This is where most of the GDP, human capital and material wealth will be generated by 2025.
European countries will have to rely on immigration to grow because of the low fertility rate. Nationalism will die out with inflation and high interest rates that will stagnate the economies unless immigration is implemented for a quick fix. Consumer consumption will be low unless labor cost and the Euro falls to meet global competitiveness to other worldwide global products. GDP will be low, staying in the 1-3% range.
Emerging Market growth will be 6-8%
North America is getting away from immigration policies too, but again this will be short lived and 2019 will see a resignation or impeachment of a president and globalization will continue as usual.
Growth rates for North Americ will be 1-4%.
South America will be steady but look for population declines in Brazil. South America 2-5% growth.
Developing Markets are in between Emerging Market and Greater Asian Markets. Look for a 3-7% growth rate.
Africa, South Asia, Middle East will be where future manufacturing will be done for sources on cheap labor, growth rates in these countries will be 5-8%.
Russia and Oceana will grapple with labor shortages, again, immigration will be the quick fix until fertility rates become more stable or increased. Look for a 2-5% increase.
Tokyo, Japan 36 million
Mumbai, Inda 26 million
Delhi, India 23 million
Dhaka, Bangladesh 22 million
Calcutta, India 21 million
New York, USA 21 million
Sao Paulo, Brazil 21 million
Mexico City, Mexico 21 million
Karachi, Pakistan 19 million
Shanghai, China 19 million
Technology and social change with must not be left behind in humanities ways of thinking. The world's downgrade on media, social media and those not willing to change and integrate these technologies into life will be left behind the curve.
In the future, artificial intelligence will be part of your thinking, integrated with algorithms to help you in your decision making, matching you to paths that best suit your goals and comforts. Human interactions with others will not have that big of an impact, for this can and will be substituted.
Biotechnology has already had an impact on us through the foods we eat, farming, curing diseases and so forth. It is usually the conservative traditionalist, religion and ethnic regulations that slow this technology down such as others. Biotechnology will have the biggest impacts on food production, curing medical problems, helping humanity live longer, genetic selection and organ growth. A future worth looking forward to.
Nanotechnology is just starting to show promise on a global scaled. It will mostly be used in mechanical productions, manufacturing and solving medical problems which doctors cannot fix via conventional surgery within the body and bloodstreams.
Solar, wind, production will be on the forefronts of energy production. Hydropower is wasteful in a sense it should be used more toward water storage, it robs those down streams of much-needed water, water is becoming short in supply to keep up with the world's population and should be used more for agricultural growth and irrigation more than a power source. Bio power is not a good source either, because it affects the prices of food and feeding the world's populations.
Solar farms will be used more in desert lands to produce energy and will replace oil and other fossil fuels as the cost comes down on it. Companies are now working on solar panels that would be able to extract 5 times more energy than the common cells used today.
Wind farms can be adapted to many areas with high wind conditions, but will not go as far as solar will because of the cost of the infrastructure involved and the search for land that landowners will allow the turbines on. This is where public land will come into play to fill the gaps.
Spirituality and science will be mixed together to form new philosophies on life. It will be mixed and diversified to fit each individual on the path or journey one chooses. Science and religion always seem to collide with each other, but both together can complement each other with great benefits. Most traditional religious doctrine should be used as warnings and reference to guide us morally to prevent corruption and greed which sometimes religion is used to hide the true meaning, sort of behind a smoke cloud of greed, fanaticism, extremism and personal gains from the gullible, the poor or desperate. We must use science advancements to enhance civilizations and philosophies to keep up with modern day trends in the way human civilizations are developing on there own through supply and demand market and majority acceptance in ever-changing moral within a civilization or in this case a future of a one world civilization when open borders and open society through total connectivity will take place.
