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[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't really buy it. Rome fell for reasons a professional historian of Rome has told me are still unclear, but I don't really see a lot of parallels today. Our problems are new and untested.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

Elites hoarding wealth to the detriment of the polity and mindless obedience to utterly incompetent cretins are truly timeless contributors, though.