The World's Economic Center of Gravity

[Syt]

McKinsey have sat down and taken the geographical centers of each country and weighted them by GDP, then calculating the economic center of gravity of the world. Which creates this map:

[Razgovory]

Greenland made out like bandits in the 1940's.  It's nice for Russia to be the middle of something, that is nowhere for once.

[Neil]

Asia is developing, no doubt about it.  We should have killed them when we had the chance.

[Phillip V]

It is still too northerly. Africa and Latin America need to get to work.

[Neil]

It is still too northerly. Africa and Latin America need to get to work.

Can't be done without political stability, which can't be done without civilization, which can't be done without colonization.

[Phillip V]

It is still too northerly. Africa and Latin America need to get to work.

Can't be done without political stability, which can't be done without civilization, which can't be done without colonization.

Agree, but that is no longer allowed.

[Neil]

Unfortunately South America was colonized by Iberians.  If only the British had colonized South America, Argentina would be one of the great civilized nations of the world, and the other countries to the north wouldn't be as shit as they are now.

[Kleves]

Asia is developing, no doubt about it.  We should have killed them when we had the chance.

When did Canada have that chance?

[Grey Fox]

Asia is developing, no doubt about it.  We should have killed them when we had the chance.

When did Canada have that chance?

1760 - 1931

[Neil]

Asia is developing, no doubt about it.  We should have killed them when we had the chance.

When did Canada have that chance?

The West, you dolt.  That's the problem with stupid people:  You always think small and tribal.

[Ed Anger]

Unfortunately South America was colonized by Iberians.  If only the British had colonized South America, Argentina would be one of the great civilized nations of the world, and the other countries to the north wouldn't be as shit as they are now.

You'd think all those Germans in Argieland would have helped.

[Razgovory]

Asia is developing, no doubt about it.  We should have killed them when we had the chance.

When did Canada have that chance?

The West, you dolt.  That's the problem with stupid people:  You always think small and tribal.

Says the guy who claims to be an "ethnic Albertan".

[Kleves]

The West, you dolt.

You have as much right to use "we" when talking about Western military adventures in Asia as Martinus does, you dumb canuck.

[Neil]

The West, you dolt.

You have as much right to use "we" when talking about Western military adventures in Asia as Martinus does, you dumb canuck.

Except that I'm actually from the West. 

[Razgovory]

The West, you dolt.

You have as much right to use "we" when talking about Western military adventures in Asia as Martinus does, you dumb canuck.

Except that I'm actually from the West.

Yes, but you live in a country without a military.  It's like an Icelander talking saying "we" when discussing Western military adventures.