And by the way... For those of you who think America is worthless and means nothing, shame on you for being ignorant... But for all of you American nationalists that cling dearly to capitalism and imperialism, may God pity your souls...
Particular governments/nation-states/dynasties may not last more than a few centuries, but history shows that powerful regions of the world remain powerful for long periods of time... China has been a unified culture for almost 4 millenia. On this time scale, only recently has China lost its edge as the premier center of technology and industry. Europe has also been a premier center of technology and power since the rise of Hellenistic culture...power simply has shifted from Greece to
