The only public execution I ever wanna see...

Show Post

Ultimately, you made the wrong decision.

Show Post

Interesting. Sounds pretty gloomy, but then, the times we are living in ARE pretty gloomy... doesn't seem to take into consideration anything about the impact of climate change on the described cycle. Worst case, is we totally destroy our species, not just our current civilization...

Show Post

Probably worse. Putin managed to stave off Russia's complete collapse following the dissolution of the USSR by giving into Capitalism - so much for communist doctrine. The world (China, et al [- North Korea]) followed. But Capitalism cannot sustain a country in decline... it ups the problem.

Show Post

Have you read 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers', by Paul Kennedy? This is all cyclic... nations rise to power, then fall back to mediocracy (or worse) because they use up their resources through wars & economic stupidity. We are headed down the same path that England followed before us.

Show Post