I actually use you as something of a barometer for the eastern segment of "Western Civilization" - ah, the joys of being a "ridiculous" and "crazy" westerner.

That there is a gulf between Europe and the US should be no surprise to anyone. Thus, this might be an interesting idea for further exploration:

Go on at this pace and the Europe will be less culturally in synch with the U.S. than with the Japanese and South Koreans long before 2030.
if you intended to say that the US-Europe gap is likely to widen, and the US-Asian gap is likely to narrow by 2030 (your sentence as written is ambiguous).

Maybe I'll post something about the US-Europe gap in some other thread - and re: more limited subject matter in which I've some competence.

Since I have no fear of either a "Yellow" or a "Brown Peril", I am losing no sleep over closer ties to Latin America (an obvious given), and to Asia from India to Japan (a probable outcome).

Regards

Mike