren't sure. Only 27% believe this country will maintain its current powerful position by then.
I got the impression, perhaps mistakenly, that poll respondents (and the pollster) thought this would be a bad thing. And I guess for those who believe there must always be a most powerful nation -- a nation that bullies the rest of the world into going along with its wishes and policies -- it would be a bad thing. But does it have to be that way. Must the world always have a bully?
Why can't mankind progress to a point where all nations respect each other, and don't try to force other nations into complying with their own wishes? Wasn't that the dream that created the United Nations (before they screwed it up by giving veto power to the most powerful nations)? Civilization has progressed a lot since the invention of nations. Why can't we progress even further and create a world without nation bullies?
I guess you could call me an optimist, maybe even a dreamer, but I like to think that is possible.
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