Well— it’s more like: they did that 250 years ago, and they’ve been trying to ‘manage’ the grumbling serfdom since by attempting to mitigate various popular uprisings with varying degrees of success.
They (us, the United States) decided to speedrun Rome in 1/10th the time, and now find themselves shocked that they’re at the end of it, like those final Roman emperors, feeling very much entitled to more and not understanding: How dare those Visigoths come storming over the Seventh Hill as our citizens and slaves revolt yet again…?
“BY ALL THAT IS DIVINE: FEED MY UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR WEALTH AND POWER FOREVER, FOR IT IS MY RIGHT!!!”
— the famous last words of Emperor Honorius of Rome, I’m sure, had the Visigoths given enough of a shit to make record of it before they slit his throat
There’s some argument that most empires last 250 year. It’s how long it takes for sentiments to shift over the generations from “all in this together” to “f u I got mine” and the thing to fall apart.
Well— it’s more like: they did that 250 years ago, and they’ve been trying to ‘manage’ the grumbling serfdom since by attempting to mitigate various popular uprisings with varying degrees of success.
They (us, the United States) decided to speedrun Rome in 1/10th the time, and now find themselves shocked that they’re at the end of it, like those final Roman emperors, feeling very much entitled to more and not understanding: How dare those Visigoths come storming over the Seventh Hill as our citizens and slaves revolt yet again…?
“BY ALL THAT IS DIVINE: FEED MY UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR WEALTH AND POWER FOREVER, FOR IT IS MY RIGHT!!!”
— the famous last words of Emperor Honorius of Rome, I’m sure, had the Visigoths given enough of a shit to make record of it before they slit his throat
There’s some argument that most empires last 250 year. It’s how long it takes for sentiments to shift over the generations from “all in this together” to “f u I got mine” and the thing to fall apart.
That long, huh? I think we can do it way faster in the next one.