From Newsgroup: alt.politics.usa

Dihttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/caltech-welcomes-astrophysicist-ray-jayawardhana-as-new-president/

. . .

Jayawardhana ... not exactly a French or English or German
name, is it ?

Whatever edge EuroAmerica had back in the day was pissed
away. The instant the Cold War was over everybody just
figured they didn't have to DO shit anymore - no more
history. It'd all be totally cool forever.

Umm ... no.

The war - literal and/or figurative - for World
Dominance continued on. And no, it was NOT ok
to fall behind.

We did - They didn't.

China and India used to steal western tech ... now
we had better start stealing THEIRS.

AI/Robotics - China is in the forefront. Other
electronic tech, India does it faster and cheaper
and increasingly better. Different perspectives,
different funding/priority plans, different
politics. For better or sometimes worse - the
'east' is the new powerhouse. This is THEIR
century.

We may not LIKE that.

USA ... H-1B people are the MOST DESIRED people
for the remaining USA tech industry. Nothing Trump
has done has changed this, it's only increasing no
matter what restrictions/tariffs/etc are put in
the way. US citizens are now POORLY educated and
lazy yet expect a LOT of money for just showing up
once in a while.

That won't cut it.

SO ... Europe/USA should realize that it's become
sort of 2nd-world, esp in sci/tech. We did it to
ourselves (with west-hating lefty help). Any good
ideas - you sell 'em to China/India because that's
where the profits come from. "Ideas" and "Real-World
Products" ain't quite the same thing.

Sorry USA/EU ... yer favorite god is NOT watching
over you, will NOT guarentee your success.

If Trump knows any space aliens, NOW is the time to
leverage them to the max.

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