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Originally Posted by dyna mo
PERFECT analogy! Rome collapsed yet here we are thousands of years later living in the western civilization that started in Rome.
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The Chinese are dependent on Western civilizations. A tiny percentage of the Chinese population has managed to crawl it's way into the 21st century. An hour outside of Shanghai the countryside and the way of life is more reminiscent of 1909, than 2009.
The American system cannot collapse, as it is the foundation that holds the whole house of cards up. If America gets into hot water, it just prints more money, and the Chinese have to buy it -- if they do not buy, then the ship they are on sinks (and there are no life boats).