> The USG is the second most powerful reality in the world, after
> the power of international capital.
By no means. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least seven social phenomena which can give the US Government a run for its soon-to-be-worthless money:
1. The European Union 2. The Eurobanks 3. Japanese developmental state 4. the Japanese superkeiretsu 5. the world media culture 6. the world information culture (including silicon and semi biz) 7. China
-- DRR