Last days of an empire…

[Snowman]

Someone was asking a while back how the rest of the world is seeing us at this time. Here are two good examples.

US global dominance 'set to wane' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7741049.stm)
Analysis: US Global Trends report (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7741237.stm)

[TFOGGuys]

Due to budget cutbacks, the USA will no longer be the Greatest Country on Earth, instead we will be known as the Pretty Good Country in central North America. All of you "emerging economies" , please seek aid elsewhere.

[pilot]

When I was in H.S., it only took one week to study the Roman Empire. That one lasted a good 2000 years. We're a little over 200....

[MetaLord 9]

When I was in H.S., it only took one week to study the Roman Empire. That one lasted a good 2000 years. We're a little over 200....
That's b/c when you were in high school the Roman Empire was only 150 years old... :D

[asp_125]

All great civilizations go through their phases. The Greeks, Romans, British Colonial, now US.

[pilot]

That's b/c when you were in high school the Roman Empire was only 150 years old... :DThat's only because I was sent back two grades for Smoking in the boys room:music:

[Devaclis]

Ahh, the BBC printed that article. Those fucking Brits have been trying to ruin us ever since we dumped their crappy tea into the bay and sent them back to their shitty island.

We are America! Fuck Yeah!!!

http://dzerox.com/gallery/motivational/america-fuck%20yeah.jpg


http://talesofanintrovert.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/fuck_yeah.jpg


http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd49/mad_mouth/AmericaFuckYeah.jpg



http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues02/Co03232002/Art/BaldEagle_face.jpg

http://fanyard.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/jessica-simpson-on-gq-cover-in-american-flag-bikini-dbu-pants-and-soldier-dog-tags.jpg

http://images.cafepress.com/product/33393009v1_350x350_Front.jpg

http://acephalous.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/11/yeah1.jpg

[Devaclis]

http://dzerox.com/gallery/motivational/revenge.jpg

[Ghost]

If you're really interested in the topic, read "Collapse" by Jered Diamond (may have mispelled his name but he also wrote "Guns, Germs, and Steel").

It's one of the most in-depth studies of the rise and fall of societies that I've come across.

[dirkterrell]

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg320/ariz1323/JihadThis.jpg

Dirk

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

That's b/c when you were in high school the Roman Empire was only 150 years old... :D
Classic!:)

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Can't wait until Barak turns the US into "New Rwanda".....

[Nick_Ninja]

Can't wait until Barak turns the US into "New Rwanda".....

And you will be the first trade in the new slave system.

[pilot]

And you will be the first trade in the new slave system.This will help set a new "low" for the price of a slave. Hopefully, the market bottom.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

This will help set a new "low" for the price of a slave. Hopefully, the market bottom.
Now THAT'S comedy!:)

Guess i better practice my "Yessa massa"!

what are we gonna do without that cheap Dago labor?