Agreed. At the same time, those cultures were objectively 'worse'. They were xenophobic. They were sexist. They were racist. They were superstitious. Disrupti

Agreed. At the same time, those cultures were objectively 'worse'. They were xenophobic. They were sexist. They were racist. They were superstitious. Disruption happens at the level of nations. The USA has reinvented itself many times before, and will do so again. So far, in the competition between the USA and China, China has moved much more towards a capitalistic, free society than the USA has moved towards totalitarianism. I'm not stating it is a guarantee. But it is a risk worth taking. And I suspect you agree. And by all means, let's not only end up as an interesting archaelogical dig.