The ENTIRE modern civilization? No. But the western world is surely in decline. If anything, i would place my bets on Asia if i would make a prediction which region will dominate the world in the next 100 - 200 years.

Sitting at the beach of the Baltic sea in early spring or late fall when its too cold for the other beach folks, kept warm by my decades old leather biker gear and a bit of whiskey.

Oh, i am pretty sure he sees the enemy as human, most imperialist did… the thing is though, that they see themself as something better than human…