The world in 2057

Is it possible that USA is on a slowly descending course and will be replaced with EU as the next leading super power? I see three alarming tendencies:

1) Protectionism. Not only is it bad for the economy, it also breeds mental isolationanism.

2) Xenophobia. If you got rid of all illegal immigrants working in "the breadbasket" and enforced zero tolerance against anyone trying to enter the country illegally, even to make a honest living, then the food prices would skyrocket.

3) Theocracy. If you want to have a separation of state and church, then you must keep them separated.

If USA isn't breaking these tendecies like right now, then it's doomed. My guess is that in 2057 is EU a superpower far more powerful than anyone could've imagined. It rose to superpower status during the colonial wars in China on african soil. EU is allied with the African Union and are trying to contain the threat from the pan asian coalition headed by Russia and China.

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1) Protectionism is good for the economy, especially is your major "trading" partner is merchantalist.

2) Xenophobia is darwianistic, take the Roman Empire for example -- at its peak it slaughtered any African or other inferiors by the thousands. Without illegal aliens, there will be an incentive for investment in agricultural technology, and thus make the whole nation productive as a whole.

3)Theocracy. A theocracy is fine, it would help save billions of dollars a year in taxes.