>Its not just folksy advice Kevin is about long term intelligent planning. No guns, no tanks, no sexy heroes for the gutter press just where do you want to be in 50 years.

Things like what JR has described have been tried at different stages. It doesn't last. As far as where things will stand 50 years from now - I don't think it will be terribly different than it is now (despite our own government's increased attempts to neuter Israel)