Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
Hmm are we all just ye know making a fuss out of nothing sure China might be no1 but her hegemony is likely to be constrained in a more multipolar world. The UK of 1911 was great but the UK of 2011 could destroy them in ten minutes, GDP is bigger army more powerful it's just that the bar is higher for Great Power status now.

If US is #2 by end of the century it does not mean everyone in the USA will starve to death.
But...but...the narrative