January 22, 2011 Saturday

--I'm working on the Social Change concept in the Social-X series.  Just completed the Globalization item and am now unto the item "The Fall of the Western World."  Essentially, the Western countries, which from the Renaisaance to virtually this very decade, have held political and dominance, but now must make room for another modality, namely,  a confluence of major power brokers around the globe.  The US typically has handled the emergence of power factions by attempting to join their organizations.  But these factions are so powerful as to preclude penetration from the West.  As such, I think I'll be arguing, they must be met as equals, recognizing that their presence "signifies no harm" to the West.

And, withal, the US Military is a strength equal to none.

Isn't this exciting!  The times we're living in.

--continuing the ruminations items as they come to mind.  Hopefully, I'll be starting classes at the Lifelong Learning Center of the University of Texas, El Paso, in February, so I look forward to writing on matters that come up in those classes.

P.S.  I apologize that my editing, such as it is, must span over some days, but less than a week, after I post an item.  I use library computers; and some libraries have better computers and better computer ambience  than others!!