• SIGSEGV@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been watching Fall of Civilizations and it is incredible how often civilizations rot, decay, and then wither away into nothing due to corruption. Humans never learn the freaking lesson. Carthage lasted ~800 years—the USA is definitely not going to last that long.

    • Kahlenar@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Eastern Rome was an absolute shitfest after they lost Egypt. Manzikert was a disaster because the nobility was to concerned about the aftermath. There’s so many parallels with the United States.