A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history
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Just 50 years after the Roman Empire grew to its largest size, a mysterious and crippling pandemic known as the Antonine plague brought it to its knees. Research on climate change and in other areas is shedding light into how the plague, which preceded centuries of decline, emerged to pack such a devastating punch.
  • taanegl@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    Translation: once government has become so corrupt that they severly screw the pooch regarding politics, economy, disasters and the handling of, society has a tendency to fall apart, mostly due to normalizing bread and circus leads people to become feral.

    This isn’t just true for Roman’s, but all of human history - as far back as we can go.

    This notion might excite libertarians, except for the fact that a libertarian government would screw the economy even faster. It would be a speed run to the bottom.

    Remember: it might have been Nero who burned down Rome, but Caeser handed him the matches.