Posted by
Boomer911 on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1:19:02 PM
I received an email this morning from a friend of mine who noticed the title of the book Senator Obama is holding in his hand in this photo. The name is "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria and the book and its author has some very interesting views of America and the world. Essentially the books message is about other nations becoming as powerful as the United States economically while America is on the decline. The fact Obama is reading a book about the decline of America and the new "global" view is the proper course makes me very uneasy as it fits in perfectly with the lefts views for the future of the nation and the world in general. A "new world order" brought about by socialism is their goal no doubt and no borders, no countries, and one world government is the lefts utopian dream. I don't know about Senator Obama but I say we work to ensure America remains the greatest country?
"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"—the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others—as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination."
- Amazon.com Book Review
