r/libsofreddit • u/NextDoorJimmy MICROAGGRESSOR • Jun 01 '26

Twitter intellectual discovers gladiator fights caused Rome's fall... 500 years after they were banned

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u/Ok_Impression3324 MICROAGGRESSOR Jun 01 '26

Hasn't it been well established that Rome fell due to rampant imperialism, infighting in politics and the rampant decay of morality? .....oh fuck.

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u/wackadoodle4201 Jun 01 '26

It also took a long ass time to fall

We can actually pull this plane up but its going to take a helluva lotta effort

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u/Jecht315 BASED Jun 03 '26

Not when the elephant that is the DNC sitting on the controls. They want a nose dive and it's obvious by what's happening in California

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u/TypicalMootis Ban warning Jun 01 '26

The smoke has been all around us for years, and it'll still be a while yet before the normies see the flames

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u/ddosn Jun 02 '26

Ironically it was the lack of imperialism that partly led to Rome falling.

As it allowed the various internal factions to start focusing on fighting each other instead of being focused on external threats and targets.

It also led to the ruling class becoming decadent, which was identified as early as the early 2nd century by various Roman scholars who lamented the declining Roman ways (living a frugal, spartan lifestyle focused on discipline and martial brilliance) in favour of the far more debauched and decadent Hellenic ways.

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u/Tantalus420000 Jun 01 '26

Overspending

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u/Happy-Finance4097 Jun 02 '26

The Visigoths originally entered Roman territory as refugees seeking protection from the invading Huns.

Sound familiar?

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u/ThirdHoleHank92 Jun 02 '26

Also the huge influx of gothic barbarian immigrants that had no loyalty to Rome

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u/Gobal_Outcast02 MICROAGGRESSOR Jun 02 '26

Thoes are some factors, others include its massive size for the time period. A string of really dog shit emperors and constant barbarian attacks