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Turning Japanese? I really think so
Japan had a remarkably stable leadership from the end of World War II until their bubble burst in the 1990s. As the country has stumbled over the last two decades, unable finally to extricate from its slump, it has suffered through a rapid of succession of leaders, several of whom, like Obama, have stirred hopes of renewal and reform, only to create disillusionment and despair within the electorate. From 1950 to 1970, Japan had six prime ministers. It has had 14 from 1990 to the present, and six from 2005 to the present. That kind of political instability is both cause and effect of Japan’s inability to transform its economy and international relations to meet the challenges of a new century.
So when the Tea Party's whole nopey-strangey thing doesn't work out by 2012, I guess will turn to the Americans for Bloomberg Party, and then when that doesn't work? We'll just keep on, in the words of the great Graham Parker, discovering Japan:
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Here are some facts to chew on. You boyz are hilarious.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/demographics.asp— Talking point sleuth- {{{---}}} Birth rates, IMMIGRATION RATES, CONVERSION RATES. {{{--}}}
Yeah, that's brilliant, Rudy. So birth rates will being the Muslim population from 4% now to 6% by 2020.
And immigration rates and conversion rates will add to the Muslim population in numbers equivalent to another 32% of the entire population,
In nine years.
Yeah, I'm sure that's "accurate."
Oh, my sides.— Talking point sleuth - My bad. That would be another 34% of the population. Tell me, Rudy. By how much will the non-Muslim population of Europe shrink over the next nine years? And given that number, how many immigrants and converts would equal 34% of the entire non-Muslim population?— Talking point sleuth
It wasn't 2020, Steyn said 2050. And others agree.
Last year, five per cent of the total population of the 27 EU countries was Muslim. But rising levels of immigration from Muslim countries and low birth rates among Europe's indigenous population mean that, by 2050, the figure will be 20 per cent, according to forecasts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/5994045/A-fifth-of-European-Union-will-be-Muslim-by-2005.html
Steyn, focuses on England, which will have a higher percentage based on current rates.
Oh, my sides.— rudytbone- Too funny, Rudy.
The predictions you reference are based on the presumptions that birth rates will continue the same (which they won't) and that immigration rates will continue the same (which they won't).
Steyn said 40% could happen by 2020, so you're wrong on that. And now you're telling me, well, it won't be 40% by 2020, like he said, but it could be 20% by 2050 - which is different than what he said, in order to prove that what he said was "accurate." Hilarious.
And I love your article: --snip-- Data gathered from various sources indicate that --snip-- "Data gathered from various sources." That's rich. I love your dedication to "facts," there, Rudy.— Talking point sleuth 
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The current Administration is "Hopey-Changey", and they are being replaced by the "Nopey-Strangey" Republicans. But keep your eye out for the next generation emerging in California, the "Dopey-Mangy" set of pot smokers and illegals. It's the next economic bubble to inflate. We can all get rich by growing weed in our front yards, and having TPOS's Guatemalan victims landscape it!— Mr. Smith- Please, Will. Don't use lessons we should be learning from other countries in your article. Whether it's healthcare, education, infrastructure, don't you know amerikans are too arrogant to EVER look to another country for leadership? WE LEAD! Even if it's into a rotting, decaying fracturing society, WE WILL LEAD THE WORLD THERE. How dare you ask us to look elsewhere for answers.— CiceroSpuriousDeodatus
- "Whether it's healthcare, education, infrastructure," Japan has universal hc and spent heavily on infrastructure during multiple attempts at stimulus. They've still struggled economically for two decades.— RG
Nopey-changey....I love it!— Les Ismore
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