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To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (33555)	8/16/2021 7:28:49 PM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Recommended By edward miller Respond to of 97597

We are not following the fall of the Roman empire. We are following the fall of the Roman Republic. The Republic only lasted for about 200 years. The empire remained for several centuries after the fall of the Republic. If you don't see how both the Democrats and the Republicans are following very similar scripts from the fall of the Republic, then you are allowing your personal preferences to blind you to the reality. The idea that some over privileged narcissist with delusions of grandeur somehow relates to the common man and is their champion is preposterous and fails any logical scrutiny. Cesar was very popular with the working classes. And he did improve their standard of living. But he did not do it out of the goodness of his heart. For him it was a matter of survival and he used the masses as his weapon in his political fights. One of the main characteristics of the late Republic era was polarized senate politics between 2 more or less evenly divided factions who had complete apathy for anything other than their own self interest. When was the last time you saw some senator vote for something that the other party proposed? You don't really think that only one party has a monopoly on good ideas, do you? Anyways, pulling on the thread from that article was interesting.

To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (33555)	8/16/2021 7:39:36 PM
From: ajtj99	6 Recommendations Recommended By edward miller Jacob Snyder Lee Lichterman III Lou Weed MulhollandDrive and 1 more member Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97597

Afghanistan's quick fall is easy to understand. The public there was probably 90% behind the Taliban before the US invasion, with the Kabul residents most likely opposed. After 20-years of constant war, the public is still 90% behind the Taliban. Most people there just want peace and security. They don't want Western values, mores, or government. The men certainly don't. Probably 3/4 of the women don't either. It is our arrogance that makes us believe everyone should want to emulate our way of life. The Afghan population is tribal, much like Libya is. To expect a strong central government to take hold and govern with authority in Western fashion was a pipe dream. Most of the people in the now disbanded Afghan army were doing it just for the money, not the ideology. Basically anything that was done for the old Afghan government was a function of money, not ideology. That's a recipe for failure.