[bwb]

Of course, this all depends on how much you trust the entire concept of nations... Maybe that era is starting it's final days, and the next force is going to be global companies that hire the elite across the old national boundaries and the the lower classes are stuck for a long time until the world catches up.

[Roboprog]

I don't trust global corporations much, though. Maybe it's time to get the king to stop favoring the East India Tea Company so much.