American Thinker:  Hard Endings: Rome, China and the Modern West
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Hard Endings: Rome, China and the Modern West

By Jack Curtis
August 29, 2010

Roman government broke the economy; the people abandoned their myths and outreach became an inward collapse. China went from wealth, developing technology and trade to stagnation and decline at the hands of an ossified mandarinate. Europe wasted centuries in its long recovery and China is still climbing from its lengthy stasis; endings like those have been hard with enduring consequences.It's clear that Europe and North America -- the interlinked West -- are reaching an ending, though denial by the political spin-meisters continues, offering comfort to the gullible. Such rare and... (Read Full Article)