One difference is the Romans didn;t invite the invaders. The west is inviting mass immigration.
The intention is to make the whole world, third world. The leaders make out regardless of the quality of life for the serfs.
The intention is to make the whole world, third world.
There is a lot of truth in that. The Elites don’t want a bourgeoise middle class. They want a very large poor class, a working lower class, a technocratic class, and an elite class. Why? Because they see the poor and working classes as much easier to control. And “poor” is relative. They won’t be starving, but they will be slaves who will be held in check by welfare benefits or (in the case of the working class) debt. And they easily pacified by nearly free entertainment and stimulants. The Elites will have their gated communities & remote (unreachable) enclaves that will be removed from it all.
Ultimately, the kind of world they want is a lot closer to the dystopias of 1984 or Brave, New World than most people realize.