I agree wholeheartedly. I read it ten years ago and it answered a few questions I had been asking myself for many years. It is (in a healthy way) humbling for a

I agree wholeheartedly. I read it ten years ago and it answered a few questions I had been asking myself for many years. It is (in a healthy way) humbling for a western citizen as it implies that our (declining?) dominant position in the modern world is mainly a matter of luck.