Are We Rome? Stossel

Amos Umwhat

I caught just a few minutes of this last night, loved what I saw, mirrored some things I've been saying for awhile. Anyone see the whole thing? What'd you think?

raisindot

Amos Umwhat

For me, the applicable parallels were in foreign policy, and monetary trends, as well as the tendency to mislead the public through red-herrings and pandering to a general appetite for entertainment. Also, while "our representatives" are elected popularly, more and more real power is given over to agencies which answer not to the people, or the republic, but only to themselves.

Vulchor

Did not see it, but I remember in my contemporary political theory class in college each week had a "theme question" that the week tried to revolve (or evolve) around and one week was......"The United States...the Modern Day Rome?"

jthanatos

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beatnic

Our constitution is wasted away while Obama plays basketball and golf. All Nero had was a fiddle. Yes, I see the similarity.

Amos Umwhat

Amos Umwhat

beatnic:

Our constitution is wasted away while Obama plays basketball and golf. All Nero had was a fiddle. Yes, I see the similarity.

Oh sure "blame Obama"........

beatnic

Amos Umwhat:

beatnic:

Our constitution is wasted away while Obama plays basketball and golf. All Nero had was a fiddle. Yes, I see the similarity.

Oh sure "blame Obama"........

Its' a natural reaction these days. LOL.

raisindot

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raisindot

Amos Umwhat

I had not heard of Zinn until a few weeks ago

raisindot

Amos Umwhat:

I had not heard of Zinn until a few weeks ago

Most people outside of leftist academic circles have never heard of him. The biggest shot of mainstream publicity he ever received was when "A People's History" was name-checked by Matt Damon in the movie "Good Will Hunting."

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raisindot

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