Observations of the world at large today

The battle lines were drawn 1400 years ago. In areas only in direct contention, there was war, the rest of the globe has been subject to colonization, trade, and proselytizing. Now that all areas of the globe are discovered, there is no more major conquests to be had. The RISK game played for the last 1400 years is over in a stalemate, what remains now that the mainstream of these religions are less aggressive are the fundamentalists on both sides, who are willing to be martyrs to wipe out the infidel. And spend time and money to get the mainstream members to adopt a more radical stance.

Who is winning? The non Abrahamic tradition people, that's who! Write a check, fill out a warranty card, handwrite anything important, someone in China is the person typing it into a computer. They made a boo-boo? Aw, just pick up the phone, The nice guy in India, who can pronounce "R" will be glad to help you.

Open your closet, read the tags. Find 2 next to each other from the same country, find 5 overall from the same country. I have 5 dress shirts in a row, from the same designer, from 5 different countries.

While we are hoping for a new Charles Martell before they get a new Saladin, the other 2/3 of the world might just produce a new George Washington, if we are lucky, or Adolph Hitler if we are not.