You are absolutely right on all those factors leading to the collapse of the Roman Empire. I read once that the taxes were so high, that many of the Roman citizens welcomed the barbarian invaders as a relief from high taxation.
It seems that we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of history.
The Barbarians are already in the White House.
They are not Americans, they were not raised in America, they owe no allegiance to America. We could only be destroyed from within, and that is what is happening.
Unilateral disarmament, runaway spending leading to hyperinflation... what more could a Jihadist against America wish for?
The cancer in D.C. must be excised.
>>You are absolutely right on all those factors leading to the collapse of the Roman Empire. I read once that the taxes were so high, that many of the Roman citizens welcomed the barbarian invaders as a relief from high taxation.<<
Yeah, I think I saw that too, on some show on The History Channel.
There are other factors, I leave it to posters to add their own considerations.
P.S. I sometimes consider the Canadians to be a reincarnation of the Parthians.