And I don't dispute a word of what you're saying. Every word of it is true, and it is the only way to properly interpret what is going on politically.

But it is not the only thing that is going on. Many things are unfolding simultaneously, interacting in subtle ways. And we all see the universe from different directions, from different perspectives, with different emphases. To those of whom you speak, only a cruel conspiracy can explain what is happening to them, their loss of influence and supremacy. And they never even realized that sense of hegemony was never really there. They had no idea there was a current flowing until it swept them over the cataract. They are scared, they are angry, and that leads only to hate and violence.

They never saw it coming, because they could only see it through the narrow bandpass filters of their own cultures. Knowing nothing of culture, they weren't even aware they were wearing filters over their eyes. I think I saw it coming, or at least I managed to convince myself of that; but I must confess I never was able to predict how it would work out. And now, today, my prescience is fast fading. Like Paul Muad'ib I can no longer see ahead, and my future and the Golden Path is hidden from me.

As for your comments, and their concerns, I can only say this. Some white men will continue to have influence and power, but not all, and not merely because they are white. And they will not be alone.