—“Which historical empire collapse do you see as most similar to our current situation? Mongols? Rome? Habsburg’s? Something else? Or are we so different nothing is really analogous?”—@dagmar_schmitt The study of history tells us all empires collapse for the same reasons: overextension, bureaucratic calcification (rent seeking), demographics dilution and immigration, (disease), and raiding. However, in our case we are most similar to Rome (policing trade to obtain discounts) and less similar to the British (colonies and extraction to obtain premiums). Not really similar at all to the Habsburgs or Mongols or byzantines for that matter. This subject is worth a case by case examination, but we are mirror image of Rome in every single dimension. History does repeat itself. Although what troubles me is the second version of abrahamism (marxism, feminism, postmodernism). We failed to defend against it this time too.
Theme: Crisis
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Hey. We all know we are in a simmering civil war that needs only one political e
Hey. We all know we are in a simmering civil war that needs only one political event to turn hot. The left loves demonstration and comes to them. The Right considers them a tedious necessity and doesn’t. But the right has ENOUGH numbers for a Civil War – and will. #UniteTheRight
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-12 16:18:28 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028677103812784129
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Hey. Majorities only matter when voting under monopoly majoritarianism. When civ
Hey. Majorities only matter when voting under monopoly majoritarianism. When civil wars begin, it’s simply because *enough* people want to start them – not a majority. Historically that’s a fraction of one percent. There are MORE THAN ENOUGH to start a civil war. #UniteTheRight
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-12 16:12:54 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028675705150877697
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We have nothing to sell, but everything to gain. The only choice is conquest or
We have nothing to sell, but everything to gain. The only choice is conquest or secession. Conquest continues the demographic burden, while secession provides a demographic leap.
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-12 07:19:00 UTC
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The Revolutionary war was actually Civil War of Secession. The Civil War our Sec
The Revolutionary war was actually Civil War of Secession. The Civil War our Second Civil War of Secession. We have been building toward another since the thirties, and its been slowly growing between the sixties and today. Our Third Civil War of Secession is in progress. #Trump
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 19:58:16 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028370033305632770
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This subject is worth a case by case examination, but we are mirror image of Rom
This subject is worth a case by case examination, but we are mirror image of Rome in every single dimension. History does repeat itself. Although what troubles me is the second version of abrahamism (marxism, feminism, postmodernism). We failed to defend against it this time too.
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 17:12:03 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028328203214094336
Reply addressees: @dagmar_schmitt
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028326558824464384
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@GudistGrug
@curtdoolittle Which historical empire collapse do you see as most similar to our current situation? Mongols? Rome? Hapsburg’s? Something else? Or are we so different nothing is really analogous?
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028326558824464384
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The study of history tells us all empires collapse for the same reasons: overext
The study of history tells us all empires collapse for the same reasons: overextension, demographics, and raiding. However, in our case we are most similar to Rome (policing trade to obtain discounts) and less similar to the British (colonies and extraction to obtain premiums).
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 17:10:21 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028327774103261185
Reply addressees: @dagmar_schmitt
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028326558824464384
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@GudistGrug
@curtdoolittle Which historical empire collapse do you see as most similar to our current situation? Mongols? Rome? Hapsburg’s? Something else? Or are we so different nothing is really analogous?
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028326558824464384
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#Trump Civil War, Devolution to the States, Preservation of Insurer of Last Reso
#Trump Civil War, Devolution to the States, Preservation of Insurer of Last Resort: Military, Treasury, and restoration of the constitution prior to the civil war. This will happen. There is zero chance an Imperial Continental Government will Survive over Heterogeneous Polities.
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 16:37:17 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028319452440522752
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“Chaos generates opportunity”. 😉
“Chaos generates opportunity”. 😉
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 16:34:07 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028318654184738816
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Um. Is it ok to admit I want a hard BREXIT so that there is a minuscule chance t
Um. Is it ok to admit I want a hard BREXIT so that there is a minuscule chance that in the upcoming Second American Civil War, that when we secede, some of us can ask to restore the monarchy and admit our ancestors really screwed up? 😉
Source date (UTC): 2018-08-11 16:20:46 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1028315298393415681