Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoAre we really seeing the fall of empire, or just the end of our illusions?message-squaremessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down17
arrow-up1143arrow-down1message-squareAre we really seeing the fall of empire, or just the end of our illusions?Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareCamzing@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days ago Camzing OP Cracks are widening. Empires don’t fall for being corrupt, they fall when the cost of holding it all together stops being worth it. DarkCloud Oh you think it’s costing Trump and his cohorts too much money to be worth it anymore? I don’t think so - I think they’ve all massively increased their wealth whilst in office. So what cost are you talking about? I’m talking about the cost of maintaining the illusion of order, legitimacy and global control.
I’m talking about the cost of maintaining the illusion of order, legitimacy and global control.