RE: LeoThread 2025-03-26 15:22
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The world is a strange place lately, but it has always been. I believe civilization goes through these cycles of growth, success, decay, and collapse. History tells the story of every great civilization. The question is: Where are we now?
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Probably in the final stages before collapse... As a great historican once said: "The spread of promiscuity is always followed by collapse"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khaldun
Yeah that's true, it is something I've noticed from reading about past civilizations; they always lose their good values before collapse.
We are on the cusp of worldwide upheaval and resistance against governments. The next two decades will be dicey, dangerous, and yet exciting!
Yeah, we have a good chance of pulling through.
At the moment, we are on the decline, similar to where Rome was after Commodus (if not later). It also doesn't help that Rome also had an "imperial" debt problem which wouldn't be solved.
Yeah, the loss of our traditional values is also an indication of where things are going. Same thing happened with Ancient Egypt.
Empires (or equivalents) are guaranteed to fall when they go bankrupt. Along the way cultural virtues yield to vice. No empire escapes that fate at the end. Not the ancients, not the Ottomans, not the British, not the USSR, and not USA.
Well, I hope we can get it right this time around
For starters USG can do 1 of 2 things: be honest about being an empire, or stop acting like an empire. Ideally, USG chooses No.2. If not, it should be like the British Empire & admit it is one. If USG chooses No.1, it has to be proud 2B 1.
What is USG?
USG = US government
It's a shorthand I've seen used in a few places online over the years. Usually I forget the abbreviation exists, but this time I recalled it. At the very least, it comes in handy when you're limited to 240 characters.
Oh hahaha!! That's going to come in handy! Thanks!
You're welcome. I'm glad I could help out a fellow Hiver.
I think we are in a time of decline, all that's missing is a catastrophic event to restart the entire civilization. 😟
It may be coming, may be coming soon or not at all. We have hope to make things better still.