Subjects of Empire, Empires, in general rise, expand and then decline, with decline typically being the most rapid phase. Empires provide a framework for trade between regions, bringing in new regions through enticement or force, then supplying all regions through the centralized economy, extracting the expenses of maintaining the empire, and extracting profits for the "owner" class.
There are almost no revolutionaries left in the USA or Europe, just morally defunct Masses emotionless, insincere, selfish Individuals scared to loose their "privileges"... A dysfunctional, sad collapsing Country and Culture, by the way Kanada in no better !!!
Ahh freezing rain, beautiful to look at during the rising sun but devastating if it lasts more than a couple of hours. Have been enjoying a very mild winter here in Nova Scotia, little snow and very mild, records set and all that while the heart of the continent suffered extreme cold and snow. Then this weekend the cold finally caught up. Friday temp hit a low of -25c with wind chill around -31c and it held on through Saturday. Sunday morn here temp -6.6c and rising. Rain in the forecast for tomorrow! Storms of our grandchildren are here, just more likely due to the weakening magnetosphere than humans. Not saying our pollution isn't helping with the weirding. The benzene and toluene article is interesting as well, just another thing missing from the "climate models" that we were so sure about.
Thank you, as always - fine research! And gosh, looks cold! So far a somewhat mild winter here in Finland and Europe. People surviving electricity bills withot rebellion. Largish unreported demonstrations in larger cities seem to be going on, ignoring seems to be the strategy of choice. We are still well off, even with "haircuts". But there is still at least a month or two of winter to go, so we'll see. As to downhill empires, improving management would be great, but hard to achieve in practice. Usually just more chaos and denial. But Rome is still standing, after imperial adventures and many, many turns after that. Been reading the Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco, a historical novel based on real events. Eco says about the time:
"The nineteenth century was full of monstrous and mysterious events: the mysterious death of Ippolito Nievo, the forgery of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion that inspired Hitler's extermination of the Jews, the Dreyfus affair and endless intrigue spun by the secret police of different countries, the Masons, Jesuit plots, and other events whose accuracy can't ever be authenticated, but that serve as fodder for feuilletons 150 years later."
All that puts current madness in context, at least for me. An ever-revolving carousel for those who want to be spectators, or even participants. I notice I am gradually losing interest. What makes me want to jump up and live? This is a question Martin Prechtel asks in his stories, and researching that in my life interests me more than imperial carousels. Yet I note it is necessary to keep some track of large objects flying off the crumbling carousel.
Thank you Dr. John for being a true TRUTH & Health Freedom Warrior. Blessings to you & your wife Jenny. Our son lives in Austin - good to know power has been restored.
There are almost no revolutionaries left in the USA or Europe, just morally defunct Masses emotionless, insincere, selfish Individuals scared to loose their "privileges"... A dysfunctional, sad collapsing Country and Culture, by the way Kanada in no better !!!
Ahh freezing rain, beautiful to look at during the rising sun but devastating if it lasts more than a couple of hours. Have been enjoying a very mild winter here in Nova Scotia, little snow and very mild, records set and all that while the heart of the continent suffered extreme cold and snow. Then this weekend the cold finally caught up. Friday temp hit a low of -25c with wind chill around -31c and it held on through Saturday. Sunday morn here temp -6.6c and rising. Rain in the forecast for tomorrow! Storms of our grandchildren are here, just more likely due to the weakening magnetosphere than humans. Not saying our pollution isn't helping with the weirding. The benzene and toluene article is interesting as well, just another thing missing from the "climate models" that we were so sure about.
Thank you, as always - fine research! And gosh, looks cold! So far a somewhat mild winter here in Finland and Europe. People surviving electricity bills withot rebellion. Largish unreported demonstrations in larger cities seem to be going on, ignoring seems to be the strategy of choice. We are still well off, even with "haircuts". But there is still at least a month or two of winter to go, so we'll see. As to downhill empires, improving management would be great, but hard to achieve in practice. Usually just more chaos and denial. But Rome is still standing, after imperial adventures and many, many turns after that. Been reading the Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco, a historical novel based on real events. Eco says about the time:
"The nineteenth century was full of monstrous and mysterious events: the mysterious death of Ippolito Nievo, the forgery of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion that inspired Hitler's extermination of the Jews, the Dreyfus affair and endless intrigue spun by the secret police of different countries, the Masons, Jesuit plots, and other events whose accuracy can't ever be authenticated, but that serve as fodder for feuilletons 150 years later."
All that puts current madness in context, at least for me. An ever-revolving carousel for those who want to be spectators, or even participants. I notice I am gradually losing interest. What makes me want to jump up and live? This is a question Martin Prechtel asks in his stories, and researching that in my life interests me more than imperial carousels. Yet I note it is necessary to keep some track of large objects flying off the crumbling carousel.
Mid Texas deep freeze!
Bless you for sharing your thoughts. I wish we were neighbors. Have a Peaceful Sunday.
Thank you Dr. John for being a true TRUTH & Health Freedom Warrior. Blessings to you & your wife Jenny. Our son lives in Austin - good to know power has been restored.
I just love this picture of two people being truly content with each-other..