Imagine that you lived in the ancient Roman Empire twenty years before it collapsed, and you knew that it was coming. You predicted barbarian invasions, anarchy across the continent, and ensuing violence for the foreseeable future.
Sometimes that’s how I feel when I think about the United States and Europe.
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Rome likely fell because the ruling class accidently poinsoned themselves with lead. Up for debate — if that would be a good thing in the US… Mike(Quote)
Which collapse? The split of the empire in 324 AD? The collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD? The collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire in 1453 AD? How about the legacy of Rome — its laws, its civil engineering achievements, its linguistics — that have shaped the western world for the last 20 centuries, and have yet to collapse? Dan(Quote)
What hubris!
Also, not much of a stretch to predict violence in this world. Jeff Guevin(Quote)