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The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
Gibbons' work was scholarly and monumental, as it thoroughly covered a period of history spanning approximately 1,200 years. His goal in producing this study was to precisely catalog the reasons for the rise of the Roman Empire and the factors leading to the decline and fall of the Empire. Gibbons was universally hailed as achieving his objective brilliantly.
But, Gibbons not only created a document which details how and why the Roman Empire rose and fell; he created a document which detailed precisely how a successful and powerful Empire could be subverted and destroyed.
Gibbons listed five basic reasons that the enormous Roman Empire was destroyed:
The dramatic increase of divorce undermined the institution of the family.
The imposition of higher taxes undermined the economic stability and vitality of the Empire. Taxes were raised to pay for deficit government spending, to pay for food for all in society and to pay for government-sponsored activities of diversion, such as circuses and sports. Interestingly, as the time of the final collapse drew closer, greater emphasis was placed on sports, to divert the attention of the public from the distressing news of massive trouble within the Empire.
The drive for personal pleasure had become very intense, even to the point of obsession. Gibbons noted that, at the very end, sports had become more exciting and brutal.
People lost their faith, both religiously and in their government. Paganism gave way to Christianity and the efficient Roman Government gave way to chaos and disintegration.
Hidden conspirators were working within the government to secretly destroy it. They worked quietly, invisibly and deceitfully; during the entire time they were secretly dismantling the government of the Roman Empire, they publicly proclaimed their unswerving support of it.
Recognize any of the above 5 points occurring in Western societies today?
But, Gibbons not only created a document which details how and why the Roman Empire rose and fell; he created a document which detailed precisely how a successful and powerful Empire could be subverted and destroyed.
Gibbons listed five basic reasons that the enormous Roman Empire was destroyed:
The dramatic increase of divorce undermined the institution of the family.
The imposition of higher taxes undermined the economic stability and vitality of the Empire. Taxes were raised to pay for deficit government spending, to pay for food for all in society and to pay for government-sponsored activities of diversion, such as circuses and sports. Interestingly, as the time of the final collapse drew closer, greater emphasis was placed on sports, to divert the attention of the public from the distressing news of massive trouble within the Empire.
The drive for personal pleasure had become very intense, even to the point of obsession. Gibbons noted that, at the very end, sports had become more exciting and brutal.
People lost their faith, both religiously and in their government. Paganism gave way to Christianity and the efficient Roman Government gave way to chaos and disintegration.
Hidden conspirators were working within the government to secretly destroy it. They worked quietly, invisibly and deceitfully; during the entire time they were secretly dismantling the government of the Roman Empire, they publicly proclaimed their unswerving support of it.
Recognize any of the above 5 points occurring in Western societies today?
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I am talking internationally,. the people shaking the bibles, are adults, and a minority of them are youths. The ones you do see, are a selected few. Those few who are not part in everyday life. I have yet to meet a christian in my entire life, who goes to church everysunday, and talks about religion so passionly. Ofcourse i am generalising, for that i am wrong i understand.
But i hope you get the 'gist' of my point.
Christianity was forced almost, it was endoresed, proliferated, to unite the masses. they needed a force to bring them together again, a one'ness, in jesus christ.
THe same reason the crusades were fought pathetically.
These people seem to play with religion, they have no faith at all.
Their churches are empty, with a few old grandparents, our mosques are full of young men and women.
What really surprises me is that there is an entire field of study - history - that is supposed to allow us to learn from past mistakes of other societies.
The Roman Empire destroyed whole societies as it went along conquering, and it never had a real culture of its own - only what it was able to borrow and implement for convenience.
The only difference between then and now is that the particular western powers of today are more ruthless in how they conquer others.
The Roman Empire is the perfect example of how human beings are capable of self-destruction.