tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post1963196199397006497..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Thought for the DaySiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-40798124476258533522012-11-15T21:48:04.042-05:002012-11-15T21:48:04.042-05:00I wonder if that isn't a "chicken-egg&quo...I wonder if that isn't a "chicken-egg" sort of thing (political/economic)? I'm not very savvy history-wise, but I can't recall an economic collapse without a political collapse. For some reason I'm thinking a political collapse _could_ be possible without an economic collapse, although I can't think of one off-hand (a change in political structure not necessarily being the same as a political collapse).<br /><br />It's late, and I'm not processing well.RegTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-73304691451303906652012-11-15T21:34:33.220-05:002012-11-15T21:34:33.220-05:00Like the Roman Empire didn't collapse? The Ro...Like the Roman Empire didn't collapse? The Romans devalued their currency, too, although not by printing. They manipulated their coins. <br /><br />I think economic collapse is coming, not necessarily political. They have tended to come together, though. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-65430412135335793522012-11-15T20:46:12.780-05:002012-11-15T20:46:12.780-05:00What scare me are the historical cycles, where we ...What scare me are the historical cycles, where we are on the present one and the deep psychological reasons for that.<br />You assume there will be a collapse. But more likely I think is a dictatorship which like the Roman Empire maintains the illusion of a republic. <br />The leftist nihilists led by Obama are not going to win this one. They have no chance. It will be a dictatorship from the right which will step in when Obama and his ilk are finished degrading the country.<br />That is unless some foreign power beats them to it.<br />Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com