I'll worry after we've fought our sixth or seventh civil war. Until then, any comparison to the decline of Rome is a stretch.
Yes we are going the way of Rome.
The Persians army came to the gates of Rome. When they found out the number of citizen solders prepared to fight, they turned around and went home. About 100 years later the Romans no longer cared for their culture enough to fight for it. Thus the Persians sacked and defeated Rome.
When a people do not care about their culture enough to fight for it, they will be defeated by another culture. This is very evident in history.
We are already in the midst of our second Civil War if the election violence from the left is any indication.
Al Gore's legacy was to see to it that we never have a peaceful change of power in this country again.
Shots were fired into GOP campaign offices, cars were keyed, power was shut off, tires were deflated on election day, campaign signs were torched on peoples' yards, bricks were thrown through windows, swastikas were painted on homes...
The BIGGEST news about all of this was that it did NOT make the national news.
Expect them to step up their efforts even more in future elections.
We are on that path. I don't see this being taught in the history classes in highschool.