Why empires fall...the history of these cycles. - Galt's Gulch

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Why empires fall...the history of these cycles.

Posted by Olduglycarl 8 years, 9 months ago to History

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Can we stem this tide, the cycles of civilizations. Can we vanquish the progressive scourge, for the sake of all mankind?

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Posted by Zenphamy 8 years, 9 months ago

We often forget, the Founders and Framers had no intent of the US becoming an empire. That's been a large part of our mistakes.

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Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 9 months ago

I think the author's irony is intentional in likening the US to an empire rather than a republic.

"The balance of power has all but dissolved as Congress ceded its power to the executive"
The process seems to be continuing, getting worse.

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  Posted by Olduglycarl 8 years, 9 months ago
  
  Of course he left out natural electromagnetic events, heavy metal toxicity, and today's prescription drugs to the causes of falling civilizations...
  
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