between ancient rome and the united states. Both have roughly the same problems with a self destructive government body, crime, drugs and so on. I can see what happened to Rome happening to the united states and it disturbs me. (no i am not worried about barbarians or huns charging the gates.)
2006-09-01 11:02:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I concur, i think we are strikingly similar to alot of other great world powers on the downturn. Spain used to be a world power. One of the reasons for their downfall was Philip II spent alot of money and end up putting Spain in alot of debt. If you look to how much debt we have in the United States its alot. Also we eventually look like Great Britian, I think. At the turn of the Century Britain was on the down turn and wasn't doing so good so they passed the torch off to us for our military power. This is eventually, maybe us, with the Chinese. We could end up in two different scanerios, the first is we pass the torch to them and we are good friends. The other is that we both destroy each other, similar to Britian and Germany. Thomas PM Barnett explains this more in one of his books i think.
2006-09-01 11:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The USA is not being contaminated from lead poisoning. Some historians are studying the lead content of the aqueduct system used all over Rome. I'm not stating a scientific fact, but they think that Romans were slowly poisoning themselves. That's why they were crazy, bloodthirsty, orgy ridden maniacs. But to answer your question. NO. America has problems, but we are a nation of good people and I think this is a wonderful country.
2006-09-01 18:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The reason Rome fell was the fact they imported workers because the Romain's got to lazy, then the foreign workers took over and fought with the Hun, there is a similarity.
2006-09-01 18:07:34 · answer #3 · answered by Zen 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a different time and place. America is much stronger and much more powerful and richer than Rome was. Nothing catastrophic like that would happen to U.S.
2006-09-02 04:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you Jason, great answer. Also, all empires must eventually come to an end. Our time is up! Thanx to this bunch of power hungry clowns in office.
2006-09-01 19:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by liberalthinktank 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Precisely. That's why I feel the U.S. could be the resurrection of the Roman Empire, or at least a part of it, spoken of in the Bible.
2006-09-01 18:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by oceansoflight777 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are already inside the gates.
2006-09-01 18:05:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
let's see...
warlike states... corrupt politicians... gladiators fighting in coliseums... prostitution... sodomy... invasion of foreign lands... inept leaders... the need to build walls to protect against foreigners... financial problems... the dole (bob?) and barbarians (republicans?) ... economic problems...
sounds familiar?
2006-09-01 18:17:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the barbarian awaits aka the corporation ceo and the amount of perks the legislature, executive and court gives them!
2006-09-01 18:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by savio 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
than said that 30 years ago
2006-09-01 18:27:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