Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

Right. Half of those mentioned in that tweet were symptoms, not root causes, such as the diluting of the Roman identity.

Another interesting parallel: How did Carthage fall? 1. Rome stole its ship-building technology & quickly built a massive, modern Navy. 2. Gov. Corruption & conspiracy distracted & denied critical support to Hannibal at the opportune moment. 3. King-of-the-Hill Hubris.

Regular civil wars. That said, currency debasement, high taxes, and the consequent erosion of the lower orders' wealth certainly didn't strengthen the proles' desire to fight off the barbarians

That’s one of my favorite videos of yours Stefan! I learned so much about the fall of the Roman Empire. Way more than I could learn at a university

Chemical poisoning............hmmm christianity

So what's the solution ?

Invasion being number one answers your question, and that's a no!

The welfare state is the foundation of capitalism without the welfare state the facade of capitalism crumbles as it has done repeatedly.

And sexual deviance!!