• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Why did the Romans fail?

    I remember learning that the Romans fell because they were too gay and debauched and woke, so they lost their manly vigors.

    Nevermind, history doesn’t like copypasta

    I suppose its worth noting that the Roman Empire lasted centuries (millennia, if you see the Byzantine/Ottoman Empire as a continuation of Roman history). The UK is more comparable than the US, which flourished after WW1 and made it barely a century before fumbling.

    But also, the book is hardly closed on the US as an empire. China, India, Persia, Rome, France… they all had their ups and downs.

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      2 days ago

      I remember learning that the Romans fell because they were too gay and debauched and woke, so they lost their manly vigors.

      many vigors are the reason why being gay is so much fun. lol