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We always believed that we will move forward. But we shouldn't take that for granted. Regression is also a possibility.
by corpMaverick 10y ago
We always believed that we will move forward. But we shouldn't take that for granted. Regression is also a possibility.
- Jach 10y agoAnother possibility is moving forward but in a non-Left direction.
- acjohnson55 10y agoHistorically, the USA isthe only apex empire that hasn't regressed. So either we're literally exceptional or...
- dragonwriter 10y agoThe USA has regressed from the zenith of it's global influence, just not so far yet to stop being the power with the single greatest global influence.
- nradov 10y agoThe Roman civilization went longer before regressing, depending on when you date the beginning of their fall. Perhaps the USA is exceptional because the core homeland isn't really an empire at all in that it barely includes any conquered people. Almost all of the original inhabitants were killed, either through disease exposure or intentional genocide.
- mikeash 10y agoThis is what I'm afraid of. People always bring up historical trends to show that things are great and getting better all the time. Life expectancy is up, crime is down, poverty is down, etc., and these trends all go back hundreds of years. But what says they have to continue just because they've been going on for centuries? What if this is the peak?