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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (173407)	7/12/2006 10:42:17 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) of 794091

No, Rome was not purposely destroyed "Not purposely" is precisely the point. The barbarian incursions increased the system entropy beyond what it was able to tolerate, and Rome collapsed. The goals of the barbarians are irrelevant really, and so is whether they are successful in achieving any goal. They are a danger simply because they introduce disorder into the system. Constant, unnervating, institution-bending disorder. Derek

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