Why study history? Do we learn anything? The first time it was from the North, the Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, the barbarians. This time from the south.
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We learned that Justinian's attempt to repel the barbarians made things worse.
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Yup, I am. One is quick and brutal, the other slow and kind. The result, the same.
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Okay. The end result of the "barbarian" invasion was to provide the public order that the Empire could no longer manage.
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No. You want to be Italy, you need Italians. You want to be like Nigeria, bring in more Nigerians.
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If you want to be America, you bring in everybody.
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1700s: These immigrants aren't English; they are different. 1800s: These immigrants aren't Protestant; they are differenter. 1900s: These immigrants aren't Western European; they are differentest. 2000s: These immigrants aren't European; they are [we must invent new grammar].
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Steady deterioration, but yes.
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