Reason, logic, research, innovations, and imagination never stay the same in today's world and in the future and are changing with a speed greater than it did in the past, and even this is getting ever faster as times go on, minds and societies will evolve with this as globalization takes on more forms in development as one. This is where traditional though will stifle growth, ideas, and more cultural change, kind of keeping us in a time warp but the new will always bust out the gate and overwhelm. Change is good but also evolution and changing with the times, so ride the wave and go with the flow.
As renewable energies develop into the mainstream global civilization, as biotechnology, nanotechnologies and artificial intelligence take shape in a free marketed world population mixture in cultures, free trade according to consumer choice in supply and demand and acceptance a diversified world takes as a whole so will the depletion of conflicts, proxy wars and wars will die down. All will be worked out by a United Nations, international coalitions through dialogue and diplomatic diplomacy. Bad news for the weapons sellers.
Globalization is now working out the equality in riches as being shown through population representation more than a wealth of nations and the clout of being a superpower. In this meaning, and free markets and globalization have brought India and China out to the forefront and being the most populous countries in the world magnifying their Worth's in technological developments. The United Nations needs to be overhauled and the Security Counsel banded for a more simpler population-based representation in the United Nations Assembly. This will be for the betterment of the world based on people power and not wealth.
Free thinking, open media, especially social media, total interconnected through the Internet, where all would be connected to one another globally would be beneficial towards a greater socialized, better cultural, better economic, and better innovating world in which to live.
There are many oligarchical industries in the world. These were big oil, western medicine, public colleges and universities, the big pharmacy which controls many aspects of patents on things that humanity can get but they are made illegal with laws to keep away from the general public. Big oil will be brought down by electric transportation, renewable energies and better battery technologies in the future. Western medicine will be made to compete against eastern medicines and holistic approaches in the field of herbals, one more beneficial aspect of one world coming together as one. Public education is it really needed anymore? What with the Internet, search engines and interconnecting of any organization or person with the rest of the world as a whole. Freethought, free markets and global individual liberties of one choosing one's path will change the definition of education. The only curriculum that will have to be taught would be the basics through the 9th grade and gaining the knowledge on how to research. Again, the big pharmacy always trying to take advantage of herbal plant life on the planet through patents and enforcing with making it an illegal substance through Law Inc soon will be broken up when the whole world is diversified into one with all countries and individual world citizens coming together.
One must view the world as a whole, focus on the development of all humanity and civilizations, ever-evolving world globalization and free markets according to consumer majority as the acceptance, individually always seeking a higher self and be mixing the most recent technologies into to their lives. People must seek an ever-evolving higher self, belief in the evolution which will come naturally with acceptance and adaptation to change. A united, universal view of the world but with freedom of thought and the utmost of individual liberties. Be always in touch with the world around them and the world events in the world as a whole and not just centralized. Serving the globalized society, saving humanity in extending lifespan, preventing deaths and quality of life with freedom, cutting red tape. Creating self-actualization to what they want to be, the whole world as one big picture, a diversified picture in an investment like a diversified portfolio of life itself.
We as a global civilization must overcome polarities, tribalism, fascism, nationalism, and religious dogma in which stagnates humanity as a whole for a few profit and greed. This will be done with total connectivity for all and not just the ones who can afford it. Commitment to universal values as one world coming together to solve even the most controversial or worst plagues that blemish the world we live in. World values and moral will always be determined by a majority within geographical proximity and enforced by those laws. But laws, morals, and values must always be revisited constantly to change with the times and acceptance of the majority on local, state, national and global levels, with the ultimate, being global.
People should be flexible with change, adaptation, and an ever-evolving world. Strong appreciation of always being connected to the world as a whole and not just one centered view of the world.
A connection with nature and the individual liberty of understanding and using it to benefit the whole world and humanity as a whole. Become yourself with the whole world and globalization and not a centrally controlled self under religious dogma, old institutional thought, fascism, fanaticism, central control of governments through religious-based rules and life quality or monopolized political systems. Freedom is not free and always will have to be fought for on an individual and counter-culture which always is the new trend fighting against the old traditional establishments. One day at a time, the big picture, free thought and free spirit, it is your journey.
