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Rome fell. Will the modern-day West follow suit?
The Economist ^
| May 25th 2023
Posted on 11/09/2023 6:06:05 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
11/09/2023 6:48:05 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: Palio di Siena
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posted on
11/09/2023 7:04:48 PM PST
by
ealgeone
To: MinorityRepublican
Brandon is importing armies from around the world, especially from China.
Chinese are certainly getting a lot for their bribes.
To: ealgeone
The 1962 mid-term election served as a referendum on Kennedy’s New Frontier program, with record numbers of African Americans enrolled as voters. Their support permitted the Democratic Party to hold sway in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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posted on
11/09/2023 7:37:09 PM PST
by
LouAvul
(Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
To: Secret Agent Man
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posted on
11/09/2023 7:49:18 PM PST
by
sauropod
(The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
To: ealgeone
My bad - I meant 1963 - Kennedy assassination - apologies
To: MinorityRepublican
The Roman empire fell in 1453, not in 476.
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posted on
11/09/2023 8:29:08 PM PST
by
Cronos
(I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
To: MinorityRepublican
The left has been “deconstructing” and “re-imagining” for decades. It’s only lately that it’s hit critical mass.
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posted on
11/09/2023 8:39:17 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America.)
To: algore
A gentleman from the Middle East once told me over dinner that one well-placed bomb from his associates could set the US back 25 years. I immediately replied ... "In that case could you make it a double, because I missed out on 'sock hops'?"
That shut him up.
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posted on
11/09/2023 10:03:44 PM PST
by
The Duke
(Why do I think that the cynicism gene is going to be prevalent in future generations?)
To: MinorityRepublican
When a sociocultural system does not nurture/protect virtue, it's just a matter of time until
Götterdämmerung. I'm purporting the crucial concept of classical virtue. Strength, moral rectitude, valor, intelligence etc. as derived from the Latin word
vir meaning: man...person of courage/honor...
For the past three or four decades, America's leadership has represented this concept less than its antithesis. We are in trouble.
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posted on
11/09/2023 10:47:27 PM PST
by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.- Mencken)
To: Cronos
The eastern empire did indeed survive until 1453 but the western empire ended in 476...some would argue in 410 with the sack of Alaric.
They were one entity in name only.
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posted on
11/10/2023 3:31:01 AM PST
by
Adder
(End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
11/10/2023 3:47:56 AM PST
by
maddog55
(The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
To: MinorityRepublican
Not just the west new stats came out saying the world has (8) billion people not much can go right.
They crowded themselves out Jim.
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posted on
11/10/2023 7:23:59 AM PST
by
Vaduz
(....)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
11/10/2023 8:20:16 AM PST
by
wintertime
( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
To: LouAvul
Didn’t that shift already happen during the so called “New Deal”?
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posted on
11/10/2023 8:24:01 AM PST
by
ealgeone
To: MinorityRepublican
We can prevent the fall of America, but voters won’t.
If voters are good with 10 billion illegals coming into the country and radically shifting our culture, then they could care less about our country.
If voters are good with the rise in crime with Soros DA’s and leftwing judges, then they could care less about our country.
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posted on
11/10/2023 8:28:35 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: 1Old Pro
million NOT billion...at least not right away :)
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posted on
11/10/2023 8:29:07 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: Palio di Siena
No problem. As I went to bed last night I thought it might have been a reference to prayer being removed from school.
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posted on
11/10/2023 8:33:07 AM PST
by
ealgeone
To: MinorityRepublican
In spite of the troubles we have in America, it's still structurally pretty stable. The first sign of a truly crumbling economy will be the rise in black market trading, and widespread refusal to pay taxes. That's why the Federal government is so intent on beefing up the IRS. Taxes are effectively the short hairs of the population. The tax code controls businesses and the population. Failure to comply results in imprisonment. But once the people no longer fear the IRS, the economic foundation of the US government collapses.
We are still a long way from tax resistance, as the tentacles run wide and strong.
To: SunkenCiv
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