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The empire had to begin hiring soldiers recruited from the unemployed city mobs or worse from foreign counties. Such an army was not only unreliable, but very expensive. The emperors were forced to raise taxes frequently which in turn led again to increased inflation.
How obvious is it that Alaric, who sacked Rome in 410, was a certified Roman General.
In other words, the Roman citizens became so apathetic, or feckless, that the job of defending the empire was reassigned to foreign agents. It is not that they were not good soldiers, but that they were not inculcated or born with the empathy that was the Roman empire. They were diverse. Too diverse.
Just like illegal Mexican immigrants.
And all so Democrats can keep "power" (and sad "republican politicians" can keep their jobs).
How obvious is it?
How obvious is it?
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Obvious enough to make me squirm.
There is a big difference between Mexico dumping it’s surplus population over the US border and the Romans hiring whole units of barbarian mercenaries.
The US has 300 million people, Mexico has 80 million people, in the end, we will dominate and assimilate them. It may take some time, but we will do it.