Most voters stayed home, did not vote, had not enough information about third party candidates, etc
Here are statistics of voters being Republican, Democratic or Independent. Most swing because the third party candidates do not have the same opportunities for exposure in the media and other ways of getting the campaign out. All should be allowed in the debates, but should be, if so things would change.
Republicans 93 million
Democratic 104 million
Independent 106 million
White Voters Republican 86 million
White Voters Democrat 47 million
White Voters Independent 29 million
Black Voters Republican 1 million
Black Voters Democrat 32 million
Black Voters Independent 9 million
Hispanic/Asian/Mixed RaceVoters Republicans 6 million
Hispanic/Asian/Mixed Race Voters Democrats 25 million
Hispanic/Asian /Mixed Race Voters Independent 18 million
2020 is ripe for Independent candidates, with funding, support, and everyone voting, it is possible. In 2016 almost 50% of the population did not vote. Any American voter should be able to vote, even felons.
We have a clash not only of civilizations and religions, we have a clash of ideologies in the world. Like we had a clash between communism and capitalism. Now we have a clash because Islam is also an ideology. I believe that Islam is not going to win this battle. Structured to be ran by men, Sharia Law and mixing religion and being over bearing in peoples progress of free thought and free will according to ones gifts and talents which opens up civilizations to a more progressive mode. Multiculturalism and immigration need to be balanced by numbers coming in as to what a nation's economy can absorb. Also in saying this, there needs to be a balance of ethnic or country intake according to the percentage of their population to the world. Problems with what we experience now is we have a too large of a majority coming in from Central America and Mexicans. The other influx is, Muslim based on refugee status should be worked out in the United Nations according what each nation can pledge to take in and absorb. Multiculturalism in good and so is immigration. It boost economies, adds diversity to a nation, brings in new human capital that cannot be reprojected in a timely matter through birth. Especially for the elderly, disabled and labor cost which keeps interest rates and inflation down. In the American Constitution, it specifically lays out that any religion should be part of a government but only by Democracy and according to a majority. No Sharia law, no Christian integrating as such is in the White House now counseling this president. Why must there be a clash of civilizations and less have more of a inter mixing of multicultural diversity in the world and other countries. Why must a world become isolated from the rest. What is an ideology, a seduced thought pattern that does not work and has outlived its day, for the future is a mix of multicultural algorithms once all is connected in time will make up a world of less wars and conflicts and more of a diversified cultured world. One with open borders, open society, free trade dictated by supply and demand of worldwide consumers in a globalized world. Religion is rooted in ethnic historical content, never changing with the times to progress worldwide civilizations forward or better said as becoming one world of understanding with all being connected in many ways. Islam will be diversified and come down to a moderate level to where it will no longer be a cultural thing, but more of a personnel belief where one will develop away from it to become diversified in aspect to see that there are more ideas and belief to add to ones moral, outlook on life and the individual path and journey one must take according to ones algorithm. A diversified personnalties portfolio. Basic rule of law in investing and investing in one self and others. All problems in the world can be worked out through one global body or a regional coalition through diplomatic routes instead of the destruction and disruption of peoples lives and the destruction of civilization infrastructure.
Since Reagan began slashing federal housing assistance for the poor, it has been difficult for housing advocates to convince Congress to maintain, much less increase, HUD’s budget for subsidized housing. But it turns out that the Internal Revenue Service, not HUD, is the nation’s largest housing assistance agency. In 2017, the federal government provided about $130 billion in tax breaks for homeowners—almost twice the size of HUD’s total budget. That includes about $64 billion in tax deductions for mortgage interest, $33 billion for local property taxes, and $32 billion on the capital gains when these homeowners sell their houses. This is when the homelessness started, he also shut down the mental care facilities to help those with mental disorders. Tax breaks on the backs of the poor. So now we house them in private for-profit prisons like animals. Oh! hold on, we in the US treat our animals better, accept the ones we eat.
