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America, the fragile empire
Here today, gone tomorrow -- could the United States fall that fast?
LA Times ^
| February 28, 2010
| Niall Ferguson
Posted on 02/28/2010 6:24:53 PM PST by C19fan
For centuries, historians, political theorists, anthropologists and the public have tended to think about the political process in seasonal, cyclical terms. From Polybius to Paul Kennedy, from ancient Rome to imperial Britain, we discern a rhythm to history. Great powers, like great men, are born, rise, reign and then gradually wane. No matter whether civilizations decline culturally, economically or ecologically, their downfalls are protracted.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: americanempire; deathofthewest; ferguson; history
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To: redangus
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02/28/2010 7:52:54 PM PST
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redangus
To: Billthedrill
But consider how fast the British Empire went from #1 to third rate power.
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02/28/2010 7:57:04 PM PST
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pankot
To: ClearCase_guy
ive got dibbs on the adirondack forest
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02/28/2010 8:04:13 PM PST
by
Revelation 911
(How many 100's of 1000's of our servicemen died so we would never bow to a king?" -freeper pnh102)
To: BornToBeAmerican
Believe me, there is a Tasmania a comin’ 
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02/28/2010 8:31:21 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
LOL So much for spell checking
Tasmania = Damn BIG TIDAL wave
To: BornToBeAmerican
LOL So much for spell checking I think you needed a word checker. Your spelling was perfect ;-)
But, I'm a sucker for an opening like that.
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03/01/2010 9:51:26 AM PST
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Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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