Comments by "buddermonger2000" (@buddermonger2000) on "6 Countries that Will be Superpowers by 2080." video.

@savioblanc The biggest thing about Brazil is a series of geographical issues and the complete lack of trust in their government and populace which is characteristic of much of Latin America. India has much more social cohesion even if its government is openly corrupt (there's a bureau of bribery lmao). With that it can probably sustain itself.
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VPN The definition of poverty is also INCREDIBLY different lol. Poverty in India is lacking clean water. Poverty in the US and UK is just having to work a lot and get funded by the government. Not comparable at all.
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So we've got one near east power, two middle east powers, two east African powers, and a European power which controls west Africa and possibly contends for the Mediterranean with the Near Eastern power. I'll be honest France and Turkey just sound like old rivals who took a break for a generation coming back for more. Edit: I just looked at the fact that France helps supply the Turkish military and it may be more of a partnership
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That moment you look at India and realize basically they'd inherit the British ability to go into pure naval power once fully industrialized.
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VPN Access to water has nothing to do with water filtration services and ability to have potable water. China has plenty of actual water but they've polluted it to complete uselessness in many areas. Water is 76% of the earth's surface but humans can only have 3% of that. There's a reason I said access to clean water and not just water in general. Your point is completely moot.
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@VivekKumar-rb7zk I don't think China even needs to fall to get this point. China is just really hated and people want to get out of it. India is a great alternative but there are too many trade barriers on it to invest fully. If those lowered it'd start getting invested in in a heartbeat with nothing the Chinese could do to stop it.
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@najayanlama4048 Yeah Himilayan invasion makes no sense to me considering the Himilayas. Any attack would be Chinese forces somehow built up in Pakistan and Burma and with little hope of reinforcement and strong chokes on resupply thanks to the inherent limits on troops which could be sent to reinforce or make up for losses thanks to any reinforcements coming through either Xinjiang and down from Central Asia or through the water of the Indian Ocean. The first is incredibly long and choked a lot which prevents large amounts of soldiers from getting through and the other would be almost outright prevented due to contested seas and no real way to break through. For Myanmar almost all of this applies as well but also being forced to go through thick jungle and mountains in Yunan which are both very heavy choke points along the way which limit troops. Seriously force protection abilities for that would be incredibly limited and all attack would have to be from long and carefully planned buildup which means that any protracted conflict would just be won by India. No way to really break them unless they actually somehow make it through making war just overall very difficult.
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Pacifististic views limit the ability to be a good military which is often the difference between conquering and being conquered.
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@joshua_here5849 But those are a special Case basically allowed by a cultural view which supports it. Also is small enough that deviations from that view can't really grow. There's a reason they're the only ones who function that way.
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