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The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

The Roman Empire fell because of a series of invasions by “barbarian tribes.”

I cannot take this author seriously after they wrote this. It was, you know, just a little more complicated than that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

What made Rome fall?

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

It's a rather complex topic, but the short answer isn't barbarian invasion.

The simplest correct answer is the Roman elite became less interest in preserving the Roman state and more interested in increasing their own personal wealth and influence.

[–] hazeydreams 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey that sounds like the USA

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We're doing the thing! Yay!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

high five

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