A lack of parallax

[gfish]

In the SotU last night, Bush claimed the fight against terrorism was the defining struggle of the 21st century. Which, 7 years in, seems like a rather arrogant claim. What would someone from 1908 have said the defining struggle of the 20th century would be? That was 10 years before the Bolshevik revolution and 13 years before the word 'fascism' was even coined.

What do think the defining struggle of the 21st century will be? Personally, I'm hoping for giant robots vs. genetically engineered uber-kraken.

Comments

[sickyprincess.livejournal.com]

Hey, a friend of mine and I are going to Vancouver for a long weekend in February - any suggestions?

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm a big dork that likes riding the Skytrain loop around. The anthropology museum at UBC is supposed to be good, but I've yet to go. I can recommend some good all you can eat sushi places, if you're interested.

...I'm afraid grad students make lousy tour directors.

[sickyprincess.livejournal.com]

It's all good. I'm excited about the Skytrain, actually, and I read about the anthropology museum, but I don't think it's really my cup of tea. I want to go into the aquarium and see the beluga whales, though.