According to Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," it helped wreck the Roman Empire, so I don't see why it couldn't happen again.
2006-12-03 07:10:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It certainly doesn't help, but I think there are enough sane people in the U.S. who will (and are) get sick of all of the Fundamentalist B.S., especially in the political realm.
2006-12-03 07:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it did help wreck both the Western and Eastern oman Empires. The reason was the fanatical peacenik attitudes spread by the Christian churches at that time. Just imagine- Constantinople in 1453- a city of almost 500 000- was defended by 7 thousand men! To make things funnier, the locals despised them, because not only they were mostly mercenaries and catholics, but moreover made a living out of war- which the locals considered undignified and barbaric.
To answer your question- if the US falls, it will be due to fanatical peacenik ideology. This is nowadays however linked with the so-called "liberal" ideology. Sure enough, there are some half brained religious people too, but most proponents of this suicidal ideology are atheists and (self annointed) "liberals".
IMO- your current crop of Dems just might fit the bill. It should not worry me- as I'm not an USian- but if the US falls, so will my country.
2006-12-03 08:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw, see, Empiric States of America is the strongest Empire in the world, manned by many Umpires, Vampires, and Cartyres.
2006-12-03 07:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how. The way I count it, there are a few fanatic Christians and a lot of fanatic leftist secularists. I'd worry more about the latter, but I have confidence that our system of government and a lot of reasonable people acting reasonably will keep us going quite nicely, thank you very much.
2006-12-03 07:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe.
I'm a Christian, but I realize that anything fanatical can bring down an nation/empire, whether it be with religion or politics, or whatever. So, you're right.
2006-12-03 10:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The US constitution prevents it. For a Christian sect to do that legally it would have to change, most would not go beyond the limits of the law and there are too many liberals anyway.
2006-12-03 07:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by AJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Conspiracy theorists who believe things like the U.S. planned 9-11 will bring down the U.S.
2006-12-03 07:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by Gertie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too bad the U.S. isn't an empire.
2006-12-03 07:11:54 · answer #8 · answered by Jerse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the United States rose from these fanatism....Quakers, mormons etc.........
2006-12-03 16:46:28 · answer #9 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