If the election in 2016 was held and there were no primaries, no two-party system, and like in Europe and other countries, parties had to form a coalition party, this would be the result
Clinton 17.0 million (Populist) Trump 14.0 million (Democrat) Sanders 13.3 million (Socialist) Cruz 7.9 million (Conservative) Johnson 4.6 million (Libertarian) Kasich 4.4 million (Republican) Rubio 3.6 million (Conservative) Stein 1.5 million (Green)
Keep in mind that 46.9% of voters did not vote. The two party monopoly does not work!
World geopolitical disruptions that are in the world.The U.S. has committed to Syria involvement indefinitely, backed by Kurdish troops so that an illegal massacre of Syrians could take place, bombing Russian troops in Syria, increased aggression toward Russia’s ally Iran under and stood by as Israel escalates attacks on Syria while planning a broader war with Iran which would be regional. All this is proxy too. Oil, gas pipelines, geopolitical sea lane choke points, are the main issues. Diplomacy and not military threats are a better, CIA and special force intervention is cheaper and more cost-efficient methods instead of being bogged down with troops are better. I have always believed that a free world market determined by consumers, economic diplomacy, multinational corporations and the free hand of the market is the best way to handle geopolitical positioning. China does this, they just promise not to interfere with the political system within countries and they get access to any country, can invest in any country, and station military assets if they want. “Now hatred for Russia is at the forefront of consciousness in mainstream America, and now infected the UK as well and is quickly metastasizing throughout Australia and Europe. Russia is justified in responding in ways of being surrounded by NATO, US and allied forces control of maritime sea lanes and being boxed in from having ports to the open seas. Plus being noticed as a once superpower that was once spreading its influence around the world. When the wall collapsed and the Cold War ended, America at first embraced Russia under the Clinton Administration and maybe could have been part of a greater coalition partner, but starting in 2001 and funny to think about it, after 911, we have neglected Russia diplomatically and have tried to stagnate their economic geopolitical status around the world, after the neocons took power. Empire. China is jocking for more influence to the South China Sea maritime sea lanes as part of their one belt and one road initiative. They are building up their navy in trying to keep up with the US naval forces in many areas. In the Indian Ocean, a Chinese naval base is in Sri Lanka. In the Gulf of Aden near Yemen and Djibouti, it has stationed a naval base in Djibouti where the US has a drone airbase of operations in that area. China has this capability of competing with the US in naval power and open ports to sea lanes. It has economic influence with countries better than the US because the political affairs of those counties are not interfered with when China becomes partners with them in bidding for their natural resources and establishing trade with them. China has a large population to work with and will not have a depopulation problem until 2060 and they always have the option of immigration to stimulate their workforces. This where it is better to work with China and not force the issues as the Trump Administration is doing with trade war rhetoric. But war drums are being beaten and would be bad in an already unstable world.
