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05-22-2010, 11:01 AM
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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?
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05-22-2010, 12:32 PM
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I never figured on sticking around forever anyway.
Chas
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05-22-2010, 12:37 PM
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Sir Lord Vader of Cheam
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GWAR
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?
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Even if it is, we've got another 300 years.
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05-22-2010, 09:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GWAR
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?
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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
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05-22-2010, 09:11 PM
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Area Man
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles
I never figured on sticking around forever anyway.
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Me neither.
Dave
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05-22-2010, 09:14 PM
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Oh, BTW. Welcome back, GWAR! Long time, no see. How ya been?
Dave
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05-22-2010, 09:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GWAR
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?
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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?
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05-22-2010, 09:18 PM
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Sir Lord Vader of Cheam
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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?
Hmmm? I'll have to ponder this for a while.............
Dave
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Why?
Sounds to me like you've got it!!!
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05-23-2010, 01:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueStreak
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
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I see you been doing your ancient history homework.
Regards,
D-Ray
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05-23-2010, 04:47 AM
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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.
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