eyes wide open, right before the fall
 

The mayans, gone
The byzantines, gone
The romans, gone
The aztecs, gone

If a man as simple as I can see it, why doesnt everyone else?
Is it too late?

I never figured on sticking around forever anyway.

Chas

Even if it is, we've got another 300 years. :D

They all elected a black Democratic President?
Oh, I know! It was healthcare reform that did them in?
Ahh, I got it! They worshipped the wrong God(s)?
Legalized Gay Marriage? That's it, they let their queers run amok! Ha, ha, I knew it!
Teletubbies?
Dixie Chicks?
No religious icons in public buildings? That'll do it every time!

Or, maybe.....just maybe.....They all tried to maintain a vast military empire, maintaining standing armies in far flung lands forcing other people to give up natural resources on the cheap?

Hmmm? I'll have to ponder this for a while.............

Dave

Me neither.

Dave

Oh, BTW. Welcome back, GWAR! Long time, no see. How ya been?

Dave

what the hell are you talking about?
that all great civilizations come to an end?
not big news to me and i'm way simple.

But I got a feeling this post is more about a black man having you spooked.
Is it?

Why?

Sounds to me like you've got it!!! :(

I see you been doing your ancient history homework.

Regards,

D-Ray

Quote Bluestreak.

"Or, maybe.....just maybe.....They all tried to maintain a vast military empire, maintaining standing armies in far flung lands forcing other people to give up natural resources on the cheap?"

The Romans yes and 1000 years later the British, but one reason they fell was reaction time. Something goes wrong in a colony, it takes months to alert the capital and get instructions so the colony leader had to make his own decision as to how to deal with it.

"Things fall apart, the center does not hold" I guess some colonial leaders could think on the fly and some couldn't.