we've all we been talking about this same thing for a long time, using our own languages and thoughts on the subject.

we've reached a global tipping point. where it takes us i have no clue. i just as well bet on globalization as going back to local villages.

there's more people in the mega-cities than in the countryside, globally speaking. that is, it's where the voters are if one is allowed to vote.

the big cities have more in common with each other, than in the countryside where they reside, sit, exist. and food supplies are global, at least at the moment.

in the base case it comes down to pure numbers. sure, there's underlying trends and directions, desires, and beliefs. but it's all in the number system.

that's why i don't know where it's headed. a broken apart usa would be a predicate to a broken apart world. if we can do it, so can others.

on the other hand, the lean is looking more and more like unification to me. and of course, i could be wrong, no doubt.