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03-25-04, 02:59 PM
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| Funky Spunk  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: take a left at the cow
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While we are far from serious political analyst and futurist, most of you guys seem to have a good grasp of trends, both political and social trends. If you had to make a "prediction" for lets say a decade's worth where would you say we will be in 2014? Politically, socially, economically....
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03-25-04, 03:03 PM
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the world is gonna end in 2012 so why get our hopes up.. LOL
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03-25-04, 03:06 PM
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| Funky Spunk Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: take a left at the cow
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 I thought it was 2025 according to Mayan calendar.
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03-25-04, 03:07 PM
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i thought that the myans predicted 2012... maybe im wrong
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03-25-04, 03:42 PM
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| Funky Spunk Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: take a left at the cow
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 Now come on with the predictions.
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03-25-04, 05:17 PM
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democrats in the white house, more hispanics in public offices. oil approaching 5$/gallon unemployment rate approaching 10% mandatory draft increased taxes, public health care (high quality at first, gradually getting lower) troops occupying several countries arms race with EU periodic terrorist attacks cameras in most public places highly regulated internet |
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03-25-04, 06:10 PM
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Major Third Party. Increase in Terrorisim to include a WMD. UN Peacekeepers in Israel/Palestine, wheather they want them there or not. Microsoft no longer the sole computer OS powerhouse. Commercial low orbit flights (think Concorde for the 21st century) Viable cheap hybrid cars. Increase in domestic economic based terrorisim (the return of communisim and anarchists as well as ecoterrorisim) Decline of the store bought CD. Federal Subsidising of Universities to lower education costs. Tighter constraints on immigration (usefull tradesmen only). Privitazation of Medicare/Social Security. Federal Outsourcing of services to lower government costs, but still regulated by government agencies. Death of the US Postal Service. "Mexicanisation" of the Southwest. (not a bad thing, just that they outnumber anyone else). Conservative Female or Black president. AIDS and Cancer curable if caught early but very expensive. Mandatory government service (military or social assistance) War with a major powerhouse. (n. korea, china, european block, dictatorial russia) EU rivaling US in all aspects from economy to military. End of NATO for a more dissasociative alliance. Continuing low key wars in middle east and central africa. Corporate regulatory crackdown (no more outsourcing and globalisation at a whim, corporations are marginally overseen by US Department of Economics...new department) Complete retooling of public education. Manned moon mission planned for next 2 years, with a renewal of space exploration. A major scientific discovery in the realm of physics, astronomy, achaeology, or some other field that causes a major shift in the perception of the nature of the universe, god, mankind, etc. Catholic Church enacts Vatican III, a major sweeping reform for the 21st century. Shrinking middle class, greater disparity of haves and have nots. Kooky shit..... Asteroid Hits. Time Travel. Genetic Alteration to customise babies and alter your present bodies. The Aliens Land. Warp Speed discovered. Anti-Gravity. Battle Mechs being field tested. Rail Guns. Laser Rifles. Brain Transplants. |
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03-25-04, 07:08 PM
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| SelfRighteous Foreign Pig  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Internats
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Between 2004 and 2014? New breakthroughs in quantum telecommunications, other quantum technologies, nano-technology and neuro-technology revolutionizes online and wireless business services and a new economic boom begins, and is dominated, in the EU. EU Becomes a world super power complete with an official standing EU military with better doctrines unifying the nation states. EU foreign policy begins to echo that of old American foreign policy tactics. China sends troops into Taiwan in an attempt to stop the state from becoming independent. World condemns action. China expands space agency. Lays groundwork to compete in the commercial space business. Globalization causes the world economy to change drastically to that of a highly integrated and automated human economy. Many large corporations begin to integrate fully with their supply-chain via highly integrated partnerships. Anti-corporate Activists see this as a new form of monopoly. American unemployment rate and GDP begins to balance out with the rest of the world, (unless America invests heavily into research the fore-mentioned technology predictions to catch up with Europe) Otherwise, due to uncertain stability within the US, foreign investors invest heavily in the EU. American unemployment and GDP begins to balance out with the rest of the world. Egged on by the American public and the media warring over social issues: federal, state and local governments grow divided into a political schism, causing social unrest and widespread civic disturbances. The possibility of a couple of states threating secession from the union is not out of the question. Zimbabwean ex-patriots in Zambia and Mosembique from the land-redistribution exodus cause the two countries to become the agricultural power house in southern Africa, surpassing South Africa's production. Zanu-PF party finally overthrown in Zimbabwe. Seeks aid from the IMF.
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