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Is this article implying a US-Mexico border wall would be the the beginning of the US's end? As a counter example, why hasn't China crumbled like Rome?
by umvi 7y ago
Is this article implying a US-Mexico border wall would be the the beginning of the US's end?
As a counter example, why hasn't China crumbled like Rome?
- jsf01 7y agoThe title implies that, which I think is the aim. It’s a little clickbaity and probably intended to cause that exact reaction. The article itself doesn’t really make that implication as strongly.
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- rmah 7y agoChina did crumble. It was conquered by the tribes the Great Wall was (possibly) meant to keep out. Then it overthrew them. Multiple times.
- sd_dev 7y agoYou should read the article and find out for yourself. Let us know when you're done! Edit: Fair enough.
- umvi 7y agoI tried but was met with an un-closable modal and I didn't feel like creating a NG account so I closed it.
- yongjik 7y agoConstruction of the Great Wall is actually considered a major reason for the fall of China's short-lived first empire (Qin, BC 221-206). By forcing people into inhuman labor, it fostered rebellions.