Recently headlines have told of polling data which show deepening divisions among the American people. While one wants to be very careful, it was partly because of internal divisions that the Roman Empire was ultimately toppled.
My latest reading adventure is Michael Grant's The Fall of the Roman Empire. A Reappraisal. I am early in the book, but the introduction holds out promise of a great tome.
Surely, America is divided. This is not exactly new, or news, but the divisions seem to be becoming more profound due to the ability of people with a cause and/or a vengeance to be part of an online community, separate and apart from a geographical locality. Thus, complaints can be shared and amplified over vast distances and without a friendly local counter-balance.
To connect today's post with my last post, can the operation of the Roman Empire at all be compared to fascist Italy? After all, the Roman Empire and Mussolini's dictatorship both arose in essentially the same territory.
Sometimes, you see, it is easier to ask questions than to answer them. But I intend to continue asking questions and trying to answer them as long as you, dear reader, are there.
My latest reading adventure is Michael Grant's The Fall of the Roman Empire. A Reappraisal. I am early in the book, but the introduction holds out promise of a great tome.
Surely, America is divided. This is not exactly new, or news, but the divisions seem to be becoming more profound due to the ability of people with a cause and/or a vengeance to be part of an online community, separate and apart from a geographical locality. Thus, complaints can be shared and amplified over vast distances and without a friendly local counter-balance.
To connect today's post with my last post, can the operation of the Roman Empire at all be compared to fascist Italy? After all, the Roman Empire and Mussolini's dictatorship both arose in essentially the same territory.
Sometimes, you see, it is easier to ask questions than to answer them. But I intend to continue asking questions and trying to answer them as long as you, dear reader, are there.
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