ASM Chart Thread, page-8649

There are considerable parallels between the fall of the Roman Empire and the decline of the US Empire.
Inflation and a rough equivalence of weapons and military training and tactics that 'we' barbarians obtained were also strong influences.

The similar costs and waste of treasure and their citizens lives in fruitless militarism from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan etc. is finally catching up with the US. Their dominance of the financial 'system' through the petro-dollar, the Saudi enigma, will ensure that the rest of us share that inflation.

Interesting that the thriving Chinese polity existed well before that of Rome.
Our equally long term indigenous continue to give 'us' practical survival lessons in many forms of husbandry.
The indigenous in the USA only finally got full voting rights in 1965.
Some 273 years after the putative Religious Republic held the Salem Witch Trials.
Which way for the abortive SCOTUS now?

It only took 25yrs of service in the Roman army for 'us' non-Roman barbarians to become citizens.
Let us hope Australian skills and labour shortages, compounded by the inherited visa queues and mess, can be solved faster.
The 'boots on the ground' factor is impacting WA mining, it may well be the same for Dubbo.
Even after 'our' suitors have finished their finance tango.