> "we read of the dangers of the suicide of the West — most often as a paean to white supremacy." This is very interesting since typical arguments for the mod

> "we read of the dangers of the suicide of the West — most often as a paean to white supremacy." This is very interesting since typical arguments for the modern theory of "systemic racism" and "white fragility" do not generally admit that for thousands of years slavery was the only alternative to being killed post lost battle. They tend to make it seem to be an American invention. Also what relevance is a Joan Collins quote from 1984? I never heard trump talk about Rome. The article seems like a bit of a stretch. Further, the argument seems to be "history interpretation used for political gain" which is generically true and has nothing to do with that particular history. P.S. if you are casually interested in Rome I highly recommend Mike Duncan's "the history of Rome" podcast.