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Justcurious86 · 36-40, M
None of the above. That was nothing more than a microcosm of what the country is feeling. If you look at the history of Roman we are almost exactly doing what they did as a society before Rome fell. We are a socialist society for the 1%. We need to ban together to get money out of politics. Wait until inflation really kicks in and the eviction Moratoriums end.
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PatKirby · M
@Justcurious86
[quote][i]If you look at the history of Roman we are almost exactly doing what they did as a society before Rome fell.[/i][/quote]
A lucid and important point you make here. We are doing what Rome did before its fall precisely. Sir John Glubb explained how some empires fell in his seminal magnum opus "The Age of Empires" whose short summary can be reviewed here:
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He distinctly defined 6 Ages (Pioneers, Conquest, Commerce, Affluence, Intellect, Decadence) that predictably characterized the lifespan of these notable countries :
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The average age of these fallen empires was 250 years. We are now at 245 and clearly in the Age of Decadence.
[quote][i]If you look at the history of Roman we are almost exactly doing what they did as a society before Rome fell.[/i][/quote]
A lucid and important point you make here. We are doing what Rome did before its fall precisely. Sir John Glubb explained how some empires fell in his seminal magnum opus "The Age of Empires" whose short summary can be reviewed here:
[center][youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPtNM_s09c]
[/center]
He distinctly defined 6 Ages (Pioneers, Conquest, Commerce, Affluence, Intellect, Decadence) that predictably characterized the lifespan of these notable countries :
[center]
[/center]The average age of these fallen empires was 250 years. We are now at 245 and clearly in the Age of Decadence.