Seems like I posted something to this effect before, but didn't find it with a search.
Another American election cycle is upon us, and large numbers of
people are lining up to pour their time and money into the sewer of
politics, to be lost forever.
The “fall of Rome,” of course, was far more complex than we learned in school, but through all the many years of its decline, Rome was full of well-meaning people trying to reform and save it. And by the way, among the people who tried the hardest to keep the Roman game going were the Goths. They tried hard to keep Rome operational… and they failed too.
Let me be clear on this: Once ruling hierarchies get beyond a certain point, they cannot be reformed. And I am sure that the modern West is beyond that point.
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