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Entry: The Death of American Empire Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_death_of_american_empire#1717 Post contents: Nothing new here, just some history lessons and spin and italicized foreign words (including some that don't need to be italicized; they have already been assimilated). No abstract thoughts in this this article. For a more thoughtful approach, I would suggest referring to the work of Morris Berman ("The Twilight of American Culture" or Stewart Ewen.) This is not our century. We are 5 percent of the world's population, and that will be reflected in world economics and politics. We have, as the author noted, lost our way, but we had a pretty decent life as late as the Fifties or Sixties. Capitalism was refuted by experience in the Thirties. We never would have escaped from the Great Depression had it not been for World War II, no matter who started it. Thompson is right. Look for a new way, just as the Declaration of Independence says you should. Happy Independence Day. Sent at: 2008 05 11