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Originally Posted by spunkmaster
The US isn't an Empire so how can it fall as a Empire ?
The Romans threw out all rules of society and the US isn't anywhere near
this point yet.
The Romans used blood and death as entertainment and you can imaging what effect this has on a society after a few hundred years ?
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The US may not be an empire in the classic sense but there are many paralels to be drawn.
Rome actualy "invented" many of the democratic rules of society that are still the basis of much of western civilisation. However it's also true to say that towards the end Rome had become so corrupt and decadent that in effect it rotted from the inside out rather than it's demise being caused mainly by external pressures.