China has the largest contigious block of people all speaking a couple of languages with mandarin being the most widely spoken in the world.
This information network is not readily accessable by others, as few westerners speak chinese.
China has a longer continious history than europe, streching back many thousands of years and dynasties.
China's economic growth cannot and will not grow at the current rate for ever.
The way to compete is not to create barriers amoung ourselves but to lower them in every market. Our strongest companies which play to our strengths will survive.
software patents are undeniable evil. They are a contrivence fabricated by lawyers for large corporations to use to stop other companies.
Other companies which will not now be the apples and microsofts and ibms of tomorrow.
I long for the day when lawyers are not admired but as they were in the past seen as parasites who
live off of human conflict. These people do not create anything. Society always follws cycles and eventually this dispisal will return.
There must be a greater degree of integration between english speaking countries, including as a second language to provide a polar to china. india is not so much of a threat because the many different languages.
the eu, nafta, and various affiliates should all lower barriers between each other, and most importantly stop frivilous patents.
Patents were intended to act as a stimulous for research. so that a company or individual could be rewarded for creating something, for investing in something.
instead it is being used by american corporations to stifle competition and innovation. This is encouraged by the republican government in my opinion. (A government which is a caraciture of all that is greedy, glutonous and to be depised in american society imho)
I hope there is reform and enlightenment in your truly great country for without it i fear your slow gradual decline.
Concerned brit.
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China has the largest contigious block of people all speaking a couple of languages with mandarin being the most widely spoken in the world. This information network is not readily accessable by others, as few westerners speak chinese. China has a longer continious history than europe, streching back many thousands of years and dynasties. China's economic growth cannot and will not grow at the current rate for ever. The way to compete is not to create barriers amoung ourselves but to lower them in every market. Our strongest companies which play to our strengths will survive. software patents are undeniable evil. They are a contrivence fabricated by lawyers for large corporations to use to stop other companies. Other companies which will not now be the apples and microsofts and ibms of tomorrow. I long for the day when lawyers are not admired but as they were in the past seen as parasites who live off of human conflict. These people do not create anything. Society always follws cycles and eventually this dispisal will return. There must be a greater degree of integration between english speaking countries, including as a second language to provide a polar to china. india is not so much of a threat because the many different languages. the eu, nafta, and various affiliates should all lower barriers between each other, and most importantly stop frivilous patents. Patents were intended to act as a stimulous for research. so that a company or individual could be rewarded for creating something, for investing in something. instead it is being used by american corporations to stifle competition and innovation. This is encouraged by the republican government in my opinion. (A government which is a caraciture of all that is greedy, glutonous and to be depised in american society imho) I hope there is reform and enlightenment in your truly great country for without it i fear your slow gradual decline. Concerned brit.