rome

Ever thought the US is starting to resemble ancient Rome? Rome went from a democracy to a totalitarian empire. The same could very well happen here. And Rome's demise was followed by the infamous Middle Ages, something that is a distinct possibility for the upcoming century if not sooner. Only this time the event is more likely to be world-wide in scope rather than limited to the Western World.

In many ways the US is similar to Rome just before the empire. It dominates the world, it has gotten rid of its main competitor and it is ready for a Pax Americana. Granted the match is not one to one and there are some shifts in the time-line but the similarity is there.

The US is dangerously close to becoming a totalitarian empire. In some ways it is already there. I previously pointed out how real power is now in the hands of very few citizens. These super-rich effectively control our destiny. Sure we go and vote, but it matters very little how we vote and there are no more real choices left.

The legislature is becoming increasingly ineffective and superfluous. California is already pretty much ungovernable as many have pointed out, but even the US Congress is more often than not deadlocked until some rich guys come along and spread some money around to get what they want.

While it is true that the rich usually get their way, even in a democracy, never has so much power been concentrated in so few hands. It is only a matter of time before we formalize it into a dictatorship of sorts.