Re: Asians to dominate space too?

Phil Wheeler wrote:
I think that reasoning is a bit flawed, Brian. U.S. leadership really
was rooted in developments and events before the 30s. The European
exodus may have accelerated it, but did not enable it.

You'll notice that I say that it's a significant factor, not the only
one. Of course, the beginnings of U.S. domination were already visible
at the turn of the 20th century, even if only in retrospect.

And I don't see a similar exodus from U.S. today due to any xenophobia.

It's not an exodus, so much as an ever-decreasing reliance on U.S.
higher education. But I think the underlying mechanisms have some
noticeable similarities.

But a large part--possibly larger--is a consumer-driven culture.

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