Originally posted by soilguy:
I paraphrase:
The center of civilization gradually moves westward over the centuries.
I'm afraid he's right. It should be crossing the International Date Line soon. Are we living America's Autumn?
Very prescient quotation. And yes you have a front seat view of the death throes of a once great culture. Every civilization or empire has eventually choked to death on its own sickly sweet hedonism. Greatness leads to affluence which affords people the opportunity to endlessly play with themselves. $14 Billion a year spent on porn in USA tells me I'm not wrong. The great US of A as the benevolent dictator of Western culture isn't any different from the Romans, it just has the opportunity to reach out by satellite and take more people with it. Sit tight in front of your TV and watch the whole sordid spectacle unfold in 42" high definition widescreen like everyone else. You'll be able to get any good bits you miss in a DVD boxed set with special features and commentary. Quit complaining, the wise lost as was inevitable, and the Immams will inherit the Earth.
Easy.
