General Sir John Glubb analyzed the life cycle of empires finding that an empire lasts about 250 years or 10 generations from the early pioneers to the final conspicuous consumers who become a burden on the state. #5thJulyBlackDay #Lahore #GilgitBaltistan
6 ages defined the lifespan of an empire:
The age of pioneers
The age of conquests
the age of commerce
The age of affluence
The age of intellect
ending with bread and circuses in The age of decadence.
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The age of pioneers
The age of conquests
the age of commerce
The age of affluence
The age of intellect
ending with bread and circuses in The age of decadence.
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there are common features to every Age of Decadence:
An undisciplined over-extended military
The conspicuous display of wealth
A massive disparity between rich and poor
A desire to live off a bloated state
An obsession with sex
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An undisciplined over-extended military
The conspicuous display of wealth
A massive disparity between rich and poor
A desire to live off a bloated state
An obsession with sex
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but perhaps the most notorious trait of all:
The debasement of the currency
This lead to people coming into power only interested in representing how much wealth they could steal at the top.
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The debasement of the currency
This lead to people coming into power only interested in representing how much wealth they could steal at the top.
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Great empire wealth always dazzles but beneath the surface the unbridled. Desire for money, power and material possessions means the duty and public service are replaced by leaders and citizens who scramble for the spoils.
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During the demise of a Nation, people are constantly distracted by entertainment. When Rome was on the decline, distraction by the gladiatorial events
and and the politicians knew that they did this whenever there was unrest among the people.
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and and the politicians knew that they did this whenever there was unrest among the people.
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in essence we've been lulled into a lethargy and we've accepted it. Just as our sports/entertainment stars today earn vast sums so did roman charioteers in the second century.
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Another profession that is disproportionately hallowed as an empire declines the Romans the Ottomans and the Spanish, all made celebrities of their chefs and this again is typifying the end of an empire.
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The baby boomer generation were born into this age of decadence. Perhaps unwittingly they've broken the unspoken intergenerational contract through unfettered consumerism spiraling house prices and a desire for eternal youth.
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The baby boomers have squandered future
generations inheritance, my generation the generation right after my generation. The baby boom generation has done the biggest misallocation of capital in the history of mankind.
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generations inheritance, my generation the generation right after my generation. The baby boom generation has done the biggest misallocation of capital in the history of mankind.
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Pakistani Society has jumped straight in to the Age of Decadence. While the Boomers are still not letting go of power and enjoying the circus while the poor and new generation are the circus animals.
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