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Here I thought this would be an article about how (following in the footsteps of Ancient Rome) the US has hollowed out its great cities by squandering too many
by miguelazo 4y ago
Here I thought this would be an article about how (following in the footsteps of Ancient Rome) the US has hollowed out its great cities by squandering too many resources for far too long on imperialist pursuits that only benefit a tiny slice of the population. Instead it's Fox News Grandpa talking points about "progressive" policies in Democratic cities.
- jessaustin 4y agoIf you find such an article post it; I'd like to read something about that. Maybe it could also address the idea that economies based on exploitation are inherently unstable...
- TSiege 4y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/books/review/edward-j-watts-mortal-republic.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/books/review/edward-j-wat...
- jfengel 4y ago"Rome" has been the go-to comparison to "bad thing happened in this place, and therefore bad things will happen here" for centuries. It's usually as ignorant about Roman history as it is about current events. It's always seeing a point and drawing a curve. It's absurd to think that you could make any predictions based on a single point of comparison -- even if that comparison was actually well-informed, which it rarely is. So I wouldn't even go looking for that article comparing the US to Rome. If you're interested in sociology, you'd want to compare it to many nations over many centuries, and seeing what actual patterns form. Anything less than that is just going to be exhibiting somebody's bias about what they thing the bad things are, and cherry-picking an illustration.