Amid a new annual military budget of $700 billion, the U.S. national debt is now at $21 trillion, showing the fragility and incompetence that empires fall into during their late stages. America, MIT economist Peter Temin last year, is regressing into a third world country for most of the population. Neoliberal capitalism, rampant governmental corruption, an erosion of civil liberties and democratic institutions, and a permanent state of war have battered and confused the population. Johnstone’s prescription is to expose the deep state’s lies so that Americans will reject the calls to war when the provocation comes. But the empire is determined to do as much damage as possible, and I think we need to fight this war effort more directly. We need to build a nationwide resistance to militarism, involving antiwar strikes, protests, mass boycotts of the war tax, and disobedience from armed service members. We need to create a Vietnam-level antiwar movement, and fast. Millions of Americans are willing to take these actions. All we need to do is tell them how urgently they need to mobilize.Johnstone’s prescription is to expose the deep state’s lies so that Americans will reject the calls to war when the provocation comes. But the empire is determined to do as much damage as possible, and I think we need to fight this war effort more directly. We need to build a nationwide resistance to militarism, involving antiwar strikes, protests, mass boycotts of the war tax, and disobedience from armed service members. We need to create a Vietnam-level antiwar movement, and fast. Millions of Americans are willing to take these actions. All we need to do is tell them how urgently they need to mobilize.Johnstone’s prescription is to expose the deep state’s lies so that Americans will reject the calls to war when the provocation comes. But the empire is determined to do as much damage as possible, and I think we need to fight this war effort more directly. We need to build a nationwide resistance to militarism, involving antiwar strikes, protests, mass boycotts of the war tax, and disobedience from armed service members. We need to create a Vietnam-level antiwar movement, and fast. Millions of Americans are willing to take these actions. All we need to do is tell them how urgently they need to mobilize.Johnstone’s prescription is to expose the deep state’s lies so that Americans will reject the calls to war when the provocation comes. But the empire is determined to do as much damage as possible, and I think we need to fight this war effort more directly. We need to build a nationwide resistance to militarism, involving antiwar strikes, protests, mass boycotts of the war tax, and disobedience from armed service members. We need to create a Vietnam-level antiwar movement, and fast. Millions of Americans are willing to take these actions. All we need to do is tell them how urgently they need to mobilize.
The Nixon administration ended construction of new public housing. Since then, the federal government has relied on two other approaches to house the poor—private-sector projects and housing vouchers, often used in tandem in order to get close to the deep affordability provided by the traditional public housing. This was a Republican, as in which Trump is coming into play. His dad made money off of public housing and benefited from it as a child. Most social safety net systems have been brought forward by Democrats. Greed has always been a mainstay for the Republicans, but when it comes to war, the money is always there. Sad! This is why there is a big problem with homelessness in America. Humans caring more for animals than human beings. There should be a Human Society instead of a Humane Society. Why is it called a Humane Society anyway, it is an animal society.
Dallas police officer dies after latest shooting: DALLAS (April 25, 2018) — A police officer who was shot when a suspected shoplifter opened fire at a Home Depot in north Dallas died Wednesday, but another officer and a store employee who were also hit appear to be on the mend, city officials said.
Bitterness shows you where you need to heal,
Resentment is living in the past,
Discomfort means you are stuck in a world you need to leave behind and stay away from to those intoxicating you, where and how you need to change,
Opportunity is what you are given to escape and better yourself,
Anger shows you what you are passionate about and what you need to change
Disappointment shows you where you failed, failure is a lesson, try something new,
Guilt shows you are still living life on expectations of someone else and not your own endeavors,
Shame shows you-you are internalizing other groups or peoples beliefs when you should be internalizing your own,
Anxiety shows you need to wake up and stop living the past and live in the present for the future,
Sadness shows the depth of your feelings and that you care
Live your own journey, believe in what you want, think free and fight to be free
How do you withdraw for the old ways to adapt to modern times, by endorsing the technologies, not as bad but an improvement to new thought and combining the old for reference. Experiment with life, for if you do not, you will never know, unless you have a distaste for it personally. In New Age thought, you diversify your spirituality You can also do this in Universalism. Do not get bogged down, programmed, brainwashed, isolated or hate counter-culture beliefs. You will never know unless you research, study, and if you want to, experiment, which in turn means experience, which in most cases, is the best teacher. Tradition is a brainwashed mentality, that leaves you stuck in the past, and hating anything new, that could improve your life and lets the world open up more and more in free thought and free spirit. Most old beliefs keep you feeding the old way, and in many circumstances, a person or group, that profits, manipulate you as a disciple, a commodity, that feeds the coffers and control freaks or groups, that use you as pawn to navigate a journey that was only meant for you.You are the one that keeps them alive by accepting these old beliefs, and in most case, they will isolate you from any trend and why would you want to play catchup? Keep your independent free thoughts and spirits high and positive. Love and don't hate, because they are not the same as you. For you are one with the world, a tiny part, but a contributing part. Every act, things you buy, what you communicate on social site, face to face in conversation and elect is the difference you play in the world. You take part in world democracy every day. One democratic world, based on open borders, open society, all connected to the world, that feeds the ever-changing and the ever learning. Release you isolated mind from your comfort zone, your shelled world, those who hold you back from free individual growth to what you want to be and in turn become something you like, for what you like, gives you your full potential. Reject those who present their ideas as a vacuum, recruiter or a car salesperson. Smiling in your face, hiding their ideas for their own gains in manipulating you and controlling you for what they can gain and not you. Be yourself, free your mind, do not be blind, question authority.
