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Originally Posted by gi_dan2987
What collapsed Rome was mismanagement. Too many incompetent jackwagons all trying to be the chief. As we can see with our current situation, history does truly repeat itself.
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While I agree that many parallels can be drawn between the US and Rome (or generally any empire), it is also missing many features. We don't have exactly the same problems of a totally unstable government where the president is getting assassinated and replaced constantly, or the different armies declaring multiple presidents of their own, at the same time. The US is not as strained financially, nor at risk to the "barbarians" at the gate (rhetoric aside), nor is it trying to control more land than it could possibly maintain. It's armies are not out of control and the secret service is not trying to maintain control. The corruption is also not quite as bad (but not by much).
But I do not think that government is a bad thing, its a very essential thing to prevent corporate entities from running roughshod over the populace, and reigning in their endless greed no matter the cost. But government needs to be accountable for its actions, and I have to say I like what the videos i posted propose as ways to make politicians accountable to us and not be influenced by business or money.
Oh and here is a link to explain in detail what Gerrymandering is, and just how insidious it is. I should emphasize that both parties are very guilty of this, that this has been going on since 1812.
http://pjmedia.com/zombie/2010/11/10...mandering-101/