2007-03-08 14:36:56 · 5 answers · asked by jeffrey h 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the u.s. is not a great empire or an empire, period.
2007-03-08 14:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to start with it particularly is no longer a remember of "Empires" in as plenty because of the fact the U. S. is definitely a corporatocratic Empire. it particularly is a controversy of historic "eras" or "a while" or "civilizations". certainly, traditionally each and all the above upward thrust and fall. The decline forever comes from interior, somewhat than externally. and hardly if ever has it something to do with gods or different superstitions. The time on the "suitable" is extremely short. the top of the Renaissance replaced into yet 25 years. in spite of the certainty that apparently that the U. S. is in a era of decline, that could perhaps be authentic, i'm no longer so particular. One indication is the language which continues to be in a technique of growth. Conversely, the present decadence of the political existence could perhaps foreshadow the initiating of the decline. of course, even with the rhetoric and propaganda, the super promise for humanity that a benevolent civilization ought to foster has no longer been found out.
2016-11-23 16:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid so!
Quite common to most if not all great empires!
History seems to repeat itself, even if grossly experienced originally!
Mankind repeats what he'd rather repel.
We learn extremely slowly, as snails crossing a triple lane Boulevard.
And Great Empires learn the least from the mistakes of the past, as to other empires . . because of greed, hubris, the delusion of INVINCIBILITY.
When Super Big and Supposedly at the Top, it is almost inconceivable to think we could find ourselves crushed at the bottom.
Yet, continuously It happens.
It must be very difficult to learn from past experience when riding high, especially . .
Our flaw is within our incomplete, a work in progress - Humanity!
2007-03-08 14:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by skydancerwi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't place the U.S. on the same pedestal as Greece and Rome...
2007-03-08 18:16:58 · answer #4 · answered by Misanthropist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it appears so even though the US isn't an empire.
2007-03-08 14:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by dreamerloverlibra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