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DECLINE AND FALL OF THE UNITED STATES
Posted by Lector | Dec 16, 2019 | Culture, History, Nationalism | 3 |
Seems a bit early to be writing this, but the fact is the history is already written. The nails are in the coffin. It’s already happened. The US is down 34 to 10, and there are only 2 minutes to go. There is no time for a comeback.
Recently, I had a friend share a great essay on the life cycle of nations. This essay is called The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. It is written by Sir John Glubb.
In this most excellent work, the author examines the history of great nations… the Greeks… Rome.. The Byzantines… the Ottomans.. He seeks out patterns and tries to learn what lessons can be learned.
As always, a work like this should be judged by its predictive ability. Lots of models can be created to match the past. But matching the past doesn’t help unless they also turn out to match the future. So why is this work important?
Well, it specifically predicts the breakup of the Soviet Union, which was something that people of the 60s and 70s simply found unthinkable.
Now let’s look at the Glubb’s stages of the life cycle and see how they match up with the life cycle of the United States.
Stage I: Outburst. This stage is the pioneer stage. As Glubb states, over and over again in history, we see a small native people exploding and conquering large land masses. To many, this will make them think of Manifest Destiny and the western expansion, but to my own eye, the outburst was the Revolutionary War. Before the war, the colonies were insignificant on the world stage. Then came the defeat of the English. It is after all called the Shot Heard Round the World for a reason.
Stage II: Age of Conquest: In this stage we see the great expansion. This is where manifest destiny comes in. Old weapons are mastered and improved, new weapons are invented, and massive lands are conquered. While conquering and settling these new lands, massive amounts of wealth are generated. Again, this should all be sounding familiar.
Decline And Fall Of The United States - Men Of The West
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE UNITED STATES
Posted by Lector | Dec 16, 2019 | Culture, History, Nationalism | 3 |
Seems a bit early to be writing this, but the fact is the history is already written. The nails are in the coffin. It’s already happened. The US is down 34 to 10, and there are only 2 minutes to go. There is no time for a comeback.
Recently, I had a friend share a great essay on the life cycle of nations. This essay is called The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. It is written by Sir John Glubb.
In this most excellent work, the author examines the history of great nations… the Greeks… Rome.. The Byzantines… the Ottomans.. He seeks out patterns and tries to learn what lessons can be learned.
As always, a work like this should be judged by its predictive ability. Lots of models can be created to match the past. But matching the past doesn’t help unless they also turn out to match the future. So why is this work important?
Now let’s look at the Glubb’s stages of the life cycle and see how they match up with the life cycle of the United States.
Stage I: Outburst. This stage is the pioneer stage. As Glubb states, over and over again in history, we see a small native people exploding and conquering large land masses. To many, this will make them think of Manifest Destiny and the western expansion, but to my own eye, the outburst was the Revolutionary War. Before the war, the colonies were insignificant on the world stage. Then came the defeat of the English. It is after all called the Shot Heard Round the World for a reason.
Stage II: Age of Conquest: In this stage we see the great expansion. This is where manifest destiny comes in. Old weapons are mastered and improved, new weapons are invented, and massive lands are conquered. While conquering and settling these new lands, massive amounts of wealth are generated. Again, this should all be sounding familiar.
Decline And Fall Of The United States - Men Of The West
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