Gary Finneyfrock, Not one word about "religion: was ever mentioned here until you did mention it!! You see, this is where you and many others differ!
Many of us do not “DO RELIGION” as you call it!
Many of us have a very personal relationship with Jesus/God, we worship Him because He suffered and died for all of us. What “religious” god died and suffered for us like Jesus did? Answer NONE!!
You are right about one thing, Religion starts wars, namely like the false religion of Islam.
That has never been a relationship with God/Jesus, no they have a religion with Mohammed, just a man who was an evil man! They call it a religion, but in truth it is a set of laws and a political platform is all. Now they have relationships by raping women and children, by treating their women like dirt!
They do goats, they behead anyone whom disagrees with them! Heck, even in their “Koran” it tells them it is okay to lie to further their cause!!
If you want to talk about the crusades, they were started by a man they call pope, because and as many do not know, they are an evil bunch and is the “false Christianity” owned and operated by Satan, along with Islam…
So, before you go accusing, do a little research and not by anyone’s opinions…
Oh the others like Buddha, a fat little statue who cannot talk or hear, like Jesus can!
Rebuttal: I read it, some good points and agreed. I guess I want mainly to focus on the greed, such as televangelist life styles, religions like Islam, conservative neocons that support Israel. All religion should not be mixed with government. We have an evangelical counsel in the White House that has a armageddon death wish. Your beliefs are respected like any, but which one is right. I think the Universal Unitarians, the Bahai Faith, Buddhist, Scientologist have the right idea on how to approach religion, especially New Age Thought. No explanation points seems aggressive. Christian Warrior sounds militaristic
The Word says we battle not against flesh and blood (which is what they tried to do in the crusades) but we battle spirits, principalities, and powers. This post, therefore, refers to a spiritual battle and yes many forget we are to put on the full armor of God daily and do battle. Rebuttal: 4200+ religious groups exist in the world today. What spirits to battle, the ones according to the majority, or is this competition for the soul of the world masses and $ influence? To what religion will rule the world. How many will die or will religion be forced upon. People are free to believe any religion, which one is up to them, this is called being a free spirit. How is power derived, the way it is obtained is the moral question and again morals are according to a civilizations majority, not to include those kept out of the system, the imprisoned, the felons, the restricted of opinions? Religions either obtain these goals through justifiable killing, brainwashing, restrictive mental programming or through love, Love would be the best. So the two big competitive religions are Islam and Christianity all routed from the New Testament. So religion is a constant splintering and competing against one another. Freethought, free spirit, universal beliefs.
1. USA 19.4 m bpd
2. China 12.0 m bpd
3. India 4.2 m bpd
4. Japan 4.2 m bpd
5. Saudi Arabia 3.9 m bpd
6. Brazil 3.2 m bpd
7. Russia 3.1 m bpd
8. South Korea 2.6 m bpd
9. Germany 2.4 m bpd
10. Canada 2.4 m bpd
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They call it a religion, but in truth it is a set of laws and a political platform is all. Now they have relationships by raping women and children, by treating their women like dirt!